Group Birding on the Eastern Shore

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I usually bird alone or with one or two companions.  Last Sunday, however, we joined our local county Bird Club and had a memorable morning birding a venerable estate on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.  We knew this was to be a great day as we initially approached the large property via a long winding service entrance, traversing an old growth forest along… Continue reading Group Birding on the Eastern Shore

Blue Ridge Birding, Brides, and Biophilia

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Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis ? If you’re a urban dweller in the Washington / Baltimore corridor the urge to escape the asphalt jungle can either pull you to the east and the rural tidal wetlands of the Chesapeake Bay, or to the  west and the historic Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains.  It was the lure of the saltwater bay that… Continue reading Blue Ridge Birding, Brides, and Biophilia

Best Bird Photos of 2019

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Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja ? Time may be infinite, but our small slice of it is not.  Tempus fugit.  So yet again it’s time to submit these best-of-year photos and wrap up another memorable 12 months of birding.  Each shot has a back story, but this year I’ll just let the photos speak for themselves.  Hope you enjoy them. Great Horned… Continue reading Best Bird Photos of 2019