Enchanting Red Eft
The Autumnal woodlands of the North Eastern States are adorned with nature’s enchantments. As temperatures cool, dark green leaves fade […]
The Nature of Lockdown
2020 – The year of The Virus and the spring of lockdown. I returned from vacation in March to a […]
Winter Ruddy Ducks on the Hudson River
The fierce wind sliced through my jacket as I stepped outside the door of my apartment building. Winter had wrapped […]
A Life in the Freezer – Tundra Swan
I arrived at the lake at Cape May lighthouse before sunrise. The temperature was well below freezing and the glass […]
A Transatlantic Tail – Grey Squirrel
I grew up in the United Kingdom. We don’t have many chances to engage with mammals in the wild there. […]
Harbinger of Spring – American Robin
The soft rays of April sun release the Northern United States from winter’s bite. It is now that we see […]
Red-winged Blackbird
If you are reading this in the United States of America, you might be wondering what is so special about the […]
The Wading Willet
Bird watching is never more challenging than when trying to distinguish between the distant, scuttling dots that are wading birds. […]
Surviving The Big Apple – Canada Geese
The Hudson River slices a border between New York and New Jersey. On the Manhattan side is the concrete grid […]
The Hudson’s Brant
New York City needs little introduction. A throbbing metropolis and concrete jungle where, as they say, if you can make it here, […]
