Atlantic Puffin – IUCN Conservation Status: Vulnerable There were puffins standing on land, flying, swimming, taking off, and landing This photo was taken off Eastern Egg Rock Island in Maine. During the summer months, Atlantic puffins gather on a remote island off of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. There are tour companies that go for puffin cruises and whale […]
Atlantic Yellow-Nosed Albatross – IUCN Conservation Status: Endangered They have a black bill with an orange trim This is a bird I might never see again. It is an endangered bird called an Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross. This photograph was taken from a boat just offshore of Eastern Egg Rock Island in Maine. This was a vagrant sighting, meaning […]
Royal Tern – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern As the scientific name implies, royal terns are almost always found near the ocean and often on sandbars completely surrounded by water The scientific name for this bird is “Thalasseus maximus”. “Thalasseus” in ancient Greek means “sea”, and “maximus” translates to “greatest” in Latin. As the scientific name implies, […]
Great Blue Heron – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern Great blue herons have a wingspan of over six feet! This photo is of a great blue heron flying over Eagle Creek reservoir in Indiana. I was lucky enough to take this photo on a day that I had rented a super-telephoto lens. These types of […]
National Data Buoy Center Things can change from calm to a storm in an instant The ocean is a dynamic environment. For anyone who has spent time on boats, this is something that’s always in the back of your mind. Things can change from calm to a storm even more quickly in the warm summer months, when […]
Eastern Redbud – IUCN Conservation Status: LEAST CONCERN With great luck I go this photo of icicles on an eastern redbud tree I have been thinking about this gallery since Matt and I planned it at the end of 2020. Looking back through my photos, I knew that I had two that I definitely wanted […]
This photo was taken only an inch away from the spider web I took this photo while only an inch or two away from this spider web. I had just been out for a run in the middle of the summer. I had finished one of my typical 3-6 mile runs that I like to […]
EASTERN HEMLOCK – IUCN Conservation Status: NEAR THREATENED Each photo is a game of patience This photo was taken at Annett State Forest in southwestern New Hampshire. I was the only person at this beautiful 1500-acre forest on this day, so things were very tranquil. It was a cold day, and it had just stopped […]
The “under” part of this photo was 33-degree water Shooting photos in the winter can pose some unique challenges (Cold fingers, lens fog, cold-crashing camera batteries). It took about 10 attempts before I was happy with this shot. This was an “over-under” photo (part underwater and part above water). Unfortunately for me, the “under” part […]
You only have a couple minutes of perfect lighting It’s always nice when you can feature a photo from where you live. This photo was taken in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. I’ve lived here for 2 years and I can’t get enough of the sunsets. The area in this photo is a part of Hampton […]