Daily Archives: June 6, 2025
Sunny Woodchuck
Groundhog sunning. It seems to be woodchuck season in southern Maine. This is my second encounter in less than a week. This specimen was obviously sunning itself on a log in an overgrown damp pasture on a warm June day in Kennebunk, Maine. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm. Program with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator. Assembled in VDIT.
Flower Piercer
Slaty Flowerpiercer: San Geraldo de Dota, Costa Rica, March 2025 — Down along the stream below Savegre Mountain Hotel and Reserve, there are almost aways Flowerpiercers working the flowers along the road. This is a female. That beak is specialized for making small holes at the base of flowers and allowing access to the nectar. Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds follow them around and use the holes after the Flowerpiercers are done. Win win. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent (cropped to about 1200mm equivalent). Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Greenie
Green Heron: Magee Marsh Boardwalk, Oak Harbor, Ohio, May 2025 — A pair of Green Herons were building a nest in a tree overhanging the pond beside the boardwalk, and over the days of the Biggest Week in American Birding, provided many opportunities for birders and photographers to have close heron encounters. This bird was resting (and perhaps guarding the nest site) within 15 feet of the boardwalk, paying no attention to the crowds of humans it was drawing. It is shots like these the bring out the full subtle beauty of the heron. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.