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Pintails
March 04, 2023 - There is something about pintails in flight. They're fast and sleek, appear more streamlined than most ducks, and seem t...
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“Blue” Geese
February 09, 2023 - In a large gathering of Snow Geese, you’ll usually see dark-bodied geese. They’re also Snow Geese, just the dark phase o...
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Snow Geese
February 02, 2023 - On this day the geese started to arrive about an hour before sunset. Dozens at first, then hundreds, and several thousan...
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Up close with Cans
January 17, 2020 - It's rare to be up close with wild waterfowl, especially diving ducks of the big, open water. They're wary, and rightful...
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Snow Geese
March 18, 2019 - On a cold, clear February morning on the eastern shore of Maryland, I headed out at first light to Blackwater National W...
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My time with Canvasbacks
November 28, 2017 - For me, Canvasbacks have always been elusive. They are not common in southern North Carolina. To see them, I usually had...
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A Morning with Tundra Swans
January 16, 2017 - I stopped off at Pungo Lake recently to see the great Tundra Swans, Snow Geese and other waterfowl that winter in the Pu...
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Last light
December 04, 2016 - Migration is over now, for the most part. Birds are where they are going to be for the winter. There may be some regiona...
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