tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161733926358022922013-04-17T21:55:24.609-04:00I blog mostly about birding around New England, but also any other places I happen to visit.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comBlogger476125picusblog/QVxahttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-83889051832848573852012-08-24T12:00:00.000-04:002012-08-24T12:00:02.313-04:002012-08-24T12:00:02.313-04:00Hello! As you can probably tell, I have not added anything to this blog for about a year, and for some time before that, posts were indeed very sparse. This message is to finally put a nail...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-55580918540050770012011-09-14T21:23:00.000-04:002011-09-14T21:23:46.246-04:002011-09-14T21:23:46.246-04:00Back in May, I posted about this bird, as well as a few pics.   I've gone back to the same spot many times since then in hopes of seeing (and photographing) this individual again. ...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-69648483316012986072011-09-10T17:04:00.000-04:002011-09-10T17:04:04.977-04:002011-09-10T17:04:04.977-04:00When we last left our dynamic birding duo (aka my wife and I) we had left Massachusetts's north shore about an hour before some really cool bids had been reported in in two different places. ...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-15937986830553810872011-09-08T08:53:00.000-04:002011-09-08T08:53:28.784-04:002011-09-08T08:53:28.784-04:00I took the opportunity of the holiday weekend to get out a bit for some birding and photography.  I am working with a new piece of equipment - the Canon 500mm f/4L lens and I am absolutely...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-16236037766484532632011-08-17T10:25:00.000-04:002011-08-17T10:25:29.276-04:002011-08-17T10:25:29.276-04:00Even though the time between posts here has been growing longer and longer, I've not yet given up hope that this is something that I will come back to regularly updating again. I simply have not had...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-77662692145594061202011-06-17T07:58:00.000-04:002011-06-17T07:58:01.347-04:002011-06-17T07:58:01.347-04:00Just some more photos from this spring to keep the blog afloat... As always, click the photos to see larger images.  ('Original' size tends to look the best)Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-90280739236403237132011-06-06T23:47:00.000-04:002011-06-06T23:47:12.388-04:002011-06-06T23:47:12.388-04:00Well, spring migration has pretty much wrapped up here in New England.  The birds moving through to their breeding grounds in the northern boreal forests have done so.  But that doesn't...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-11050536426185153172011-05-24T08:53:00.000-04:002011-05-24T08:53:54.294-04:002011-05-24T08:53:54.294-04:00If there is one family of birds that defines spring for me, it has to be the Wood-Warblers.  These brightly-colored (mostly) sweetly-singing (usually) little gems that migrate back here from...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-34505514683770495292011-05-09T22:48:00.000-04:002011-05-09T22:48:47.105-04:002011-05-09T22:48:47.105-04:00Each year, I spend a few evenings trying to photograph the Prairie Warblers that nest just a mile or so from where we live. This afternoon, I think I had my best "sitting" yet with these bright...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-40693437055597501022011-05-04T08:14:00.002-04:002011-05-04T08:15:43.036-04:002011-05-04T08:15:43.036-04:00While the writing and posting here at the ol' PicusBlog has been slow lately, the birding (thankfully) hasn't been.  Spring is now in full swing here in eastern Massachusetts, with a lot of...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-56438719465089669592011-04-18T09:13:00.000-04:002011-04-18T09:13:27.121-04:002011-04-18T09:13:27.121-04:00The current "mega" that has been lighting up the local list-serv, a probable Yellow-legged Gull that was reported last week in Hyannis, MA and has been seen daily since.  Doing a bit of reading...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-52919401827790645922011-03-27T20:28:00.000-04:002011-03-27T20:28:56.872-04:002011-03-27T20:28:56.872-04:00Last weekend, Pamela and I took a ride to find Bohemian Waxwings (a venture in which we were successful in seeing the birds, but unfortunately, no photos.)  After seeing the waxwings and...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-50059947054857567212011-03-21T10:43:00.000-04:002011-03-21T10:43:46.858-04:002011-03-21T10:43:46.858-04:00Had a pretty good weekend of photography with some nice subjects.  This Hooded Merganser was easily the most cooperative one I have ever encountered... "Hooded Merganser -...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-91462083662274323052011-03-15T11:45:00.001-04:002011-03-15T11:47:23.067-04:002011-03-15T11:47:23.067-04:00Not sure what the future of this blog will be. In case you haven't noticed, I've not really been keeping up with it much of late... I've not finished trip reports I've started (Ecuador from last...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-46430130935202558342011-02-20T22:27:00.000-05:002011-02-20T22:27:32.731-05:002011-02-20T22:27:32.731-05:00"Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja Been a few weeks since I posted anything, but I have good reason - we took a mid-winter break from the New England winter and spent a week birding and...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-71570789533836806412011-02-01T08:07:00.001-05:002011-02-01T08:09:45.307-05:002011-02-01T08:09:45.307-05:00Quite a few photo opportunities this past weekend, but I seem to have been getting the most feedback from this series of Peregrine Falcons that we photographed Friday evening at Gloucester City...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-23711424707059472952011-01-27T20:54:00.001-05:002011-01-27T21:54:10.126-05:002011-01-27T21:54:10.126-05:00AKA - dreaming of the tropics.  You see, I am currently sitting at home here in New England while yet another snowstorm dumps the white stuff outside, and although by 6am I have already shoveled...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-69870601828448018222011-01-25T08:51:00.000-05:002011-01-25T08:51:14.735-05:002011-01-25T08:51:14.735-05:00Yes folks, you heard right - the Bloggerhead Kingbirds are going back to the Superbowl of Birding. If you're from New England, or have followed this blog for any period of time, you might know about...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-15354523706352080332011-01-24T08:27:00.000-05:002011-01-24T08:27:05.187-05:002011-01-24T08:27:05.187-05:00"Ispwich" Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis A subspecies of the Savannah Sparrow, and typically paler than the nominate, the "Ipswich" Savannah Sparrows breed in Nova Scotia, and can...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-19439848361759134492011-01-17T12:46:00.000-05:002011-01-17T12:46:51.916-05:002011-01-17T12:46:51.916-05:00White-winged Crossbill - Loxia leucoptera PS - as always click on the photos to see larger versions! And to see some great bird photos from around the world, check out: Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-335554161123846662011-01-11T08:36:00.000-05:002011-01-11T08:36:23.271-05:002011-01-11T08:36:23.271-05:00Trying to improve my results with photos of birds-in-flight, and this one from the past weekend appeals to me.  It was not planned, I just noticed it flying towards me out of the corner of my...Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-76504065807064128392011-01-03T10:30:00.000-05:002011-01-03T10:30:22.619-05:002011-01-03T10:30:22.619-05:00American Kestrel - Falco sparverius PS - as always click on the photos to see larger versions! And to see some great bird photos from around the world, check out: Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-75376726904077108652010-12-27T08:47:00.000-05:002010-12-27T08:47:36.696-05:002010-12-27T08:47:36.696-05:00Merlin - Falco columbarius PS - as always click on the photos to see larger versions! And to see some great bird photos from around the world, check out: Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-59893155085027844422010-12-20T10:57:00.002-05:002010-12-20T11:19:32.750-05:002010-12-20T11:19:32.750-05:00Black Guillemot- Cepphus grylle PS - as always click on the photos to see larger versions! And to see some great bird photos from around the world, check out: Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116173392635802292.post-19917404730563147532010-12-13T10:18:00.000-05:002010-12-13T10:18:48.530-05:002010-12-13T10:18:48.530-05:00Harlequin Duck - Histrionicus histrionicus PS - as always click on the photos to see larger versions!Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.com