January 08, 2023

Wilson's Snipe - Lifer for Me

January 08, 2023/ Kelly Reynolds

Thanks to @BarbaraHouston I was able to photograph another “lifer” yesterday, the Wilson’s Snipe while at Dutch Gap. There is no way I would have seen any of them without her help. These cute shorebirds remained in the reeds and swamp grass for most of the time we were there but did come out to enjoy the sun for a short time and I was able to catch them when they appeared in the open.

December 28, 2022

First Time Out - Lifer

December 28, 2022/ Kelly Reynolds

For many reasons, I have not touched my camera in almost a year. Today was a bright sunny, relatively warm day for December so decided to see if I still knew how to turn it on.

Guy and I headed to Dutch Gap, it had been over a year since I have been there. Wood birds were all the usual suspects and the water fowl were out of view as most of the swamp area is frozen over however I was able to not only remember how to turn the camera on, but also how to use a few settings and when I saw this beautiful Merlin, male I believe he just sat there and posed for a few photos. How crazy to get a lifer on my first day out but I did LOL.

I’ve missed using my camera, hoping to chisel out more time to get out and use it.

February 17, 2021

Northern Flicker in the Snow

February 17, 2021/ Kelly Reynolds

We have at least two Northern Flickers living in our woods. I have seen them numerous times high in the trees, deep in the woods and their white butts in the sky as they flew away. They are extremely skittish and I have not been able to photograph them, until this past Saturday that is.

There was a brief break in the snow and ice that had fallen all morning when this female yellow-shafted showed up on my feeder of all places. Her appearance at the feeder was new. I had not seen any of them at the feeders but these lady was not the least bit shy about showing every other bird there that she planned to get a meal. She continued to hop from tree to feeder for about 20 minutes and I was able to stay still enough to grab these close up shots of her.