Marty April 13th, 2008
Well, we’re back from our trip to see my nephew for his 3rd birthday. I haven’t gotten to see Caleb as much as I might like over the few years of his life, but we’ve been making a more concerted effort to stay in touch and see the little guy. So, for our trip to Georgia, we made an extended vacation that would allow us some time with him and my sister outside of the ‘group’ visits we’ve had (like the beach where there are 8 families, and too little private time). Continue Reading »
Marty March 25th, 2008
Late last year, I entered some of my pictures into a contest sponsored by the National Wildlife Refuge Association. I got a notice yesterday that at least one of my photos had been selected as a winner. Continue Reading »
Marty January 17th, 2008
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) vs.
Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
This poor Cooper’s Hawk really didn’t make the proper entrance to Forsythe NWR. Every time we’ve seen him, it’s only a minute or two before one or more Norther Harriers swoop in to give him the ‘what for’. Continue Reading »
Marty December 5th, 2007
This phenomena is known as a sun pillar, and it’s created by the presence of ice crystals in the atmosphere between the sun and the photographer. This is known as a lower pillar because the beam is coming from below the sun (normal pillars rise up from the sun when it has just dropped below the horizon). Continue Reading »
Marty October 2nd, 2007
This past Saturday, I finally had a few hours in the morning to get out and do some birding. Almost all of fall migration has gone by and I had yet to see any warblers. Time has been a precious commodity, and so I got up at the crack of dawn Continue Reading »
Marty September 5th, 2007
Catalpa Sphinx Moth (parasitized)
Ceratomia catalpae
When I was hiking around Palmyra Cove last Sunday, I came across several Catalpa trees that were rife with large caterpillars. And most of those caterpillars were rife with something else - little eggs all over their bodies. Continue Reading »
Marty August 13th, 2007
Months ago, my mother-in-law let Shari and I know about something going on at Palmyra Cove Nature Park, one of our favorite places to hike in the area. She said that the Army Corp of Engineers had made plans to start dumping dredge from the Delaware River into the park. Continue Reading »
Marty August 2nd, 2007
Not a whole lot of time to write now, so I figured that I would just throw up some pictures from Longwood Gardens from last weekend. I’ll be back soon. Continue Reading »
Marty June 6th, 2007
Last weekend started early for me, as our company has ’summer hours’ - meaning that assuming you put in your time, you get out of the office at 3 p.m. on Fridays between Memorial and Labor days. I happen to think it’s a great idea, and enthusiastically try to support it. I say ‘try’ because I’ve yet to actually leave at 3 - my record, so far, is 3:30 because I’m a sucker and things come up at 2:55 all the time. 
When I got home, I really needed to get out and take some pictures. I’d been fairly cooped up all week at work, and needed some outside time. Shari wasn’t feeling well, so I ran out to some local ponds in search of dragonflies. The hunt wasn’t entirely successful as most of the local ponds had little more than Common Whitetails running around, although I did see some cool damselflies, including my first Citrine Forktail.
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Well, we’re back from our trip to see my nephew for his 3rd birthday. I haven’t gotten to see Caleb as much as I might like over the few years of his life, but we’ve been making a more concerted effort to stay in touch and see the little guy. So, for our trip to Georgia, we made an extended vacation that would allow us some time with him and my sister outside of the ‘group’ visits we’ve had (like the beach where there are 8 families, and too little private time). Continue Reading »
