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For many years I have been unable to capture a photo of a hummingbird with a flower. After years of trial and error, I incorporated a system that worked like a charm. Two salvia plants were placed on a table outside my window, about 5 feet from my small, powerful camera. We had brief daily visits though July and the beginning of August. At the end of August, in preparation for their LONG journey south, we had a hummingbird visit many time a day, every day, dancing around the salvia, for several minutes at a time. This gave me many chances to capture my longed-for scene. We also felt privileged to provide fuel for their long and arduous journey as they migrate to southern Mexico. They travel at 20 - 25 miles per hour, and most fly a direct route across the Gulf of Mexico, covering 500 miles in a single flight! Amazing tiny creatures.
THE GLORY OF FALL COLORS FROM OUR TRAIN WINDOW ON THE WAY TO JIM THORPE, PA FOR LEAF PEEPING. You may have heard about Jim Thorpe having the most beautiful area foliage at this time of the year. Here is a travel tip from one who knows: You may not want to go to Jim Thorpe at the height of the fall colors. We went last year. Did you ever hear the term: trafficgeddon? We were there in October of 2023 when that occurred. You can Google "Jim Thorpe trafficgeddon" if you think I'm exaggerating. And we took the train! Yet the town was so packed with tourists, we finally had to sit in what little shade was available and wait for restaurant seating. We told the waiter, "Take your time, we're going nowhere until it's time to board our train."Just to compare: think of Wildwood's boardwalk on a Friday night in July. And no tram car to rescue us!
For many years I have been unable to capture a photo of a hummingbird with a flower. After years of trial and error, I incorporated a system that worked like a charm. Two salvia plants were placed on a table outside my window, about 5 feet from my small, powerful camera. We had brief daily visits though July and the beginning of August. At the end of August, in preparation for their LONG journey south, we had a hummingbird visit many time a day, every day, dancing around the salvia, for several minutes at a time. This gave me many chances to capture my longed-for scene. We also felt privileged to provide fuel for their long and arduous journey as they migrate to southern Mexico. They travel at 20 - 25 miles per hour, and most fly a direct route across the Gulf of Mexico, covering 500 miles in a single flight! Amazing tiny creatures.
MALE HOODED WARBLER IN FALL PLUMAGE This is a first for us! Or as birders say, for us this is a life bird. My camera and I spend lots of time near the doors to our deck, which is surrounded by spruce trees and green space. On this particular day, my husband was on the deck and happened to catch this rarity -- at least for us, and he took a few excellent photos with his Iphone. So now I can stop saying that smart phones are great for scenery photos, but that bird photography requires a camera. This was just one of several excellent Iphone photos of this little bird. Because this was the first hooded warbler we had ever seen, we had to post it on a few bird ID websites to get some help. Experts knew it right away. We're fairly knowledgeable birders, but a rare fall warbler proved too much of a challenge.
THE GLORY OF FALL COLORS FROM OUR TRAIN WINDOW ON THE WAY TO JIM THORPE, PA FOR LEAF PEEPING. You may have heard about Jim Thorpe having the most beautiful area foliage at this time of the year. Here is a travel tip from one who knows: You may not want to go to Jim Thorpe at the height of the fall colors. We went last year. Did you ever hear the term: trafficgeddon? We were there in October of 2023 when that occurred. You can Google "Jim Thorpe trafficgeddon" if you think I'm exaggerating. And we took the train! Yet the town was so packed with tourists, we finally had to sit in what little shade was available and wait for restaurant seating. We told the waiter, "Take your time, we're going nowhere until it's time to board our train."Just to compare: think of Wildwood's boardwalk on a Friday night in July. And no tram car to rescue us!
For many years I have been unable to capture a photo of a hummingbird with a flower. After years of trial and error, I incorporated a system that worked like a charm. Two salvia plants were placed on a table outside my window, about 5 feet from my small, powerful camera. We had brief daily visits though July and the beginning of August. At the end of August, in preparation for their LONG journey south, we had a hummingbird visit many time a day, every day, dancing around the salvia, for several minutes at a time. This gave me many chances to capture my longed-for scene. We also felt privileged to provide fuel for their long and arduous journey as they migrate to southern Mexico. They travel at 20 - 25 miles per hour, and most fly a direct route across the Gulf of Mexico, covering 500 miles in a single flight! Amazing tiny creatures.
THE GLORY OF FALL COLORS FROM OUR TRAIN WINDOW ON THE WAY TO JIM THORPE, PA FOR LEAF PEEPING. You may have heard about Jim Thorpe having the most beautiful area foliage at this time of the year. Here is a travel tip from one who knows: You may not want to go to Jim Thorpe at the height of the fall colors. We went last year. Did you ever hear the term: trafficgeddon? We were there in October of 2023 when that occurred. You can Google "Jim Thorpe trafficgeddon" if you think I'm exaggerating. And we took the train! Yet the town was so packed with tourists, we finally had to sit in what little shade was available and wait for restaurant seating. We told the waiter, "Take your time, we're going nowhere until it's time to board our train."Just to compare: think of Wildwood's boardwalk on a Friday night in July. And no tram car to rescue us!
THE GLORY OF FALL COLORS FROM OUR TRAIN WINDOW ON THE WAY TO JIM THORPE, PA FOR LEAF PEEPING. You may have heard about Jim Thorpe having the most beautiful area foliage at this time of the year. Here is a travel tip from one who knows: You may not want to go to Jim Thorpe at the height of the fall colors. We went last year. Did you ever hear the term: trafficgeddon? We were there in October of 2023 when that occurred. You can Google "Jim Thorpe trafficgeddon" if you think I'm exaggerating. And we took the train! Yet the town was so packed with tourists, we finally had to sit in what little shade was available and wait for restaurant seating. We told the waiter, "Take your time, we're going nowhere until it's time to board our train."Just to compare: think of Wildwood's boardwalk on a Friday night in July. And no tram car to rescue us!
THE GLORY OF FALL COLORS FROM OUR TRAIN WINDOW ON THE WAY TO JIM THORPE, PA FOR LEAF PEEPING. You may have heard about Jim Thorpe having the most beautiful area foliage at this time of the year. Here is a travel tip from one who knows: You may not want to go to Jim Thorpe at the height of the fall colors. We went last year. Did you ever hear the term: trafficgeddon? We were there in October of 2023 when that occurred. You can Google "Jim Thorpe trafficgeddon" if you think I'm exaggerating. And we took the train! Yet the town was so packed with tourists, we finally had to sit in what little shade was available and wait for restaurant seating. We told the waiter, "Take your time, we're going nowhere until it's time to board our train."Just to compare: think of Wildwood's boardwalk on a Friday night in July. And no tram car to rescue us!
AS AUTUMN DESCENDS UPON THE UNITED STATES, a remarkable event is unfolding in the skies: the fall bird migration. Millions of birds are on the move, traveling from their breeding grounds to their wintering homes. While spring is the perfect time for watching small, colorful birds, fall is a great time to look in the sky for hawks. It can be confusing, but a great way to start is to LOOK UP when you are outside. Hawks and falcons are moving through, and they like to put on a show, soaring overhead.
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH. ARCHES, BY DANNY STRAYER Under a moonlit sky, stone arches tower above, millennia in the making. Thoughts swirl through my head faster than the wind, eroding my essence like a smoothed stone. Shaping my being, sculpting my sense of self. Though the age old rocks whisper back only silence. For Mother Nature cares not for the trials of man. I am at the mercy of the beauty she created, standing before me in perfect silence.
THE GLORY OF FALL COLORS FROM OUR TRAIN WINDOW ON THE WAY TO JIM THORPE, PA FOR LEAF PEEPING. You may have heard about Jim Thorpe having the most beautiful area foliage at this time of the year. Here is a travel tip from one who knows: You may not want to go to Jim Thorpe at the height of the fall colors. We went last year. Did you ever hear the term: trafficgeddon? We were there in October of 2023 when that occurred. You can Google "Jim Thorpe trafficgeddon" if you think I'm exaggerating. And we took the train! Yet the town was so packed with tourists, we finally had to sit in what little shade was available and wait for restaurant seating. We told the waiter, "Take your time, we're going nowhere until it's time to board our train."Just to compare: think of Wildwood's boardwalk on a Friday night in July. And no tram car to rescue us!
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH. ARCHES, BY DANNY STRAYER Under a moonlit sky, stone arches tower above, millennia in the making. Thoughts swirl through my head faster than the wind, eroding my essence like a smoothed stone. Shaping my being, sculpting my sense of self. Though the age old rocks whisper back only silence. For Mother Nature cares not for the trials of man. I am at the mercy of the beauty she created, standing before me in perfect silence.
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH. ARCHES, BY DANNY STRAYER Under a moonlit sky, stone arches tower above, millennia in the making. Thoughts swirl through my head faster than the wind, eroding my essence like a smoothed stone. Shaping my being, sculpting my sense of self. Though the age old rocks whisper back only silence. For Mother Nature cares not for the trials of man. I am at the mercy of the beauty she created, standing before me in perfect silence.
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH. ARCHES, BY DANNY STRAYER Under a moonlit sky, stone arches tower above, millennia in the making. Thoughts swirl through my head faster than the wind, eroding my essence like a smoothed stone. Shaping my being, sculpting my sense of self. Though the age old rocks whisper back only silence. For Mother Nature cares not for the trials of man. I am at the mercy of the beauty she created, standing before me in perfect silence.
