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8 Feb 2022 1 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor
My wife Theresa and I recently found out what it's like traveling with COVID. Our journey began in East Texas, but we didn't catch the virus until we got to Pennsylvania. Then we had to travel back home feeling under the weather. This is our story. T...
26 Apr 2019 1 minute read 1 comment AF3LMike
Here is one of my favorite migration waterfowl to photograph, the Red-necked Grebe. These waterfowl migrate to Pennsylvania during the Fall and Winter. Although, not commonly found so far inland as they are along the coast but when a Red-necked Grebe...
14 Apr 2019 2 minute read 0 comments AF3LMike
Song Sparrows are one of the most familiar sparrows in North America. They can be found just about anywhere. Song Sparrows often like to come around bird feeders and eat the seed that other birds spill onto the ground. The Song Sparrow is one of my f...
10 Apr 2019 1 minute read 1 comment AF3LMike
Found this Solitary Sandpiper in a wet lands along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Solitary Sandpipers are commonly seen along banks of ponds and streams as they migrate through Pennsylvania north to their breeding grounds. This bird wa...
8 Apr 2019 1 minute read 0 comments AF3LMike
I usually go to a place called "Carbon County Environmental Education Center" in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania and use their bird blind to photograph waterfowl on the lake. One day while hiking down to the bird blind on the lake, A Chukar came out of the...
6 Apr 2019 2 minute read 0 comments AF3LMike
Today I went hiking with a friend looking for migrating spring birds coming back north. We were visiting Nescopeck State Park in Drums, Pennsylvania and saw they had bird feeders out behind the visitor's center. We decided to stop at the bird feeders...
3 Apr 2019 2 minute read 0 comments AF3LMike
While hiking in the woods, I found this Ruffed Grouse sitting in a tree above me. The Ruffed Grouse is a popular game bird but not really easy to find. The Ruffed Grouse was designated the official Pennsylvania State Bird in 1931. This bird wanted no...
1 Apr 2019 3 minute read 2 comments AF3LMike
Some of the most difficult birds to photograph in my opinion are owls. They are well camoflauged, quiet and stealthy. You can walk by them and never even notice them. I was lucky enough oneday to spot this Great Horned Owl sitting in a hollowed out p...
31 Mar 2019 1 minute read 1 comment AF3LMike
One of the most familiar flycatchers from the central U.S.A. to the east coast U.S.A. is the Eastern Phoebe. A very common bird found in the mountains, rural areas, small towns. Not so much in larger communities but not ruled out. These birds are rea...
26 Mar 2019 1 minute read 1 comment AF3LMike
Some of the most beautiful times of the year to do outdoor photography is in early fall, when the trees are changing their colors and dropping their leaves. It is a very comfortable time of year to be in the outdoors, not too hot, not too cold. It's...
