Birds of Summer

Birds of Summer

Where to see our annual visitors I awoke in near-darkness to chirping, peeping and tweeting—the “dawn chorus.” I sat up in my sleeping bag where I was camping along the shores of Horseshoe Lake to better hear and identify the avian songsters. The ethereal song of a...
Birding with Teddy Roosevelt

Birding with Teddy Roosevelt

The hermit thrush is a compact bird, a snowball with big eyes topped with feathers the color of sugar-maple bark dappled in sunlight. It isn’t revered because of its looks, which camouflage it in a dense Adirondack forest. Its song, on the other hand, is ethereal and...
Bird Notes

Bird Notes

Photograph by Jeff Nadler   Q & A with photographer Jeff Nadler What do you think makes an emotionally engaging portrait? For birds, I feel that an emotional connection to the viewer is all about the eyes—sharply in focus, looking toward the camera, and at...