Birds of Summer

Birds of Summer

by | Nov 30, 2021 | August 2021, Nature and Environment

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

by | Sep 12, 2019 | August 2019, History

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

by | Mar 1, 2017 | April 2017

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...