Thursday, December 30, 2010

December 30, 2010: Birding Irondequoit Bay Outlet near Rochester

A few quick photos on our first trip to Irondequoit in awhile
 The ice is really building up there
 American Black Duck
 Common Merganser
 Common Goldeneyes
Herring Gull

Thursday, December 16, 2010

December 16, 2010: Winter Scenes

A few random shots of winter from our yard


Thursday, December 02, 2010

December 2, 2010: Early Winter Heavy Snowfall

Some photos around the yard of our early season snowfall
 Meanwhile in Amherst - almost no snow!

Around the house:

Saturday, November 27, 2010

November 27, 2010: Sinking Ponds East Aurora & Snowstorm At Home

 Canada Geese and Mallards at Sinking Ponds - East Aurora
Heavy snow fell at home...

Friday, November 26, 2010

November 26, 2010: Snow In The Yard

We had a light snowfall this afternoon


Thursday, November 25, 2010

Sunday, November 21, 2010

November 21, 2010: Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant Birding

Some bird photos today, mostly of waterfowl, taken at the Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant
 Northern Pintail
 Red-Breasted Merganser
 Above and Below: Northern Shoveler

 American Black Duck
 Above and Below: Gadwall

 Mallard / Black Duck Hybrid
Bonaparte's Gull

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Friday, October 29, 2010

October 29, 2010: Flights (Killeen, TX to Atlanta to Buffalo)

Today I got a few shots from both flights home today on Delta
 Mobile Bay, Alabama
 Montgomery, Alabama
 Stone Mountain, Georgia
 Atlanta, Georgia
 Blairsville, Georgia
 Cherokee Lake, Tennessee
Lancaster, New York

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

October 26, 2010: Flights (Buffalo-Atlanta-Killeen, Texas)

A few photos today on the Atlanta to Killeen, Texas flight on Delta Airlines
 Franklin, Texas
 Calvert, Texas
 Stillhouse Dam
Stillhouse Lake, Texas

Sunday, October 24, 2010

October 24, 2010: Iroquois NWR, and Fire in the Backyard

A few photos from a nice autumn walk on Swallow Hollow Trail at Iroquois NWR
A mushroom growing on this stump
Fallen maple leaf
Autumn Colors
Rusty Blackbird
Small yellow flower

Some shots of our bonfire at home in the backyard