Super Moon as seen on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016.
That is a cool moon. Super Moon on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016.
Moon and night photography is new to me to so here’s the best I have to offer at this point. Cool stuff, though.
Super Moon indeed
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The other New England squirrel
Photo by Chris Bosak
A Red Squirrel stands its ground on a branch in Tarrywile Park in Danbury, Conn., Sept. 2016.
Here’s a nice shot of a Red Squirrel taken last week in Tarrywile Park in Danbury, Conn. The Gray Squirrel is the dominant squirrel in New England, especially the southern part of the region, but Red Squirrels are common in the area as well. I appreciate my Red Squirrel sightings because I don’t see them very often at my home in southern New England. When I visit northern New England, I see plenty of Red Squirrels and hardly see any Gray Squirrels.
Of course, New England is also home to Flying Squirrels (which don’t actually fly, but soar) but I rarely see them, unfortunately. They are a sight not to forget when you do see them.
Gardening: Add some eye candy to your garden this fall
Photo credit: Longfield Gardens
Dutch Master daffodils, Involve tulips and Muscari provide several layers of color in the garden.
By Melinda Myers
Shorten the winter season with the help of spring flowering bulbs that you plant in fall. These beauties often provide the first bit of color, fragrance and winter relief each year.
Look for new and unique ways to incorporate bulbs into your landscape. Create a seasonal water feature with a river of blue scillas and grape hyacinths meandering through the garden. Welcome visitors with a front door or walkway garden that blooms from early spring through early summer and is loaded with crocus, tulips, daffodils and allium.
Don’t overlook those shady spots. Many of these locations provide enough early season sun, before the trees leaf out, for bulbs to grow and flower. Use more shade tolerant spring bloomers like snowdrops, grape hyacinths, scillas, anemones, daffodils, fritillarias and Camassias in shady areas among hostas, ferns and other shade tolerant perennials.
Whether you’re new or experienced, growing bulbs is an easy endeavor. Just follow these simple steps to a beautiful spring garden.
Selection
Purchase bulbs that are dense and firm, and free of bruises or mold. Shop early for the best selection. Mail order sources will ship your Continue reading
Latest For the Birds column: Hawkwatching primer
Photo by Chris Bosak
An Osprey soars over the Norwalk River on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014.
Here’s the latest For the Birds column, which runs weekly in The Hour (Norwalk, Conn.), The Keene (NH) Sentinel and several Connecticut weekly newspapers.
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A September would not be complete without a bird column on the fall hawk migration. For many, the hawk migration is the highlight of the fall season, despite there being many other birding options this time of year.
It’s hard to blame those people who feel that way. You can’t complain about spending a sunny, crisp fall day on the top of a mountain or other open area looking for hawks coming down from the north. Pick the right day and you may see hundreds of hawks making their way to their winter grounds.
The trick for many people, including myself, is figuring out which hawk is which from such a distance in the sky. I have gotten better over the years but certainly not to the level of the experts at the popular hawkwatching sites throughout New England. The experts, who are trained in this sort of thing, know the identification of the bird long before I can even see it out in the horizon.
The other trick to hawkwatching is picking the right day. Weather plays a big role in the fall hawk migration. Pick a day with a steady southerly wind and you’ll likely see very few hawks. Which hawk wants to battle a stiff headwind to start a thousand-mile (or more) journey.
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Fifth photo in hummingbird series
Photo by Chris Bosak
A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird perches on a thorny branch in Norwalk, Conn., summer 2014.
Here’s the fifth photo in the hummingbird series. Here’s another one I got when I was watching the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at the thorn bushes at the Dolce Center in Norwalk, Conn. I like the tongue sticking out.
Scarlet Tanager video
You didn’t really think the Scarlet Tanager posts would stop at two, did you? Here’s a little video I put together on this brilliant New England bird …
Birds at the Birdbath finale: Tufted Titmouse with bonus old photos
Photo by Chris Bosak
A Tufutaced Titmouse perches on the edge of a birdbath in New England, fall 2015.
Here are the final photos in the series Birds at the Birdbath. It’s not the most exciting photo so I’ve included in this post a few older birdbath photos I’ve taken over the years.
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Photo by Chris Bosak
Gray Catbird at birdbath.
Photo by Chris Bosak
Young Blue Jay at birdbath
Photo by Chris Bosak
Robins invade a birdbath.
Birds at birdbaths IV: White-breasted Nuthatch
Photo by Chris Bosak
A White-breasted Nuthatch drinks from a birdbath in New England, fall 2015.
Here’s a White-breasted Nuthatch visiting my feeder in fall 2015. In this web format, it appears fairly small, but it’s a neat photo when seen at a larger size.
Eastern Phoebe at birdbath
Photo by Chris Bosak
An Eastern Phoebe visits a bird bath in Danbury, Conn., March 2016.
Photo No. 2 of the birdbath series.
Eastern Phoebes are early migrant arrivals, showing up in early March to New England. This one visited the bath in mid-March.
Bonus Green Heron photos
Photo by Chris Bosak
A Green Heron runs across the grass at a park in Darien, Conn., spring 2016.
Just realized I never posted these extra Green Heron photos. Here are some bonus photos from a previous posting about Green Herons.
Photo by Chris Bosak
A Green Heron hunts from a rock in Darien, Conn., spring 2016.
Photo by Chris Bosak
A Green Heron stands on a rock in Darien, Conn., spring 2016.
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