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Black-capped Chickadee Members of the titmouse family, small, plump, & aggressive chickadees are full of personality. They are acrobatic as they dance around tree branches, never staying in one place for long. Their black bib & cap, combined with their white cheeks, gives their faces a striking appearance. Their loud “bi-dee-dee-dee” call makes them [...] I recently took Rick Miller, reporter for the Olean Times Herald, on a walk through part of our Lillibridge Road property. He took many photos, and posted them as a slide show on YouTube. Check it out!
Fritillary on Echinacea By nature shots we don’t mean anything like jello shots. Instead, point your camera at all things natural. Shoot video or stills. Edit and organize your work, and submit it into our third annual Pfeiffer Nature Center Film Festival!
Puff Balls We’re looking for amateur photography buffs (regardless of whether you [...] I found sound challenging to capture in a silent, still photo. You be the judge of how well I did.
Bzzzzzzzzzzz Bumblebee busy gathering chive nectar
Bzzzzzzzz This little buzzer is pollinating my red raspberries.
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker The Yellow Bellied Sapsucker has a jazzy little drumming beat.
Sapsucker [...] I had three pairs of robins make nests in various places on my house this spring. Two of them were tucked into nooks on my front porch. It was a bit of a problem, since the robins were understandably distressed when I sat on my porch. I know it’s silly, but I modified my [...] I’ve already told you that most days I walk early in the morning, before the sun is really up. The birds are just awakening, and the greet me each day with lovely songs. But, as I’ve mentioned, since it’s not fully light, I rarely see the birds, I have to identify them by sound [...] I’m a morning person. My routine, 7 days a week, is get up, throw on some sweats, and go outside with the dog for a nice, long walk. On days when I’m working at Pfeiffer Nature Center, that walk happens at about 5:00 a.m. Since that’s dark most of the year, I walk up [...] It’s spring, and a young man’s fancy turns to love. So does a young hawk’s, a young newt’s, a young chipmunk’s, a young…well, you get the picture. Last month I couldn’t sit on my porch or take a walk without feeling like I should be averting my eyes. Birds, salamanders, you name it, they [...] |
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