This is the animals archive.18 Oct 2023Atlantic puffinI saw some of the coolest birds ever29 Aug 2023HummingbirdA very photogenic hummingbird was battling for control of my feeders2 Apr 2022Tufted titmouseI finally got a good photo of one of my favorite birds10 Jan 2021Female downy woodpeckerAnother photo of the most fearless bird in my yard4 Jan 2021Painted BuntingI saw a very cool bird on a hike around Great Falls, MD.15 Oct 2020Carolina chickadee (again)Another photo of one of my favorite birds9 May 2020Turkey vultureAnother entry in my adventures in bird photography.9 May 2020RaccoonJust a scraggly guy out for a daytime stroll.9 Oct 2019Gray tree frogHere is a frog I met.9 Sep 2019MantisThis is, I believe, a male Carolina mantis, a common praying mantis species native to North and South America.22 Jul 2019SnapperI met a snapping turtle near the Delaware River in Narrowsburg, NY. She did not seem thrilled to meet me.29 Apr 2019Wood duckA wood duck nervously watches me try to take its picture.22 Apr 2019Red-bellied woodpeckerA red-bellied woodpecker eats at my feeders.12 Apr 2019Carolina chickadeeA Carolina chickadee sits on a branch among emerging magnolia buds.10 Apr 2019Downy woodpeckerA downy woodpecker eats at my feeders3 Apr 2019Yellow-bellied sapsuckerA Yellow-bellied sapsucker chills near my feeders.29 Mar 2019Eastern bluebirdMount Gilead, North Carolina — A male eastern bluebird rests on a branch, March 9, 2019.27 Mar 2019Hermit crabA hermit crab hangs out on the beach at Emerald Isle, North Carolina.20 Mar 2019Northern cardinalNice bird!16 Apr 2003Crocodile monitorA crocodile monitor lizard at the Philadelphia Zoo15 Apr 2003A peacockA peacock at the Philadelphia Zoo
9 Sep 2019MantisThis is, I believe, a male Carolina mantis, a common praying mantis species native to North and South America.
22 Jul 2019SnapperI met a snapping turtle near the Delaware River in Narrowsburg, NY. She did not seem thrilled to meet me.
29 Mar 2019Eastern bluebirdMount Gilead, North Carolina — A male eastern bluebird rests on a branch, March 9, 2019.