Chickadees

Some friendly chickadees I met on my walk today:

Heron in Flight

Here's a shot of the elusive heron that visits the banks of the Magog River. I wish that he wasn't so camera-shy.

Wildlife along the bike trail

I love biking, but sometimes I prefer to go for a walk on the bike trail and bring my camera along. Here are some shots of some of the wildlife I've seen along the way.

A chickadee - very quick and hard to photograph, but this one played along:



A curious fawn - one of two walking through the woods with their mother.



A mussel or clam - he disappeared quickly when I poked him. :)




A heron - I've been stalking him for over a week in order to get a decent shot.




Three different garter snakes. Also very quick! I was quite pleased with these shots!

Chickadee

This was one of those "chance" shots that result from being in the right place at the right time with my camera turned on and aimed in the right direction when the little guy landed right in front of me.




I'm pretty happy with it. :)

Geese on the river

Cedar waxwing

A cedar waxwing I saw on my trip this past summer.

Bluebird

The Bluebird is the state bird of NY, although this is the first one I've ever seen!

Mother Robin on her nest

I finally for close enough to get a photo of the mother robin sitting on her eggs! I am hoping to get a few shots of the babies when they hatch. :)

Robin eggs

I found this in one of our shrubs today - a nest with 4 Robin eggs!

Red squirrel

A red squirrel from today's hike.


red squirrel

Woodchuck

I found a little woodchuck hiding under the neighbor's garage. I think he figured if he didn't move, I wouldn't see him.

dragonfly silhouette

dragonfly

gray bird

a little gray bird from my walk on Sunday.

woolybear caterpillar

the first woolybear caterpillar of autumn!




isn't he cute? :)

boxwood beetle

A boxwood beetle...




these little guys are harmless, unless you're a boxwood tree. In the fall they like to sit on the back side of my house and enjoy the sun.

Chipmunks

These little guys were running around my old college campus enjoying the beautiful fall day.

Red dragonfly

This one finally held still so I could snap his photo! :)

Grasshopper

A little grasshopper on my sunflowers tonight.





He wasn't nearly as big as the one I got a shot of last year!

Animals at the Washington County Fair 2005

Friday night Neuro and I went to the Washington County Fair. We had a great time visiting with all of the different animals. Here are some shots from the barns:

Draft Horses



A sheep with some crazy hair



A horse of a different color? This horse and ox were so cute together. :)



A happy little goat

Saratoga Racetrack

Today Neuro and I went down to the Saratoga Racetrack to see the horses.


Welcome to Saratoga - "the August place to be"



The scoreboard on the track:



And some horses in the paddock before the race: