Well, it’s a start. The American robin topping this post was the first bird photo I was able to snap with my new Canon EOS R7 camera that arrived Monday. What followed was a series of unfortunate events. The first was that the adapter I need to mount my older-generation lenses was delayed a dayContinue reading “A new Canon R7. Bring on the birds!”
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My old camera comes out of retirement
With my Canon SL2 acting up (or rather, shutting down), I put my old Canon Rebel XT into service today. It did a creditable job, at least as long as the battery lasted. Topping this post is a shot of a yellow-rumped/myrtle warbler that settled in a tree at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm. FullyContinue reading “My old camera comes out of retirement”
Surviving a scare with my camera
The camera I use on my birding outings, a Canon SL2, is getting on in years, and I’ve had a few cases of the shutter failing to fire in recent months. None was so alarming as what I experienced this morning while visiting the Reed-Bryan Farm side of Mercer Meadows. The camera wouldn’t even turnContinue reading “Surviving a scare with my camera”
Catch a kinglet if you can!
My birding friend Nancy and I had a nice stroll trough the main trails of the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm this morning. Noticing little action as we made our way up the central dirt path, we had better luck once we reached the woods and the area near the old AT&T Building One site. TheContinue reading “Catch a kinglet if you can!”
Blue jays are ruling the roost
2024 is turning out to be a banner year for blue jays, at least as I’m seeing and hearing them on my outings in Mercer County, New Jersey. Each time I look out the back windows at home, it seems two or three blue jays are flying up to our feeders or streaking by theContinue reading “Blue jays are ruling the roost”
Northern harriers return to the Pole Farm
I headed out to the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm this morning, figuring I had a good chance of spotting some warblers. Even though I stretched my walk by about a mile longer than usual, I didn’t see or hear any fall migrants. But on the way back to my car, I spotted a Northern harrierContinue reading “Northern harriers return to the Pole Farm”
The Pole Farm kestrels have fledged
The American kestrels that hatched in the maintenance barn at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm a few weeks ago fledged last week while I was away in Texas. Today, I was delighted to get a good look at some of them. I had completed my walk and was pulling out of the parking lot whenContinue reading “The Pole Farm kestrels have fledged”
A little pre-hurricane birding in Texas
I’m visiting my daughter and her family in College Station, Texas, where we’re curious to know how much rain will dump on us Monday as Hurricane Beryl barrels its way into the Lone Star State. I’ve been able to get out birding twice since my wife and I flew in Tuesday afternoon. With the temperatureContinue reading “A little pre-hurricane birding in Texas”
Birds bathing in high heat and humidity
The day dawned hot, muggy and foggy. After a strong overnight thunderstorm, the windows in our house were so steamed up that I could not see the closest feeder that’s barely 10 feet away outside. As the sun started to burn through the haze, I drove to Veteran’s Park in Hamilton, in hopes of findingContinue reading “Birds bathing in high heat and humidity”
Time for me to fledge: The Pole Farm kestrels
We regular birders at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm have been delighting in our daily observations of the pair of American kestrels who have nested in the the barn beside the main parking lot at Cold Soil and Keefe roads. Virtually every morning for the past several weeks, we’ve seen at least one and sometimesContinue reading “Time for me to fledge: The Pole Farm kestrels”
The Jersey Birder 