Birds

Owl pellet, Schuylkill County, Pa. 5-1-23. Owls swallow prey whole such as mice and voles, and later regurgitate what is left after it has been digested. You can see the tiny bones and hair.

September Whip-poor-will and Katydids. Dauphin County, Pa. 9-15-22. Turn up the sound!

Bird tracks in the snow. Dauphin County, Pa. January, 2022

A Solitary Turkey track in the snow. Dauphin County, Pa. 1-22-22

Must be spring I have a American Robin in the yard [Turdus migratorius].Schuylkill County,Pa.1-29-21.Current Temperature 24 degrees

Wild Grapes,Fox Grapes [Vitus] Tioga County,Pa.9-17-20.Picture shows grapes after Cedar Waxwings were feeding on them,and as soon as I left they were back at the grapes again!

Wild Raisin [Viburnum nudum also cassinoides].Schuylkill County,Pa.9-19-20.Birds are attracted to the fruit in winter when all the seeds are dark blue and shriveled,like a raisin

The beautiful haunting sound of the Veery Thrush [Catharus fuscescens].Tioga County,Pa.6-15-19

Whip-Poor-Will [Caprimulgus vociferus].Dauphin County,Pa.5-11-19

Wood Thrush [Hylocichla mustelina].Dauphin County,Pa.5-11-19

Whip-Poor-Will [Caprimulgus vociferus].Dauphin County,Pa.5-11-19.You can actually here two,and there were many others in the distance,it was a great night!

The baby doves have fledged and they are always together,Snug as bugs!Schuylkill County,Pa.4-18-19

Eastern Towhee [Pipilo erythrophthalmus].Schuylkill County,Pa.5-17-18

Green Heron [Butorides virescens].Tioga County,Pa.5-5-18

Unknown bird tracks in the snow.Dauphin County,1-9-18

Yellow Bellied Sapsucker [Sphyrapicus varius] holes on an apple tree.Tioga County,12-7-17

Woodcock and Woodcock tracks in a small stream [Philohela minor].Coos County,N.H.9-16-17

A picture taken by Terry Sherman in November of 2015.Shows a Rufous Hummingbird [Selasphotus rufus] taken in Lykens,Dauphin County,Pa.

Last night while walking a dirt road I noticed that the road was covered by millipede type insects,when I rounded a bend in the road and into a bird I was not familiar with.It was beautiful with a large beak and over sized feet.At first I thought I was looking at a Woodcock,but quickly realized that this was something totally different.It was picking off the millipede insects.I watched for quite sometime before ambled off the road and in no great hurry.It never cared that I was there.I sure was grateful for this once in a lifetime encounter with amazing bird!
Virginia Rail [Rallus limicola],Dauphin county,Pa.5-1-17