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Kiptopeke State Park

Posted on 10/06/2024 in misc • Tagged with Virginia, Camping, Travel, Birds

Camping and Birding on the Eastern Shore. My first experience with a serious bird migration.

A very meh July 4th

Posted on 07/07/2024 in misc • Tagged with Politics, Birds

One word description of July 4 2024 - meh.

Virginia Beach 2024

Posted on 05/27/2024 in misc • Tagged with Birds, Virginia, Camping

Beach season has started

Cave Mountain Lake 2024

Posted on 05/14/2024 in misc • Tagged with Birds, Virginia, Camping

Starting the 2024 camping season at one of our favorite Virginia campgrounds

Virginia Osprey Festival

Posted on 04/13/2024 in misc • Tagged with Birds, Virginia

Ospreys are very cool birds

Birds and Beer

Posted on 11/12/2023 in misc • Tagged with Birds, Food, Richmond, Beer

My weekend highlights include birds and beer

RVA Limpkin

Posted on 08/26/2023 in misc • Tagged with Birds, Virginia, Richmond

Apparently I am that birder that will get up early and go somewhere specifically because there is a rare bird in the area...

All Hail our Great Blue leader

Posted on 08/05/2023 in misc • Tagged with Birds, Virginia, Richmond

This photo was not planned...

First Landing State Park 2023

Posted on 07/11/2023 in misc • Tagged with Virginia, Birds, Camping, Travel

back to back 3-day camping weekends for the win!

Keystone State Park

Posted on 06/20/2023 in misc • Tagged with Pennsylvania, Birds, Camping, Travel

I went camping in PA and accidently created a camper rally...

Grayson Highlands State Park 2023 Trip

Posted on 06/02/2023 in misc • Tagged with Richmond, Virginia, Birds, Camping

Rain rain go away, come again some other day...

Tuckahoe Creek May 20, 2023

Posted on 05/20/2023 in misc • Tagged with Virginia, Richmond, Birds

Better light in the AM = better pictures.

Mother's Day Weekend at Powhatan State Park

Posted on 05/15/2023 in misc • Tagged with Richmond, Virginia, Birds, Camping

Sometimes the best campgrounds are close to home

First Shots with Nikon CoolPix B600

Posted on 05/06/2023 in misc • Tagged with Virginia, Richmond, Birds

The first of many photos from my new "real" camera

Great Dismal Swamp Birding Festival

Posted on 04/30/2023 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Virginia, Birds

Camping and the Dismal Swamp Birding Festival

A weekend of birds, beer, and Poe

Posted on 01/29/2023 in misc • Tagged with Richmond, Virginia, Birds, Beer

A staycation of sorts by finding fun near home this weekend

The Return of Personal Blogging

Posted on 01/08/2023 in misc • Tagged with Personal, Blogs, Birds

The return of personal blogging. Again.

The Cahow or Bermuda Petrel

Posted on 12/31/2022 in misc • Tagged with Birds, Books

My final book of the year introduced to amazing story of the conservation effort for the Cahow

Pawhatan State Park Hike

Posted on 05/15/2022 in misc • Tagged with Hiking, Richmond, Virginia, Birds

Sunday morning hiking