Category: Wildlife

Black Swallowtail Butterfly (Caterpillar Stage)

This caterpillar, if he’s fortunate enough to come to full maturity, will end up a Black Swallowtail Butterfly. I found him, as well as several others, munching on this dill plant.  The dill plant is one of their favorite food choices. Caterpillars are preyed upon by many species of birds […]

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A deer passes through in Madison

The only other time I photographed this barn was in the winter where the tree next to it was barren.  I was rushed and shot it out of the window of my car and I momentarily pulled off to the side of the road.  I was not pleased with the […]

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Hawk in my yard.

I looked out my window and saw this massive bird walking around on the ground.  It was so large I actually thought it was a turkey (from a distance).  It then flew up into this tree. What you’re looking at is his backside.  When he spotted me in my window […]

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Grazing Cows in Wallingford CT

Cows grazing in Wallingford CT on the east side of town. Nikon D7100, 18-55mm lens @ 18mm. 1/200th, f/13, ISO 400.

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Coming in for a landing, Soundview Beach, Stratford CT

Nikon D7100, 80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens @ 200mm. Taken at Long Beach, Stratford CT. 1/1250th, f/4.5, ISO 1250

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Horses – Cheshire CT

I drive by these horses quite a bit and decided come Saturday morning I’d get out there and take a few shots. Nikon D7100, 80-400mm, 5.6 – 8.0.

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Ron DiCostanzo shares Alaska photos!

We’re fortunate enough to have our second contribution to this blog by my friend Ron DiCostanzo.  Back in June of 2015 Ron, along with his wife,  flew out to the area of Juneau Alaska which borders British Columbia Canada and hopped on a boat to try out his new Canon […]

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Hawks – Stratford CT shoreline

My friend Ron, (one of the best surf casting photographers you’ll ever find), treated me to a late afternoon birding session at a Stratford CT shoreline to photograph hawks.  This is an area that Ron frequents often and it has a lot of hawk activity while at the same time […]

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