Karl and Kathleen Nichter Photography



This blog began in 2009, about a year after we started our photography business. People attending our photo exhibits, or our hikes and workshops, asked for details on where we traveled for photography. As naturalists we usually kept a field journal, so we used that as a basis for Field Notes.
In Summer, 2014 we took a break from the blog because our business, and lives were changing. In January 2015 the blog restarted with an expanded theme. It now contains photography, notes, and articles from all of our travels and all of our photography, not just nature themed. The posts prior to 2014 have been archived.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Beautiful Day for Birding: Brooker Creek Preserve

The last couple of birding experiences at Brooker Creek Preserve took place in the cold. Yesterday, we finally got a break. As I mentioned before, we take part in a bird count census that started over 16 years ago at the Preserve. The information tracks long term trends. The wonderful weather brought out a lot of birds, and a lot of species.

This Eastern Meadowlark already sports breeding plumage. It foraged in the understory with a flock of Palm Warblers, easily standing out with the brilliant color and size.
We counted more Glossy Ibis than usual. This flock decided to join a Great Egret in the tree. The Great Egret hung around for about five minutes, they decided he had enough and flew off.

We spotted both Red-breasted Mergansers and Hooded Mergansers, Mottled Ducks, numerous Grebs, and American Robins flew everywhere. The current cold snap that started today hopefully will pass more quickly than the last few, so we can get back to our usually wonderful winter weather.


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