Common Grackle

Common Grackle perched in juniper branches

https://islandinthenet.com/common-grackle/

Eastern Phoebe

Missed my dawn birding trip to Pole Farm, but a patient lunch break delivered.

https://islandinthenet.com/eastern-phoebe/

Twenty Minutes

Goldfinches in the juniper, a chickadee at the feeder, and a robin working the mossy ground.

https://islandinthenet.com/twenty-minutes/

Homestead Coffee Roasters Colombian Tolima

A single-origin, USDA-certified organic coffee from Planadas, Tolima, Colombia.

https://islandinthenet.com/homestead-coffee-roasters-colombian-tolima/

A Cooper’s Hawk in the Old Woods

A Cooper's Hawk had been calling all week. Yesterday I finally found it!

https://islandinthenet.com/a-coopers-hawk-in-the-old-woods/

Expired Kodak Portra 400BW

Spent two hours scanning a roll I shot nearly two years ago.

https://islandinthenet.com/kodak-portra-400bw/

Expired Fujichrome Provia 400F: Two Years in the Dark

What expired Fujichrome Provia 400F reveals about time and decay.

https://islandinthenet.com/expired-fujichrome-provia-400f-two-years-in-the-dark/

Sourland View Preserve

A Winter Walk Through Sourland View Preserve.

https://islandinthenet.com/sourland-view-preserve/

Dark-Eyed Junco in pine litter

I almost missed the juncos scratching through pine litter on my midday walk.

https://islandinthenet.com/dark-eyed-junco/

The American Goldfinch Waiting Game

This past summer, American Goldfinch discovered my nyjer feeder, bringing brilliant yellow plumage and nervous energy to my backyard.

https://islandinthenet.com/american-goldfinch-3/