Old Photos: Sparrows
There is a long list of sparrows that we get in Maryland. Below are a few that have visited our backyard. One of my biggest surprises when seeing the still images are how aggressive they can be!
Category: Old Photography
Old Photos: Carolina Wrens
Carolina Wrens are year-round residents in Maryland. This is the largest wren in the eastern United States. Carolina Wrens are a reddish brown in color and possess a distinctive white streak over the eye and a buff colored underside. Six species of wren can be found in Maryland. I mostly...
Old Photos: Nuthatch
Unlike the treecreeper, which only moves up the trunk of a tree, nuthatches will move both up and down.
Old Photos: Gulls
Gulls, or colloquially seagulls are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns and only distantly related to auks, skimmers and even more distantly to waders.
Old Photos: European Starlings
Sturnus vulgaris All the European Starlings in North America descended from 100 birds set loose in New York’s Central Park in the early 1890s. The birds were intentionally released by a group who wanted America to have all the birds that Shakespeare ever mentioned. It took several tries, but eventually,...
Old Photos: Turkey Vultures
Turkey Vultures are majestic but unsteady soarers. Their teetering flight with very few wingbeats is characteristic. Look for them gliding relatively low to the ground, sniffing for carrion, or else riding thermals up to higher vantage points. They may soar in small groups and roost in larger numbers. You may...
Old Photos: Tufted titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor It is related to the chickadees, and like them it readily comes to bird feeders, often carrying away sunflower seeds one at a time. Feeders may be helping it to expand its range: in recent decades, Tufted Titmice have been steadily pushing north.
Old Photos: American Goldfinch
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis One of my favorite colors is yellow. This bird really gets my attention!
Old Photos: Red-Bellied Woodpecker
According to the AllAboutBirds website: Red-bellied Woodpeckers are pale, medium-sized woodpeckers common in forests of the East. Their strikingly barred backs and gleaming red caps make them an unforgettable sight – just resist the temptation to call them Red-headed Woodpeckers, a somewhat rarer species that’s mostly black on the back...
Old Photos: Blue Jays
Thousands of Blue Jays migrate in flocks along the Great Lakes and Atlantic coasts, but much about their migration remains a mystery. Some are present throughout winter in all parts of their range. Young jays may be more likely to migrate than adults, but many adults also migrate. Some individual...
Old Photos: Downy Woodpeckers
God’s appreciation for variety is “clearly seen” in His creation. So when it comes to earth’s biodiversity, vivent les differences—because God loves variety!
Old Photos: Cardinal Birds
Dawn, and just me and a lonely cardinalPlay out our songs for God to hearIn the spare air the bird twittersI, in my chair stretch my witsWe each sit, the bird on a branchAnd I, leaning in the Lazy BoyThe day lies before us like an unwritten scoreor a scroll...
Old Photos: People
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” Karl Lagerfeld So for better or worse, here are some random photos of people doing life. Some candid, a few posed, but all a moment in life.
Old Photos: Nature with Wildflowers
“I think I like wildflowers best,” I explain. “They just grow wherever they want. No one has to plant them. And then their seeds blow in the wind and they find a new place to grow.” (Richelle)”~ Rebecca Donovan, What If
Old Photos: Nature, Mosses, and Fungi
Nature doth thus kindly heal every wound. By the mediation of a thousand little mosses and fungi, the most unsightly objects become radiant of beauty. There seem to be two sides of this world, presented us at different times, as we see things in growth or dissolution, in life or...
Old Photos: Garden Plants and Flowers
God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. – Francis Bacon (1625) Essays ‘Of Gardens’
Old Photos: Chelsea Beach
“Leaving home always means leaving with your feet, never with your heart.” Often when a photographer takes photos, he or she will go to the ends of the earth looking for something fantastic to photograph. Trips are often documented, vacations are put in photo albums, we might even frame an...
Old Photos: Friends and Family
The best time are always found when friends and family gather round. It’s a slice of heaven to be together, no? I have always thought so, but now after this Covid lockdown experience, even more so. Still uploading old photos from my other gallery to this blog. Enjoy.
Old Photos: Random Places
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”? Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Old Photos: Skies
Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete. ~ Chanda Kochhar
Old Photos: Black and White
“The more I learn color the more I love black and white.” ~ Sajal Sazzad So at times I used the black and white setting on my camera, or I would convert a color image to black and white in the digital darkroom.
