Over The Years

After going through some old photos of myself, I thought I would present a few here.  It's amazing to think that my life at this moment has spanned 74 years!

1951 (one year old)

1952 (two years old)

1953 (three years old)

1954 (4th birthday with Dad, brother Nelson and sister Diane)

Unknown year (with Diane and Nelson)

Unknown year (with Nelson and Diane)

There is a gap in photos until I reached my late teens.  At least my awkward years were not documented, thankfully!

1968 (on High School graduation day)

1968 (year book photo)

Year unknown

1990

1990

2006

2022

Lots of Baby Birds!

After a disappointing spring in terms of warbler sightings (something I look forward to every year), it became a remarkable time for baby bird sightings!

In my neighborhood there are three main places where I go to photograph wildlife.  They are all in a row:  an English college; a cemetery; and a French college.

In a tall conifer on the front lawn of the first college, a pair of Merlins raised a family of four chicks; in a large maple tree in the cemetery, a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks raised three chicks; and on the beautiful façade of the second college's main building, five Raven chicks were raised.

These created wonderful opportunities to photograph and watch the development of these beautiful (and vocal!) young birds.

MERLINS

Mother on the nest with her chicks

Three of the chicks still sporting some of their downy feathers

Out of the nest for a short foray to another branch

A young Merlin trying out his wings

RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS

Mother

Father

Two of the young hawks

RAVENS

The mother is in the middle

The five chicks waiting for food