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Recent Images of a Variety of Birds

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Stephen L Tabone

Over the last few weeks, I have been photographing a variety of birds at a number of nearby northern Virginia locations, and it is time to devote an article to them, starting with a male Indigo Bunting (above and below). … Continue reading →

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Common Snapping Turtle at Huntley Meadows Park

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Stephen L Tabone

Last Sunday, I went to Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, Virginia, a 1,425 acre county park. If you are familiar with Alexandria, you know that it is densely populated and very developed suburb just south of Washington, DC. It is … Continue reading →

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More Images of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Stephen L Tabone

Late yesterday afternoon, until the sun went down, a pair of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were buzzing up a storm as they were defending their territory from other hummingbirds. Of the pair, the male was by far the most active.  They were … Continue reading →

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Maine Wildflowers

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Stephen L Tabone

When I arrived in Maine in early June, it was still spring and very obvious by the many spring flowers that were in full bloom and the lush, bright green of the new growth on the ground and in the … Continue reading →

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Maine, A Photographer’s Paradise

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Stephen L Tabone

I was in Maine for 16 days in June, spending two days in Portland before driving the scenic route along the coast to Tremont on Mount Desert Island (MDI). In Tremont, I rented a quiet cottage (Seaside Cottages) on the … Continue reading →

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