12/11/10 – Stony Kill, Wappinger Lake, Locust Grove Hike
On Saturday from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm, I was out and about exploring various locations in Dutchess County. I stopped at Stony Kill Farm first, followed by a quick visit to Wappinger Lake with my day...
View ArticlePhotos from 12/11/10 – Various Locations
I have put together a collection of photos that I took from the various locations I visited yesterday. It was a little chilly in the early morning and many of the smaller ponds and lakes were just...
View ArticleStay Off My Lake!
Mute Swan I witnessed an interesting sequence of events on Wappinger Lake involving some mute swans last Saturday. I stopped at Fisherman’s Park to look for interesting ducks, but instead was greeted...
View ArticleUpdated ‘Ducks’ Section of Wildlife Guide
Wood Duck (male) I was looking through my wildlife guide and realized that the ‘Ducks’ section was pretty outdated. It was the first section I made, and only contained about ten photos. I have now...
View ArticleWildlife Photos from 11/12/11 – Overlook Park, Morgan Lake & Wappinger Lake
Ruddy Duck Finally got around to looking through Saturday’s photos at a few lakes around Dutchess County. As mentioned in my last post, the ruddy duck was the highlight of the day. Other notables...
View Article02/04/12 – Peach Hill Park Hike
Early Saturday morning, I set out to Peach Hill Park to see what wildlife I could find. Tons of work, including pruning and removal of invasive plants, has been done at the park, and the effort was...
View ArticleWildlife Photos from 03/24/12 – Morgan Lake
Northern Cardinal With the high chance of rain all last weekend, I was only able to make a quick stop at Morgan Lake in Poughkeepsie. Well, it ended up not raining at all, but thankfully the lake and...
View ArticlePhotos from 04/11/12 – Morgan Lake
Mute Swan After work last Wednesday, my wife and I stopped at Morgan Lake to walk the Dutchess Rail Trail. I brought the camera with me just in case of any interesting sightings. On top of the swans...
View ArticleWildlife Photos from 03/03/13 – Swan Drama at Overlook Park
One full weekend of wildlife photos?! Preposterous!! That’s right, I’m getting back in my groove, preparing for the spring rush and beyond. The more I get out now, the better I’ll be with the new...
View ArticlePhotos from 03/23/13 – Overlook Park
Ring-necked Ducks It’s amazing that these parks that are so frequently used by people have often been the best places to find the interesting ducks passing through this time of year! Overlook Park had...
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