Briarcliff Photography

Great Egret preening itself. An elegant bird, but a ruthless killer – I watched it catch three fish in the space of ten minutes! Taken at Swan Lake, Rockefeller State Park Preserve, NY on 5.9.2021

I hiked with my friend Sarah this morning, and I was thrilled when she spotted a male scarlet tanager in a tree ahead of us. It was my first time photographing this bird! Taken at Hilltop Hanover Farm, Yorktown NY on 5.12.2021

That moment when you spot an elusive bird, but you are convinced that your one quick snap before it flew away is blurry. Then you get home and pull up the image… and discover that by some miracle, just the right part is in focus! Male black-throated blue warbler, taken […]

I was able to get a much better picture of a killdeer on my second trip to Edith. G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary in Rye, NY, once I knew what I was looking for. This bird scurried very fast through the grass and periodically lay down and tried to disappear, but […]

The purple martins are still in their nesting boxes, and this time I was lucky enough to capture a pair of them side by side, so you can see the differences. Male on the left is all blue/purple; female on the right has more gray. Taken at Croton Point Park, […]

The metallic blue-green color of a tree swallow’s feathers in the sunlight is a thing of great beauty. Taken at Croton Point Park, NY on 4.23.2021

Another weekend walk at Rockefeller, another very cooperative male Eastern Bluebird who was happy to pose for me! The flash of bright blue flying past always gives me a thrill. Taken at Rockefeller State Park Preserve, NY on 4.18.2021

I promise there is no color enhancement on this photo. Male American goldfinches really are this bright a shade of yellow! Taken in my backyard in Briarcliff Manor, NY on 4.21.2021

So happy to finally get a clear, close-up Eastern Bluebird shot! Fun fact: this is the NY state bird. Taken at Rockefeller State Park Preserve, NY on 4.10.2021

Purple martins are the largest member of the swallow family in the USA. They return each year to these purpose-built teardrop shaped nesting boxes. Taken at Croton Point Park, NY on 4.8.2021 The bird in the center right of this photo is a plastic decoy martin, designed to attract the […]