Location: Villa Ndio garden.
Camera and settings: Sony ILCE-7RM2; f/3.2; 1/125 sec.; ISO-100; 90mm
Lens: SEL90F28 Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Lens
European Great Tit Bird (Parus major)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) in the Villa Ndio Garden
Common Chaffinch in the Villa Ndio Garden
Bird Watching with Ed and Liz
While enjoying a wonderful visit with good friends Ed and Liz in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, I photographed visitors to a bird feeder erected by them behind their house. Here are some of the best shots. Also included in the mix are photos of birds seen at the inn I stayed at, and at Longwood Gardens nearby. Click on any image to enlarge it and/or start a slide show. Continue reading “Bird Watching with Ed and Liz”
Great Tit Bird in the Villa Ndio Garden
Doves on the Feeder
Birds of Villa Ndio
This blog post will be updated with each new sighting! Beginning in late Spring 2019 we have put out feeders and suet balls to attract birds to the Villa Ndio garden. The result was an immediate increase in bird activity, and as the birds developed confidence they began visiting these new food sources laden with birdseed purchased by the bagfull at the nearby grocery store. Continue reading “Birds of Villa Ndio”
European Blue Tit in the Villa Ndio Garden
Speckled Yellow — Pseudopanthera macularia
Longwood Gardens Bouquet
Longwood Gardens is a marvelous botanical garden with over 4 million square meters of garden flowers, wild flowers, parks and meadows, and a large conservatory to protect weather sensitive plants. Some friends and I explored the gardens on an overcast day. I had some of my best cameras and lenses with me.