Golden Moments

The haze of summer offers prime conditions for bird-watching.

Late summer is generally slow here in Connecticut in terms of bird photography. One exception, however, would be the sunflower fields and the abundant goldfinches that feed on them. I stood for 30 minutes or more waiting for this little guy to land on the flower. Larry Akers LEDYARD, CONNECTICUT Bells Bend Park in Nashville, Tennessee, has bountiful opportunities for viewing wildlife. While on an early morning summer walk, I observed some incredible bird activity. A male blue grosbeak with an insect let out repeated metallic calls, alarming his neighbors. An orchard oriole pair came to investigate the disturbance. Just as the three birds landed on the same stalk, I captured this image with my Nikon D500 camera and a Sigma 150-600 mm lens. Being in the right place at the right…

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Birds & Blooms (Digital) - 1 Issue, August/September 2022

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