Tag Archives: photo

Purple Finch

Female Purple Finch in Island Pond, VT

As most of you know, our Webcam here in Island Pond points at two bird / squirrel feeders. We also have three other bird feeders that aren’t in the webcam view. Needless to say, we enjoy watching the birds. I also enjoy photographing the birds that visit our yard. I hadn’t been taking many photos over the past year or two. But over the past few weeks I’ve gotten back in to it, and I’ve been having fun again.

Photographing birds takes a ton of patience, and a lot of luck. The wild birds are usually very quick and can get spooked very easy. I’d much rather take photos of birds in their natural environment, but sometimes they land on something man made like the top of a lamp post, and you can’t resist taking the shot.

VT Purple Finch

Female Purple Finch in Island Pond, VT

I hope everyone out there enjoys this type of post because I have a feeling they may become more frequent here on the bog.

Warmer Weather In The NEK

The last several days here in the NEK of Vermont have been very nice. Each day was a little warmer with the temperature topping out at 78.5°F yesterday afternoon. Today is a little cooler with a current temperature of 60°F at 12:30PM.

Temperatures over the past 7 days in Island Pond, VT

Temperatures over the past 7 days in Island Pond, VT

In addition to the warmer temperatures, we’ve also started to hear and see some birds that we haven’t seen since last summer. Today I saw my first Rose-breasted Grosbeak of the season. I was also able to snap a quick photo of him to share with you.

rose-breasted grosbeak in vt

Fist of the year Rose-breasted Grosbeak perched atop the bird feeder.

I also want to mention that I added a new page to the website that shows the last ten images from the Island Pond Webcam. The link is at the top of the page. You can also find it by clicking here.



40° Plus Past 2 Days in Island Pond, VT!!!

It has really felt good to see temperatures warm in to the 40’s for both Tuesday and Wednesday! Tuesday was the warmest with a high of 48° here in Island Pond, VT. Today was a little windier and cooler with the high reaching 42°.  Even the overnight low didn’t go below freezing on Wednesday morning,  36° was the morning low.

Unfortunately cooler weather will return as a cold front moves through the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont this evening. The front will bring with it a chance of flurries or light snow. Not much accumulation is expected with the front but some areas of the NEK could see 1-2 inches of new snow. The next storm should arrive over the weekend and as of right now it looks like a mix of snow and rain.

Here is a photo from the Island Pond Webcam on Tuesday followed by an image from the cam on Wednesday. As you can see, we’ve lost quite a bit of snow during the warmup.

Island Pond, VT Webcam

Snow depth in Island Pond, VT on Tuesday March 10, 2015

Island Pond, VT webcam

Snow depth in Island Pond, VT on Wednesday March 11, 2013