Matthew Herron Photography

09/11/2026

Prothonotary warbler singing at McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, Maryland

Prothonotary warbler singing at McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management A...

09/10/2026

Lesser yellowlegs drama, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland

09/08/2026

Black tern with a small fish, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland

09/07/2026

A couple of lifers were reported at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Maryland, so I braved the Bay Bridge again and spent the weekend in Cambridge. I found both; here's the black tern.

09/06/2026

Dark-eyed junco with prey, Craggy Gardens along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina

09/05/2026

Silver-spotted skipper on a butterfly bush near Marion, North Carolina

09/04/2026

Least bittern doing least bittern things at McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, Maryland

Juvenile least bittern doing least bittern things in McKee-Beshers ...

09/03/2026

The second evening in Tanglewood Campground near Marion, NC, we were treated to a good half hour sitting and watching this American beaver collecting and then eating vegetation in and along a very small creek. It seemed completely unconcerned about the our presence.

09/02/2026

Pipevine swallowtail on a butterfly bush near Marion, North Carolina