CrittersFour Little FoxesWhen I was a kid at summer camp, someone posted this Lew Sarett poem on a corkboard by the mess hall door. I'd had a thing for foxes,...
CrittersGull GogglesThe eyelids of a Herring Gull don’t blink; the eye is lubricated by a transparent "nictitating membrane" that exists under their regular...
CrittersBetty's EyeWhile in Bali a few years ago, I was sitting by the pool with a mostly white, calico cat named Betty. She looked up and me and the...
CrittersA Good OmenIt was a foggy Saturday in Stonington as we boarded the Isle au Haut mailboat at noon for an Island Heritage Trust cruise of the Deer...
CrittersSeals!Seals, seals, seals! And so many pups! Harbor seals range in color from brown to gray, with visible spotting, and blend in well with...
CrittersPurple SandpipersIt was fascinating to watch these Purple Sandpipers in flight, changing direction as one in a split second. Purple Sandpipers have the...
CrittersPortalsPhotographs are like portals to another time and place. This photograph proved to be a tangible link when I opened the image on my...
CrittersAmerican DaggerI almost walked into this American Dagger Moth Caterpillar, hanging over the road at eye-level from a fifteen-foot thread. They'll give...
CrittersStevie Nicks ShawlThis Hoverfly used her(?) little suction-cup feet to sit on my kitchen window. It seemed like she was saying, "I'm ready for my closeup!"...
CrittersPileated PairAfter years of carrying my big camera and long lens on my walks in hopes of spotting a pileated woodpecker, a pair turned up in my own...
CrittersWhoosh WhooshI was walking up from the water just before sunset when I heard a honking sound from the cove, then a whoosh whoosh. Through the trees I...