Birders: The Central Park Effect, a must see, get the DVD.

 Blackburnian Warbler and Nashville Warbler, two of the beautiful birds shown in the documentary, Birders: The Central Park Effect. Just saw...

Moonrise Bird Beauty

Went for a wonderful sunset cruise recently out of Tarpon Bay (nestled within Ding Darling NWR) Sanibel, FL, run by Tarpon Bay Explorers . W...

Ovenbird Up Close, J. N. Ding Darling NWR, Canon SX 50 HS

Ovenbird on the ground, viewed from above, at the entrance ramp to J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Visitor's Center. This is such a...

Think Spring!

As our friend said when she saw a photo of our view of palm trees at our Florida home, "you live on a different planet." As northe...

Northern Shoveler, Isn't She Lovely?

Northern Shoveler, female, photographed at Bailey Tract, Sanibel, FL. Isn't she lovely? Somehow that song plays in my mind when I look a...

Sora, Bailey Tract, Sanibel, FL. and Canon SX 50 HS.

Sora, Bailey Tract, Sanibel, Florida. I had fun at this location photographing this rail and other birds yesterday with my Canon SX 50 HS po...

Great Review, The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds:Eastern and Western Region

We just got a great review of our all new, portable regional field guides, The Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern and Western Region. Bird...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Here are some Valentine's Day images from us. The top photo is of Bonica Roses from our extensive bi...

American Kestrel and Northern Mockingbird

American Kestrel sitting in a tree, near the Bailey Tract, Sanibel, FL, minding it's own business. Hey, there's a Northern Mockingbi...

J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Stokes Photo Tour

As a fundraiser for the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge , on Sanibel, FL, Don and I led a birding and photography tour through th...