
I came across this beautiful Merlin Falcon yesterday at the top of a tall tree near the visitor’s center at Valley Forge. I hadn’t seen him at first and just set up my tripod and looked up and there he was. He looked down at me and was a little nervous, but he settled…

Golden Crowned Kinglet – The smallest bird in Valley Forge It was another frigidly cold morning at Valley Forge, but I had my hand warmers and my toe warmers and five layers on top, three on the bottom and I could not have been happier. The birds were out in full force – wonderful…

Today – a very cold day at Valley Forge – I dropped my camera and lens!! Here’s the story. When I got to Valley Forge this morning all the little roads leading inside the park were closed and so no parking anywhere. I finally found some people walking and asked where they had parked…

It’s rare to see so many deer at Valley Forge these days, but last night as I was heading home, I came across this herd in the meadow and on the ridge. So good to see.

And as my friend David Taylor Said “What an apt metaphor for the Federal Government — the buck stops…nowhere!