digiscoping

Posts that either feature my digiscoped photos or talk about the art of digiscoping.

Testing the new camera

Testing the new camera

I just purchased a new camera, the Nikon P6000, and took it out for a quick test to see how well it worked thru my scope. The lighting wasn’t too great but I found a Brown Creeper that was cooperative and managed a couple nice shots.

Berks Red-necked Phalarope

Berks Red-necked Phalarope

I took some distance shots of the Red-necked Phalarope that is in a flooded field on Evansville Rd in Berks County. Pretty far away for a good picture but it was neat to watch it actively swimming around. Hopefully it will stick around for a few days for more people to see it. Check out [...]

Nest building Gnatcatchers

Nest building Gnatcatchers

 Yesterday at Speedwell Forge Park in northern Lancaster County, PA I came across a pair of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers building a nest and pulling material from the tent catepillars tent. I was able to get pretty close as they flew in and out and got some neat pictures and a video. Enjoy!

Western Meadowlark at Lykens

Western Meadowlark at Lykens

I took a drive up into Dauphin County today to check out the Western Meadowlark and was not disappointed. As soon as I got there I heard the somewhat strange song of the Western Meadowlark and it seemed pretty close. Of course it took me a while to find it, but once I did I [...]