Drew is a photographer and naturalist dedicated to sharing his experiences through photographs and writing. He has recently moved to Ithaca, NY and is exploring the local region and the world beyond.
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By Drew Fulton on July 25th, 2010
It has been quiet around here all summer and I apologize that my brief hiatus turned into a much longer break. However, I have had an extremely busy and productive summer with a lot to show, though not much new photography. I’d like to take a quick moment to announce that this morning my wife and I are headed down to New York City for the next 10 days or so. As you may know, my wife is an archaeologist ,and she will be working on excavating the ship that has recently been found at the site of the World Trade Center. It’s an extremely exciting opportunity and it should make for a fun time in the city.
There is a chance that I will be able to get on site and create a series of panoramas of the ship and the excavation but we aren’t sure yet. Details are still being worked out so I am just headed down prepared to either shoot or work from the hotel. Whatever happens, We will be in the city for at least the next week or so. I’ll post some more details about the project sometime this coming week once I know more myself.
If you are in the City and want to meet up for coffee or a drink, shoot me an email or leave a comment here. Hope everyone has a great week!
By Drew Fulton on May 18th, 2010
 Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) - Genung Preserve, Freeville, NY Having grown up in central Florida and lived in Texas for the last few years, I am used to seeing warblers during migration, not singing on territory like they do here. This means I have quite a steep learning curve trying to learn the songs of local birds. I am making rapid progress, but there is an incredible amount to learn!
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By Drew Fulton on May 9th, 2010
 Northen Parula (Parula americana) - Foster Pond, Finger Lakes National Forest, New York On Friday morning at the Finger Lakes National Forest, one of the better birds of the morning was a Northern Parula. We had at least two individuals but, as typical with Parulas, they were high in the canopy. At one point, I set up on a blooming apple tree to sit and see if anything would come into feed, as I had seen a several Yellow Warblers do just that. A few minutes after setting up, this Northern Parula visited briefly for about 30 seconds. I came away with a couple good frames, the best of which you see here.
By Drew Fulton on May 8th, 2010
 Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) - Foster Pond, Finger Lakes National Forest, New York Yesterday morning, I spent a couple hours with another local photographer Raghu Ramanujan at Foster Pond in the Finger Lakes National Forest. It was a spectacularly beautiful morning and the woods were alive with warblers feeding and singing. Despite the huge amount of activity, we struggled to create photographs because we couldn’t really get close to many of the birds.
Rather than get frustrated with myself, I decided to switch gears a bit and focus on creating images of the warblers in their habitat rather than close up portraits. While I love the challenge of getting close to warblers and other small songbirds, creating environmental portraits can be even more of a challenge and extremely rewarding when one works.
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By Drew Fulton on April 15th, 2010
 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) - Summerhill State Forest, New York  Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) - Summerhill State Forest, New York Like yesterday’s Song Sparrows, many Dark-eyed Juncos hang around the area over the winter and are commonly seen at feeders. They also set up territories and begin singing early in the spring. They breed in forests dominated by conifers but are also seen in mixed woods. I have had them singing in my back yard in the past few weeks, but I was able to photograph this male singing in Summerhill State Forest last week. I have enjoyed photographing these sparrows both this spring and last fall because we don’t get them in central Florida.
By Drew Fulton on April 14th, 2010
 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) - Summerhill State Forest Talking about Song Sparrows as a migrant might not be totally fair as some birds stay over the winter and some migrate south. However, regardless of whether they are returning migrants or just over wintering birds, Song Sparrows are one of the first birds of spring to start singing. Here in Central New York they are everywhere and their song is ubiquitous. It seems that nearly every time I put my binoculars on a sparrow, it turns out to be a Song Sparrow.
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By Drew Fulton on April 12th, 2010
 Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) - Summerhill State Forest, New York Sorry it was so quiet around here last week. I have had a busy week but now have some time to share a few new images. Songbird migration has finally gotten underway. For several weeks there have been huge flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds and American Robins around, but now many sparrows have also returned and are now on territory and singing. Last week, I was able to find and photograph four different species of sparrows in just two days. Over the next few days I’ll be sharing with you a few images of these birds while we wait for the warblers to start showing in the next few weeks.
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By Drew Fulton on March 12th, 2010
 Northern Parula (Parula americana) - Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida Yesterday I looked at the flycatchers that can be seen and photographed on a regular basis at Anhinga Trail, so today we’ll look at the Wood Warblers. These small, typically colorful birds can be extremely difficult to photograph. Most prefer the canopy of tall trees and rarely come down to eye level. Well, at Anhinga Trail there are no tall trees so you can get lucky and get a canopy loving species like a Northern Parula at eye level.
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By Drew Fulton on March 11th, 2010
 Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) - Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida Anhinga Trail is known as one of the premiere locations to photograph Anhingas, herons, egrets, Wood Storks, and more. The place is so well known that on Saturday evening I witnessed well above $100,000 worth of lenses and camera equipment pointed at a single Great Blue Heron. It’s a popular place and I have been there so many times, I am much pickier where I point my lens these days. On Friday morning, I decided to focus on the often ignored songbirds of Anhinga Trail.
The marsh and reeds that line the edges of the canals can be extremely productive for a number of songbirds. On most visits, I see at least several species of warblers, a couple flycatchers, a couple blackbirds, and typically a handful of other species. Most photographers simply ignore these birds as they look for the charismatic herons and egrets.
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By Drew Fulton on March 10th, 2010
 Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) - Eco Pond, Everglades National Park, Florida It’s always fun when you find an unusual or out of place bird when birding. I had the pleasure to do just that twice over last weekend. Now when I am talking about unusual birds, I’m not talking about the birds themselves being weird or strange, I’m saying that their mere presence is unusual. So this past weekend I had two pretty cool and unusual species show up in Everglades National Park.
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