Just Glow – Beardsley Zoo’s “Glow Wild” Lantern Festival

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Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, CT is once again holding its amazing Glow Wild Lantern Festival, now with even more lanterns. What is Glow Wild?  It’s a zoo-filled wonderland of larger-than-life, brightly illuminated lanterns in the shapes of animals, mushrooms, flowers, … Continue reading

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Roseate Spoonbill – Stratford CT – Sept. 6, 2023

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A short post to show the very rare Connecticut bird, a Roseate Spoonbill.  For Connecticut, I believe this is only the fourth recorded sighting.  For normal US sightings, this bird is typically only seen in the very edges of the … Continue reading

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Skyhunters In Flight at Beardsley Zoo

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I recently spent a really enjoyable hour watching a live raptor show called “Skyhunters In Flight” at the Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo.  Skyhunters in Flight is an educational program run by Brian and Teddy Bradley that features a live, outdoor lecture … Continue reading

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Big Backyard Bobcat

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With their territories being very large (many square miles), I rarely see bobcats where I live, so it is always a treat when I catch a fleeting glimpse of one quietly sneaking through the yard. Recently, however, I saw a … Continue reading

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Make Music Day 2023 Fairfield – Scott’s Picks

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Make Music Day is held every year on the same date – June 21 – the first day of summer – rain or shine!  According to the MakeMusicDay.org website: It all started 41 years ago in France. In 1982, Jack … Continue reading

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A New Bluebird

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This blog post was started just as a Bluebird was hatching with the expectation that I would update it in near real-time as the Bluebird was hatching.  Things didn’t go as planned.  What follows is a journal in pictures and … Continue reading

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Laowa – The remarkable 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Macro Lens

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Seeing the first Webb Telescope space images today, I think about everything we have on Earth and how much magnification is enough for a photo.  For me, there is never enough.  Just like with Webb, every time I dive in … Continue reading

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Snowy Dark-eyed Juncos & Re-starting the photo blog!!

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Eleven years ago I started a blog with a very simple post titled “Backyard Blizzard Birds.”   That post highlighted three backyard birds that were doing their best to get through a bad snow storm. Dark-eyed juncos were one of … Continue reading

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Welcome – Read First!

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Welcome!  Thank you for visiting this photo blog. HOW TO USE THIS SITE: There are a couple of useful things to know when reading through new blog posts going forward or viewing the photo galleries This is a website about … Continue reading

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“Wild Heart” – A Review of Samantha Fish’s Newest CD & Photo Essay

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“Wild Heart” – Samantha Fish’s Newest CD A Review & Photo Essay by Scott Vincent (ScottVincentPhoto.Wordpress.com) Samantha Fish’s latest 12 song CD “Wild Heart” was released this past Friday on July 10 by Ruf Records.  Prior to the CD’s release, … Continue reading

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