Fotografia by Miguel – Nature Photographer. – Conservation Storytelling Nature – Photography

About Fotografia by Míguel

I am of Trinidadian/Venezuelan roots. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had an interest in nature & wildlife, my mother and grandparents were my biggest sources of inspiration and influence. Growing up in the Southern Caribbean, I would spend many hours catching insects, then letting them go, I…Continue reading “About Fotografia by Míguel”

Missouri’s Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers “White Trout Lily” (Erythronium albidum.)

22 Apr 202212 May 2022

While out on a Webster Groves Nature Study Society Nature Photography hike to the woodlands, El Presidente, Senor Ozark Bill, "put me on game" He pointed out the leaf structure…

Nature Photography…

“A perfect day for winter landscape photography.”

21 Apr 202221 Apr 2022

Yes, I acknowledge that winter is behind us, personally, I love all the seasons, coming from where I am from, you have a dry season and a wet season. Having…

Avian Photographer…

“Home!” Yerette – Home of the Hummingbird – Part Five – 2019.

19 Apr 202219 Apr 2022

This is the last in a five-part blog, reflecting on a 2019 trip to Trinidad and Tobago. It was a bittersweet sunrise; knowing my vacation was coming to an end,…

American Flamingo…

“Home!” Caroni Swamp – Part Four – 2019.

Someone once told me, "Miguel you are my family." those words changed my perception and ultimately adjusted my reality. Being a family means you are a part of something very…

Dutchmans Breeches…

Missouri’s Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers “Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria.)”

14 Apr 202218 Apr 2022

Five years, that is how long it has been since I last picked up my macro kit and attempted to photograph wildflowers. Many a thing has changed in the world,…

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Missouri’s Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers – “Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)”

13 Apr 202220 Apr 2022

Leaving work today, I saw a small patch of these amongst some tulips, outside my office. Glad I had my camera with me. This most attractive spring perennial is spectacular in large…

Avian Photographer…

“Home!” Asa Wright Nature Center – Part Three – 2019.

12 Apr 202213 Apr 2022

The roosters have been crowing since 430am. I did not get much sleep, I was excited about the day ahead. So I got up, showered and packed my camera bag,…

“Home!” Chagaramus – Part Two – 2019.

8 Apr 202213 Apr 2022

On this day I met up with my good friend and hands down, one of the best birder and nature photographers on the island - David S. Huggins. This "bredda's"…

Avian Photographer…

“Home!” Birds from the Backyard and Front Porch – Part One – 2019.

31 Mar 202219 Apr 2022

April 2022 is upon us. Where has the time gone? It has been almost 3 years since I visited my family back home. The "Pandemic" event of the past 2…

Look what the wind blew in!

23 Mar 202219 Apr 2022

In the winter of 2021, into 2022, a rare migrant from the Arctic appeared and made where I am in Missouri, its winter home, and “bird watchers” are taking notice.…

The Harrier and the Owl.

12 Mar 202223 Mar 2022

"Try and try again." yeah that is the saying, in my case I have been trying, trying, trying, going all the way back to 2016. I have been trying to…

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Hopes for a Short-eared Owl!

10 Mar 202223 Mar 2022

It’s that time of year again. Christmas is in the air; the New Year is right around the corner and Old man Winter is coming! Boy wildlife photography is about…

American white pelican…

Manny look at that Pelican fly!

10 Mar 202210 Mar 2022

This may arguably be the most famous one-liner in movie history, in reference to a pelican. "Look at these pelicans fly. Come on, pelicans!" Look at this pelican fly! Sure…

The Little Eastern Screech Owl.

9 Mar 202210 Mar 2022

Another winter is here, while some shudder at the thought of snow fall, I embrace the season of change, as winter migrants make their return to our area. Only 10…

Handy Field guides

If you are a native plant enthusiast. These are my field tools, app PlantNet and Missouri Wild Flowers. Each state I believe has a wildlife flower field guide.

“Whitetail Deer Rut.”

6 Dec 201922 Apr 2022

November, the month where we bid adieu to Fall and some welcome Winter's cold embrace. My brother in photography, Bill and I revisited a spot from last fall. Focusing on…

Birds

“It takes two to tango!”

21 Apr 201922 Apr 2022

In the pre-dawn silence of a mild spring Missouri morning, a few brave members of the Webster Groves Nature Study Society gathered at the parking lot of Dunn Ranch Prairie,…

American Bald Eagles…

“North American Bald Eagles of Clarksville.”

28 Jan 201922 Apr 2022

Photographing the North American Bald Eagle "Haliaeetus leucocephalus" Has been a few years in the making, after a more than ten-year hiatus, I got back into photography in 2013 -…

“Backyard Birding – Missouri Winter Songbirds.”

12 Jan 201919 Apr 2022

A big thanks to the Duncan's for inviting me to their home, to photograph winter songbirds at their bird feeder. A cold winter day is perfect for curling up by…

“The Return of the Short Eared Owls.”

1 Jan 201910 Mar 2022

My good friend, Bill and I have logged countless hours dating back to 2016 in hopes of getting an in-flight image of a Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus.) Fortune shined on us…

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