Bird Photography… 2021: Missouri – The Harrier and the Owl. 12 Mar 20221 Nov 2023 "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…
Birds… 2019: Missouri – “Backyard Birding – Missouri Winter Songbirds.” 12 Jan 20191 Nov 2023 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…
Birds… 2019: Missouri – “The Return of the Short Eared Owls.” 1 Jan 20191 Nov 2023 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…
Birds… 2018: Illinois – “Lake Michigan’s late visitor.” 28 Dec 20181 Nov 2023 The alarm went off at 3 a.m., yup time to get up, showered and hit the road, accompanying me on this trip is two fellow birders/photographers (Bill and Casey.) Why…
Fotos by Mi… 2018: Missouri – “Webster Groves Nature Study Society Nature Photography Group Field Trip.” 16 Dec 20181 Nov 2023 The Webster Nature Study Society (WGNSS) - founded in 1920, the group's focus is on experiencing nature. The main interests of the group(club): botany, bryology, entomology, geology, herpetology, a nature…
Birds… 2018: Missouri – “Snow Geese Blastoff.” 24 Nov 20181 Nov 2023 T-minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, located at the eastern edge of the Missouri River Valley, about two miles south of Mound City, MO., can…
Deer… 2018: Illinois – “The curious Buck.” 17 Nov 20181 Nov 2023 "A journey of a thousand miles starts beneath one's feet" The most difficult ventures have a starting point; something which begins with one first step. I have always wanted to photograph…
Birds… 2018: Missouri – “A Mandarin Duck Mysteriously Appears!” 7 Nov 20181 Nov 2023 Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) aka Rockstar of 2018. This species of duck created a frenzy in a small St Louis County park and Central Park, NYC. His colorful plumage quickly…
Birds… 2018: Missouri – “Do not blink, there goes a Virginia Rail.” 28 Apr 20181 Nov 2023 I just ended, leading my first Webster Groves Nature Study Society field trip. Bill and I decided to head over to the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary to see the Virginia…
Antelope… 2018: Wyoming – “Where sagebrush meets the mountains.” 19 Apr 20181 Nov 2023 A huge thanks to my friend Ron Hayes, I had an amazing four days in Wyoming. The 11 western states with sagebrush-steppe habitat and sage grouse are Oregon, Washington, California…
Birds… 2018: Minnesota – “The Phantom of the Great North.” 12 Jan 20181 Nov 2023 On January 12 at 4am, my friend Andrew drove from St. Louis, MO to Meadowlands, MN (St. Louis County) home of Sax-Zim Bog. What awaited us was a "Birder's Life…
Birds… 2017: Missouri – “Meet the American Woodcock.” 20 Mar 20171 Nov 2023 What better way to start your Saturday morning than a 7:30 am breakfast at Cracker Barrel? I met up with my friend Ozark Bill, with whom I normally meet up…
Birds… 2017: Missouri – “The American Bald Eagles of Lock & Dam 14.” 4 Mar 20171 Nov 2023 Lock and Dam 14: Located in the city of Le Claire, IA. Hailed as one of the better bald eagle viewing opportunities in the continental US, each winter hundreds of…
Birds… 2016: Illinois – “For the thrill of it!” 10 Dec 20161 Nov 2023 A History Lesson on Grafton, Illinois Founded by James Mason unofficially in 1832 but on the records as of 1836, Grafton is the oldest city in Jersey County, Illinois, United…
Birds… 2016: Indiana – “Fall Migration of Sandhill Cranes.” 4 Dec 20161 Nov 2023 Gary, Indiana is known as the birthplace of the King of Pop, “Michael Jackson”; however, my journey does not take me there. I am travelling to Jasper-Pulaski Wildlife refuge, located…