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…
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…
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…
Birds… 2017: Missouri – “Trumpeters of the Riverlands.” 18 Dec 20171 Nov 2023 Earlier this Spring, I tuned into a PBS special, “The National Parks: America's Best Idea.” In the 1920’s George Melendez Wright raised awareness to the plight of the Tule Elk…
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…