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…