American Flamingo… “Home!” Caroni Swamp – Part Four – 2019. 18 Apr 2022 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…
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,…
Birding… “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…
Raptors… 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.…
Birds… 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…
Fotografia by Míguel… 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…
Birds… 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…
Deer… “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…
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 -…
Birds… “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…
Birds… “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…
Birds… “Lake Michigan’s late visitor.” 28 Dec 201810 Mar 2022 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… “Webster Groves Nature Study Society Nature Photography Group Field Trip.” 16 Dec 201810 Mar 2022 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… “Snow Geese Blastoff.” 24 Nov 201822 Mar 2022 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… “The curious Buck.” 17 Nov 201810 Mar 2022 "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… “A Mandarin Duck Mysteriously Appears!” 7 Nov 201810 Mar 2022 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… “Do not blink, there goes a Virginia Rail.” 28 Apr 201810 Mar 2022 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… “Where sagebrush meets the mountains.” 19 Apr 201810 Mar 2022 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… “The Phantom of the Great North.” 12 Jan 201811 Mar 2022 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…