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…
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,…
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…
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… “For the thrill of it!” 10 Dec 201610 Mar 2022 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… “Fall Migration of Sandhill Cranes.” 4 Dec 201610 Mar 2022 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…
Elephant Rock State Park… “Johnson’s Shut-ins State Park & Elephant Rocks State Park with Danny Brown.” 8 Nov 201619 Apr 2022 October 25th, 2016 Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park is state-owned, located in Reynolds County, Missouri. The East Fork of the Black River flows like a maze through the dominant rocks called rhyolite,…