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… “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…
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…
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… “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…