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The Blessing X Four

The Blessing X Four

Sunday, September 12th, marked a day I won’t forget anytime soon. It was baptism Sunday at The Crossing and our...

Various Captures September 2021

If you’d like to know more about any of the images just shoot me an email. (see Contact page) Many...

Nature’s font

Just maybe this is the start of a new font. Of course I would need a whole lot of cooperation...

Lightning strikes twice!

With the abundance of monarchs (8 in total) lighting on the blazing star, I went out to try and capture...

Late summer hummers

Take flight

Take flightWhile lightDarkness lurks just out of sight.

August butterflies

With zinnias and blazing star (liatris) finally starting to pop, the butterflies are finally starting to show up. Here are...

Eastern kingbird

Somewhat skittish, glassing the Eastern kingbird is always a treat for me. Hope you enjoy!

Hungover monarch butterfly

What’s a butterfly to do when he’s had one too many zinnias? Head for a nice cozy liatris leaf and...

Which do you prefer?

Some people prefer seeing more of the background and surrounds in wildlife photo, while others prefer only to see the...

Yellow throated warbler

Some things are worth reaching for

“But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the...

All colors go together!

From time to time my wife will ask me, “Does this blouse go with these pants?” Or some other clothing...

An almost “great” image

This is a white-eyed vireo and he doesn’t sit still for more than a second or two. He constantly flits...

Cattle egrets

I don’t see cattle egrets very often. They just don’t seem to be around the wildlife areas I frequent. However,...

Up close and personal

While out in the field I had an opportunity to get up close and personal with this indigo bunting. I...

When it rains…

… it pours. And, I head out with my camera! The first image of Oscar (barred owl) was taken in...

Love this little bird!

If you want to get bird shots like this you’ve gotta get down in the marsh/swamp! Prothonotary warblers live and...

Should this prothonotary warbler make it on my bird calendar?

What do you think? My 2022 Backyard Bird Calendar will be coming out this fall and I have limited space...

How about a little contrast?

Contrast is a wonderful thing – especially in photography. And, when we discuss contrast it’s usually in the context of...

White-eyed vireo

This is my first capture of a white-eyed vireo. I was out in the field this morning and noticed this...

An Oscar fly in

We were eating supper a few minutes ago and I saw this “shadow” fly by the back door. Kathleen got...

Indispensable tools for glassing birds

Photographing birds in the backyard is one thing, and glassing them in the field is quite another. I have feeders...

Prothonotary warbler

I went to the marsh this morning after storms rolled through. I saw this prothonotary warbler flash by. I got...

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The Blessing X Four

The Blessing X Four

Sunday, September 12th, marked a day I won’t forget anytime soon. It was baptism Sunday at The Crossing and our...

Various Captures September 2021

If you’d like to know more about any of the images just shoot me an email. (see Contact page) Many...

Nature’s font

Just maybe this is the start of a new font. Of course I would need a whole lot of cooperation...

Lightning strikes twice!

With the abundance of monarchs (8 in total) lighting on the blazing star, I went out to try and capture...

Late summer hummers

Take flight

Take flightWhile lightDarkness lurks just out of sight.

August butterflies

With zinnias and blazing star (liatris) finally starting to pop, the butterflies are finally starting to show up. Here are...

Eastern kingbird

Somewhat skittish, glassing the Eastern kingbird is always a treat for me. Hope you enjoy!

Hungover monarch butterfly

What’s a butterfly to do when he’s had one too many zinnias? Head for a nice cozy liatris leaf and...

Which do you prefer?

Some people prefer seeing more of the background and surrounds in wildlife photo, while others prefer only to see the...

Yellow throated warbler

Some things are worth reaching for

“But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the...

All colors go together!

From time to time my wife will ask me, “Does this blouse go with these pants?” Or some other clothing...

An almost “great” image

This is a white-eyed vireo and he doesn’t sit still for more than a second or two. He constantly flits...

Cattle egrets

I don’t see cattle egrets very often. They just don’t seem to be around the wildlife areas I frequent. However,...

Up close and personal

While out in the field I had an opportunity to get up close and personal with this indigo bunting. I...

When it rains…

… it pours. And, I head out with my camera! The first image of Oscar (barred owl) was taken in...

Love this little bird!

If you want to get bird shots like this you’ve gotta get down in the marsh/swamp! Prothonotary warblers live and...

Should this prothonotary warbler make it on my bird calendar?

What do you think? My 2022 Backyard Bird Calendar will be coming out this fall and I have limited space...

How about a little contrast?

Contrast is a wonderful thing – especially in photography. And, when we discuss contrast it’s usually in the context of...

White-eyed vireo

This is my first capture of a white-eyed vireo. I was out in the field this morning and noticed this...

An Oscar fly in

We were eating supper a few minutes ago and I saw this “shadow” fly by the back door. Kathleen got...

Indispensable tools for glassing birds

Photographing birds in the backyard is one thing, and glassing them in the field is quite another. I have feeders...

Prothonotary warbler

I went to the marsh this morning after storms rolled through. I saw this prothonotary warbler flash by. I got...