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...
Isn’t this cool!
Yesterday I was at the Creve Coeur marsh area glassing birds. I came upon this dead tree with a little...
Egret activity
I was told recently there were a bunch of egrets nesting at O’Fallon park in St. Louis – so I...
June/July bird images
The little blue heron, chickadees, and catbird are in my Bird Gallery 4 and are available for purchase.
It’s a hoot!
It’s a hoot calling in barred owls to our backyard. We’ve had a family of owls living in the woods...
Forest Park Playscape
The Playscape at Forest Park is a new 17 acre space filled with native wildflowers, walking paths, water features, and...
Free Print!
To celebrate my 1300th bird portrait I’m giving this print away. This is a high resolution image of a gray...
Bird calling
I’m moving out beyond my backyard and into the field to capture various species of birds. To help make my...
June birds
It’s only the start of June, but I’ve spent a few hours out in the field glassing birds. Yes, I...
Backyard bird tips
I continue to field questions about my bird portraits, so I thought I’d share more backyard bird photography tips. Keep...
Indigo bunting for my 2022 bird calendar
I’ve been mesmerized by indigo buntings for years, but I’ve never been able to get a good photo of them,...
Cat Van Rembrandt!
Cat Van Rembrandt! The lighting was absolutely perfect for this catbird portrait. Reminiscent of Rembrandt lighting along with the angle...
Dickcissel
This was an unexpected find today. While out walking at a nearby marsh I came upon this male dickcissel. I...
Two new bird captures
Bam! The magic happened just like that. I sat down by the creek for lunch today. I saw some small...
Loess Bluff Photo Trip
Monday afternoon we rolled back into town from our trip to Loess Bluff Wildlife Refuge. I was really excited to...
Another new species for the backyard?
Hmmm? It looks like I’ve found another species of bird in my backyard. It’s amazing how many (about 35-40) different...
A few birds from May 2021
Catbird, immature bald eagle, two eagles, cedar waxwing, prothonotary warbler (a first for me), and great egret
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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...
Isn’t this cool!
Yesterday I was at the Creve Coeur marsh area glassing birds. I came upon this dead tree with a little...
Egret activity
I was told recently there were a bunch of egrets nesting at O’Fallon park in St. Louis – so I...
June/July bird images
The little blue heron, chickadees, and catbird are in my Bird Gallery 4 and are available for purchase.
It’s a hoot!
It’s a hoot calling in barred owls to our backyard. We’ve had a family of owls living in the woods...
Forest Park Playscape
The Playscape at Forest Park is a new 17 acre space filled with native wildflowers, walking paths, water features, and...
Free Print!
To celebrate my 1300th bird portrait I’m giving this print away. This is a high resolution image of a gray...
Bird calling
I’m moving out beyond my backyard and into the field to capture various species of birds. To help make my...
June birds
It’s only the start of June, but I’ve spent a few hours out in the field glassing birds. Yes, I...
Backyard bird tips
I continue to field questions about my bird portraits, so I thought I’d share more backyard bird photography tips. Keep...
Indigo bunting for my 2022 bird calendar
I’ve been mesmerized by indigo buntings for years, but I’ve never been able to get a good photo of them,...
Cat Van Rembrandt!
Cat Van Rembrandt! The lighting was absolutely perfect for this catbird portrait. Reminiscent of Rembrandt lighting along with the angle...
Dickcissel
This was an unexpected find today. While out walking at a nearby marsh I came upon this male dickcissel. I...
Two new bird captures
Bam! The magic happened just like that. I sat down by the creek for lunch today. I saw some small...
Loess Bluff Photo Trip
Monday afternoon we rolled back into town from our trip to Loess Bluff Wildlife Refuge. I was really excited to...
Another new species for the backyard?
Hmmm? It looks like I’ve found another species of bird in my backyard. It’s amazing how many (about 35-40) different...
A few birds from May 2021
Catbird, immature bald eagle, two eagles, cedar waxwing, prothonotary warbler (a first for me), and great egret
