Welcome!

I’ve always been creative – of sorts. I get that from my mom. She could create almost anything. Me? I can’t even draw stick figures! However, in my wildest dreams I could not have imagined when I first picked up a camera as a young adult I would have a website, thousands of images, artwork in a number of countries on 4 continents, countless art fairs and exhibits, and a handful of awards along the way. But that’s not my story… this is.  To witness creation and worship our Creator.  As you poke around my website I hope you not only see the beauty of creation, but also the beauty of the One who created it all. 

You can find out a little bit more about me and my creative work sprinkled throughout the pages. If you’d like to know more send me a message via the form below. 

I do hope you’ll stick around for a few minutes and enjoy the work in my galleries and visual blogs at the bottom of the page. And, I hope you’ll take pause and visit my Psalms and Laments page. It contains dozens of poems written by me and combined with my photographs. 

Oh, one last thing… you’ve probably noticed most of my photos the last few years are of birds with some butterflies thrown in. I have 5 bird galleries on the menu above and in 2022 I began a monthly blog where I record some of what I see. Just scroll down and you’ll see what I mean. Click here to view a page with links to all bird and butterfly galleries including links to individual monthly uploads.

I have thousands of bird portraits of 100+ species which includes; bluebird, cardinal, woodpeckers, goldfinch, hummingbird, blue jay, owl, warblers of all kind, wrens, titmouse, thrush, mockingbird, phoebe, tanager, oriole, fly catchers, birds of prey, and many others.

 

With grace,

Hal
Psalm 139

I'd love to hear from you.

Blog posts

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...

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...