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 12 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 its 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.

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.

I have over 7,000 bird portraits of 150 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.

Click here to view a page with links to all bird and butterfly galleries including links to individual monthly uploads.

With grace,

Hal
Psalm 139

 

I'd love to hear from you.

Blog posts

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...

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

April 2021 birds

The Jewel Box is a Jewel

It’s always nice to visit the Jewel Box in Forest Park, a remnant of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair...

#42003

I’m trying my hand at something new – still life photography. This was more of an impromptu shot as I...

#41962