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

 

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Blog posts

We delight in beauty…

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that...

My shield

But you, O Lord, are always my shield from danger;you give me victory and restore my courage.I call to the Lord for help, and from...

Psalm 139

This is a portion of my favorite chapter in all of scripture. Seems fitting for today. “Where can I go...

Goldfinch additions

Butterfly additions

Square prints are available. Go to my Contact page for details.

Recent additions

Dogwood Canyon

This waterfall is located at Dogwood Canyon, which is a paid attraction owned by BassPro Shops, south of Branson, MO....

Top of the Rock

I captured this image of the bronze sculpture “End of the Trail” at Top of the Rock near Branson, MO...

Sticking your neck out

You have to stick your neck out if you want to get where you’re going.

A yellow fellow

A few images of a tiger swallowtail in my backyard on zinnias

Pick me, pick me!

Have you ever been on the sidelines with your hand raised shouting pick me, pick me! Or, have you ever been the last one standing when teams chose sides on the playground?

My favorite image

Someone asked me the other day what my favorite photograph was. I told her the following. It was one of...

Lean in real close

Sometimes you just have to lean in real close and be vulnerable if you want to be authentic.

Need a lift?

You don’t have to look down on others to lift them up.Encourage someone today and extend a helping hand –...

Those who stand…

… for nothing will fall for anything.” A. Hamilton I was in the backyard glassing goldfinches during lunch. I glanced...

Swallowtail on zinnia

They’re baaak!

Finally… the goldfinches are back. They usually don’t hang around our yard until sunflowers and zinnias bloom. That finally happened...

Andscape or Landscape?

No, that’s not a typo. And, I know it just may be semantics to some, but to me it’s something...

The lifter of my head

Have you ever had a day like this flower? Rained on.. windblown… picked on… maybe even bullied! There is good...

Water lily

I never thought I’s shoot floral subjects with a 150-600mm lens set at 600mm. But, that’s what happened with this...

“Early in the morning…”

… my song shall rise to thee.” I love Carolina wrens – especially when they sing early in the morning....

Go ahead, you can say awe….

I’ve captured quite a few images of Carolina wrens, but none like this. Go ahead, you can say awe.

Cat and mouse game

Recently Kathleen and I had the pleasure of watching a juvenile owl and squirrel play “cat and mouse” in our...

Owl 2 – Rodents 0

That’s the score today, Owls 2 – Rodents 0. We love watching this family of owls rearing their young in...

Circle of life

We now have a family of owls in the woods behind our house. One of the parents has been spending...

An owl affair

We have a family of owls in the woods behind our house. It’s been fun watching and photographing them. Here...

Like father like sons

Just when I thought I’d seen it all! What a rare treat to see a male northern flicker sparring with...

Blue trillium???

There is a wildlife mitigation area within a few miles of our home. It floods frequently and attracts various waterfowl...