Birds

I was all excited the other day because it was sunny and I was finally going to get to go out and shoot. Then the fog rolled in. So I decided to just do a camera walk around the neighborhood and see what I could do with the fog. The first thing I saw where… Continue reading Birds

Wood Duck

I have wanted to see and photograph these beautiful birds ever since I knew of their existence. So, when I read that wood ducks like to hang out in Lithia Park in the winter I could hardly believe it. But I packed up the new camera anyway and headed right down there. I got out… Continue reading Wood Duck

Pine Siskins

I have been threatening for some time to trade my Canon EOS-M in for a Fujifilm XT-1. Well Black Friday finally pushed me over the edge and it arrived on Thursday complete with 18-135mm lens (that’s 27 to 206 in 35mm terms). I decided to go for the single zoom lens because the whole point… Continue reading Pine Siskins

Day 59 – Bluejay

I’ve been watching these Bluejay’s dance around in my parents yard all summer. I finally got out the big lens and started chasing them around yesterday. I think the score was Bluejay’s 10 and Jeanne 1 but I finally got one to hold still long enough to get a pictures. My research indicates that this… Continue reading Day 59 – Bluejay

Day 45 – Ducks

I visited North Mountain Park in Ashland for the first time yesterday. What a great place for nature photographers. From the butterfly garden to the wetlands ponds to beautiful Bear Creek there is a lot of variety and a lot of wildlife habitat. Looking forward to going back with the “big girl” camera. I did… Continue reading Day 45 – Ducks

Mating Dance

Before After A few years ago I learned that when the Sandhill Cranes leave Bosque del Apache they stop off in Colorado’s San Luis Valley for a few weeks and it is there that they do their mating dance. The dance is said to renew the bonds with lifetime mates or establish new bonds for… Continue reading Mating Dance

Bosque del Apache

If you are any kind of nature photographer you must know that the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, NM is one of the iconic locations to photograph birds. Since moving to New Mexico I have made the two hour trek to the Bosque 9 times. Some years I made it twice,… Continue reading Bosque del Apache

Bosque sunrise

As much as I hate getting up at o’dark early to catch the sunrise I have to say I have never regretted it. My strategy this week of going to the Bosque del Apache midweek and early in the season paid off and I was actually able to find tripod space on the Flight Deck.… Continue reading Bosque sunrise

Snow Goose

It is that time of year when many nature photographer’s thoughts start turning to the Bosque del Apache. I had hoped to get down there myself this week but was preempted by other priorities. So, instead I started sifting through the pix from my last trip this past January. This started out as a much… Continue reading Snow Goose