Take flight
Take flightWhile lightDarkness lurks just out of sight.
August butterflies
With zinnias and blazing star (liatris) finally starting to pop, the butterflies are finally starting to show up. Here are...
Eastern kingbird
Somewhat skittish, glassing the Eastern kingbird is always a treat for me. Hope you enjoy!
Hungover monarch butterfly
What’s a butterfly to do when he’s had one too many zinnias? Head for a nice cozy liatris leaf and...
Which do you prefer?
Some people prefer seeing more of the background and surrounds in wildlife photo, while others prefer only to see the...
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...
Blog posts
Take flight
Take flightWhile lightDarkness lurks just out of sight.
August butterflies
With zinnias and blazing star (liatris) finally starting to pop, the butterflies are finally starting to show up. Here are...
Eastern kingbird
Somewhat skittish, glassing the Eastern kingbird is always a treat for me. Hope you enjoy!
Hungover monarch butterfly
What’s a butterfly to do when he’s had one too many zinnias? Head for a nice cozy liatris leaf and...
Which do you prefer?
Some people prefer seeing more of the background and surrounds in wildlife photo, while others prefer only to see the...
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...