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It feels so good to have such a long lived dog in our home. We’ve only shared our lives with one other dog for this long and only one other dog We’ve had has lived to be the same age as Mojo. They both had Husky blood. Mojo has been a presence in our lives for 14 years. And that is exactly how I would describe his involvement in our lives. He’s… Read More
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It is always exciting to get out and visit a new location. I don’t usually do any research in advance of a visit to a new place to see what I might find there. I like to be surprised. The excitement of seeing something new and unexpected is part of what I find so fun. If you see a new bird. Do you know what it is. Are you familiar with it…. Read More
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The Wood Duck is a bit smaller than the more common duck the Mallard. Wood Ducks are a brightly colored beautiful bird in the male ducks of the species. This is probably the way one most often sees them photographed. I often like the more subtle colors in birds. The female wood duck is a beautiful more subtle shade of colors. In my recent photography adventures with the Wood Duck I was… Read More
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The Ruddy Duck is one of the variety of birds I often look for during spring migration. I try to stop at one of our local parks that features a pond regularly looking for migrating birds in the early spring. Some days are better than others. Sometimes I don’t see any migratory birds passing through. Other days I am treated to a wide variety of migrating birds al in one visit. It… Read More
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The Ring-necked Duck is a perfectly fine duck. But to me it is a misnamed duck. I don’t think I have ever seen a Ring-necked Duck that actually has a ring on their neck. So maybe I am misidentifying them. Very possible. Or the ducks were named for a duck that did have a ring on its neck, but that is not actually the most common variation in the birds plumage. Maybe… Read More
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Redhead ducks are beautiful birds. The Redhead features multiple colors across its body. Gray lower body and abdomen. A black chest. And of course the red head for which the Redhead duck is so named. All the colors fit together beautifully. They are all in these deeper darker tones. Not brilliant and standing out so much. There is this subtle dignified beauty to the colors of the Redhead. I was able to… Read More
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I have really enjoyed trying to create more environmental style wildlife photography. Photographs of wildlife like the Northern Pintail that really show the environment in which the wildlife lives. When I am out birding this has taken place by composing photographs that shoe the birds like this Northern Pintail but also show the foreground vegetation one might have to be looking through in order to actually see them. Northern Pintails are not… Read More
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Photographing the Mallards at our local park is fun and great practice for all your wildlife photogrpahy ideas. You rarely have to worry about if you will see subjects to photograph. The Mallards are so used to people that you can experiement and try all sorts of differnet things. Practice close ups. Mallards in flight. Photograph groups of Mallards. Try slower shutter speeds. Photograph from different angles. But if you love wildlife… Read More
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One cool aspect of living in a place where there is at least some access to wildlife on a regular basis is you get to see birds nest and having babies. One of our local parks is a site where Mallard Ducklings can be seen regularly during the time of year when they are hatching. If I wanted I could probably go to the park every day and photograph the ducklings each… Read More
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I have been fortunate to see Green-Winged Teal at one of our great bird watching areas in our region. I really like this perspective of this photograph viewing the Green-Winged Teal through the weeds. It really shows what the experience of bird watching is often like. But despite the vegetation I was able to get the Green-Winged Teal in good focus. It also shows what the real lived in environment is like… Read More
