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Wood Duck Drakes from the Kayak
While looking for a specific image in my large collection of nature images, I ran across a few from a few years ago, that I never published. The Wood Duck drake (male) is such a colorful duck and always fun to photograph. Although they are typically quite skittish, wearing camo clothing in a kayak often […]
Posted in 2018, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak
Tags: 2007, Amarugia CA, behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Cass County, kayaking, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, spring, Wood duck
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Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse
Wednesday morning saw a rare event … a “Super Blue Blood Moon (Lunar Eclipse)”. The last time we had one of these was approximately 150 years ago! To capture this event, I was really challenged. First, the eclipse would be occurring in the morning hours as sunrise was beginning. It also was in the very […]
Posted in 2018, Astrophotography, Blog, Nature Photography
Tags: 2018, Amarugia CA, Blog, blood moon, blue moon, Cass County, lunar eclipse, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, super moon, winter
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Do the Dew!
Back from Des Moines. It was a mixed bag. Spent a day at the Neil Smith NWR, with the highlight of capturing images of some Ebony Jewel-Wing Damselflies … a blog post with some images is forthcoming. Then, wonderful weather! After a rather warm day on Thursday, a cold front passed overnight and Friday thru […]
Posted in 2017, Blog, focus stacking, Insect Photography, Macro Photography, Nature Photography
Tags: 2017, Amarugia CA, Blog, Cass County, dew, insect, macro photography, meadow, Missouri, moth, nature, nature photography, photography, summer
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Damselfly
On my last kayak outing, I found a Damselfly (species unknown) perched on a plant leaf and hanging over the water. Here are a couple of images I captured of this wonderful insect: The damselfly differs from the dragonfly by the way it carries it’s wings. While the dragonfly lays it’s wings out to either […]
Posted in 2016, Blog, Insect Photography, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak
Tags: 2016, Amarugia CA, behavior, Blog, Cass County, damselfly, fall, insect, kayaking, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography
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Early Morning Dragonflies
During my last kayak outing, I captured several dragonflies in the early morning, as they rested along the bank of the lake: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 7D Mark 2 body Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-5.6 IS lens Handheld from the kayak, with IS “On” ISO 500 Aperture f/5.6 Shutter 1/125 sec. to 1/800 sec.
Posted in 2016, Blog, Insect Photography, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak
Tags: 2016, Amarugia CA, behavior, Blog, Cass County, dragonfly, insect, kayaking, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, summer
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A Rare Sighting
During my last kayak outing, I was both surprised and pleased to catch some rarely seen birds … the Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum). These birds typically keep to heavy thickets, making it difficult to spot them. But while kayaking, I was fortunate to see a total of three, out in the open. The one sitting […]
Posted in 2016, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak
Tags: 2016, Amarugia CA, Blog, Cass County, kayaking, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, summer, wood thrush
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Look, But Don’t Touch!
A couple of days ago, I had another, early morning kayak outing at a local Missouri Conservation Area. As I unloaded the kayak and prepared to enter the water, I had to stop for a moment and capture the beautiful sky developing around me as sunrise neared. Now I didn’t come prepared, so had to […]
Posted in 2016, Blog, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak, Wildflowers
Tags: 2016, Amarugia CA, Blog, Cass County, kayaking, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, summer, Touch-me-not, wildflower
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Enter the Dragon’s Lair, Part 3
In Part 3 of this mini-series, I’m featuring a Banded Pennant dragonfly that was photographed last week at a local Missouri Conservation Area: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 7D Mark 2 body Canon EF 100-400mm, f/4.5 to f/5.6 IS lens Handheld, with IS “On” ISO 500 Aperture f/8 Shutter 1/200 sec. to 1/250 sec.
Posted in 2016, Blog, Insect Photography, Nature Photography
Tags: Amarugia CA, dragonfly, insect, meadow, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, prairie, spring
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Enter the Dragon’s Lair, Part 2
In part 2 of this mini-series, I’m featuring some of the many Eastern Amberwings dragonflies that I found at a local Missouri Conservation Area last week. These are some of my favorite dragonflies. They are such a beautiful color, although sometimes a bit more difficult to find due to the transparent amber coloration of the […]
Posted in 2016, Blog, Insect Photography, Nature Photography
Tags: Amarugia CA, behavior, Blog, Cass County, dragonfly, insect, meadow, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, prairie, spring
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Keeping My Fingers Crossed!
A few days ago, I stopped by a local, Missouri Department of Conservation area. I was pleasantly surprised to find a couple of locations that had been recently plowed. In the past, these areas had been used to grow sunflowers in the summer, but had not been planted for 3 years. So, I’m keeping my […]
Posted in 2012, 2016, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Butterfly Photography, Insect Photography, Landscape Photography, Nature Photography, Photography Workshop, Wildflowers
Tags: 2012, 2016, Amarugia CA, birds, Blog, Cass County, insect, landscape, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, summer, wildflower
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