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I will be teaching “Digital Photography – SLR” this spring 2018 at the Cass Career Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. Registrations are now underway (and the class is already filling up). Get details here: “Spring 2018 Photography Classes”.
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Spring Color Arrives
Whew, been quite busy getting new prints ready for my upcoming first-of-year art show. I’ll be in Stillwater, Oklahoma soon for the Stillwater Arts Festival (if you live nearby, hope to see you there!). And I’ve been busy teaching a 6-week class in digital SLR photography; I have a wonderful group of photographers that are […]
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Tags: 2018, Blog, Cass County, daffodils, hyacinth, macro photography, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, spring
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Fun Friday: Family Dispute
Today’s Fun Friday post comes from the Venice Rookery (Florida) and features a pair of juvenile Anhingas having a sibling dispute in their nest at the rookery. While most of the birds at the rookery were busy building their nests, and a few even involved in mating, the Anhingas, along with the Great Blue Herons, […]
Posted in 2018, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Fun Friday post, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: 2018, anhinga, behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, cute, Florida, nature, nature photography, photography, travel, Venice Rookery, winter
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Black-crowned Night Herons Nesting
In this second post of Black-crowned Night Herons at the Venice bird rookery (Venice, Florida), I’m featuring some images I captured of the herons as they brought back twigs and small branches for their nests they were busy building. Unfortunately, their nests are typically deep in the thickets and not very visible. So I could […]
Posted in 2018, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: 2018, behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Florida, herons, nature, nature photography, photography, travel, Venice Rookery, winter
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Black-crowned Night Herons
When I recently traveled to Florida, one of my target birds for the trip was the Black-crowned Night Heron (BCNH). These herons are smaller herons and can be quite shy to photograph. But, like many birds in Florida, they are accustomed to humans and can be much easier to photograph. They seem to be more […]
Posted in 2018, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: 2018, bird photography, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Florida, heron, nature, nature photography, photography, travel, Venice Rookery, winter
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Let the Games Begin
After leaving Myakka River State Park, I drove a short distance to my next destination, Venice, FL, where I would spend a couple of days at the great bird rookery there. The Venice Rookery is another favorite place to visit when I go to Florida. It consists of an island-like bunch of mangroves, with some […]
Posted in 2018, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: 2018, behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Florida, great egret, nature, nature photography, photography, travel, Venice Rookery, winter
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Kayaking the Myakka, Part 3
In this final part of the “Kayaking the Myakka River” series, I’m featuring several species of wading birds that I captured while kayaking the Myakka River. These images show why I love taking the kayak out for some bird photography … you can get close, as well as down to “the birds’ level”. Enjoy these […]
Posted in 2018, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak, Travel Photography
Tags: 2018, behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Florida, herons, ibis, kayaking, limpkin, Myakka River State Park, nature, nature photography, photography, travel, winter
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Fun Friday: Need A Ride? Call Uber!
Today’s “Fun Friday” post comes from my recent stay in Myakka River State Park. One day while photographing at the park’s bridge, I looked up and saw this adult Great Blue Heron with a catfish in it’s mouth: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 7D Mark II body Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens, at 400mm Handheld, with […]
Kayaking the Myakka, Part 2
In this second part of my “Kayaking the Myakka”, I’m going to feature a few of the many alligator images I captured from the kayak. But before I share the gator images, here is an image I captured using my cell phone. I think you will see how peaceful it can be kayaking the Myakka […]
Kayaking the Myakka, Part 1
Today’s post is the first of several that feature some images I captured during my kayak adventure down the Myakka River, within Myakka River State Park (MRSP), Florida. I’ve photographed at MRSP during several trips to Florida, and have always dreamed about kayaking up the river into the areas where humans don’t normally travel … […]
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Tags: 2018, behavior, bird photography, birding, birdwatching, Blog, Florida, heron, kayaking, Myakka River State Park, nature, nature photography, photography, travel, winter
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Fun Friday: The Standoff
In today’s “Fun Friday” post, I’m featuring a pretty common sight. It seems that birds, typically vultures and some wading birds, like to come in close to where alligators are sunning and engage in a “stare-down” with each other. So far, I’ve not seen an alligator take one of these birds, but I’m sure it […]