Subscribe to Show Me Nature Photography
Featured Information
Due to my recent move to the Lake of the Ozarks, along with the Covid issues, I am currently not teaching group classes. However, I am available for private individual or very small group, in-the-field teaching, where we can safely learn more about our cameras and our photographic techniques..
"2020/early 2021 Photography Classes"Search the Blog
-
Recent Postings
Categories
- 2006 (5)
- 2007 (5)
- 2008 (6)
- 2009 (23)
- 2010 (62)
- 2011 (11)
- 2012 (156)
- 2013 (336)
- 2014 (341)
- 2015 (233)
- 2016 (171)
- 2017 (113)
- 2018 (116)
- 2019 (50)
- 2020 (83)
- 2021 (91)
- 2022 (35)
- Art Festivals (2)
- Astrophotography (54)
- Bird Photography (521)
- Birds (570)
- Blog (2,186)
- Butterfly Photography (93)
- Drone Photography (4)
- Flower (36)
- focus stacking (71)
- Fun Friday post (191)
- HDR (17)
- Insect Photography (194)
- Landscape Photography (279)
- Macro Photography (453)
- Mammals (316)
- National Park (130)
- Nature Photography (1,676)
- Photography Classes (3)
- Photography from a kayak (189)
- Photography Tips (52)
- Photography Workshop (36)
- Reptiles and Amphibians (39)
- Sports (2)
- Sunrises/Sunsets (42)
- Travel Photography (874)
- Uncategorized (1)
- Video (10)
- Waterfalls (12)
- Wildflowers (438)
ShowMeNature Topics
2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alaska Bald Eagle bear behavior Bird birding bird photography birds birdwatching Blog brown bear Cass County Colorado cute Dorsett Hill Prairie fall Florida Hallo Bay insect Inside Passage kayaking landscape macro photography mammals meadow Missouri National Park nature nature photography photography prairie spring Squaw Creek NWR summer travel wildflower winter
Fun Friday: Pollinator at Work
With our extremely hot temperatures, I have not been out much for photography lately. But I do manage to make an occasional walk-through of my butterfly garden, right outside my front door and in beautiful bloom right now! During my walk-through yesterday, I did find some pollinators busy at work: I’ve also seen a couple […]
Posted in 2017, Blog, Fun Friday post, Insect Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: 2017, Blog, bumble bee, Cass County, insect, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, pollinator, purple coneflower, summer, wildflower
Leave a comment
Leave a comment
Happy Pollinators
Slept in “late” this morning, after a long evening of photographing the “super-sized”, “blood” moon of the lunar eclipse last night. Wasn’t sure how things would go, as it was pretty cloudy during the day. But Mother Nature smiled down on us and we had a totally clear sky for the eclipse! Hoping to have […]
Posted in 2015, Blog, Insect Photography, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: 2015, Aster, Blog, bumble bee, Cass County, fall, insect, macro photography, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, wildflower
4 Comments
4 Comments
Pollinators At Work
Late last fall, I began digging and planting a new Butterfly Garden, just outside my front porch at my rural Missouri home. This spring, it still needs some more plants added and some more work, but it is already attracting pollinators, such as this Bumble Bee: Besides a lot of Bumble Bees, a few butterflies […]
Posted in 2015, Blog, Insect Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: 2015, Blog, bumble bee, Cass County, insect, liatris, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, summer, wildflower
Leave a comment
Leave a comment
Flight Path Bee
When kayaking among the many American Lotus flowers, it is common to find all kinds of nectar-seeking insects enjoying the fruits that lie inside the Lotus blooms. One morning, things fell into place when two Bumble Bees were in flight, about to reach a Lotus flower where a third Bee was already busy collecting nectar: […]
Posted in 2009, 2015, Blog, Insect Photography, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak, Wildflowers
Tags: 2015, American Lotus, behavior, Blog, bumble bee, Cass County, cute, insect, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, spring, wildflower
Leave a comment
Leave a comment
Spring Thoughts
In the cold snap, it’s very easy to get lost thinking spring thoughts! This Bumble Bee was busy feasting on Common Horse Gentian (Triosteum perfoliatum), a common wildflower found on Missouri prairies.
Busy As A Bee
While hiking some meadows in the Maroon Bells area of Colorado, I came upon a nice patch of thistles, and several Bumble Bees that were busy nectar hunting: These images were made in mid-September. The nighttime temperatures were downright cold, but you could count on seeing these guys busy at work […]
Posted in Blog
Tags: behavior, Blog, bumble bee, insect, macro photography, Maroon Bells, meadow, nature, photography, pollinator, Rocky Mountains, summer, thistle, travel, wildflower
4 Comments
4 Comments
Chill Out!
While hiking the Maroon Bells area of the Colorado Rockies, I stumbled upon a small patch of wildflowers, including these yellow beauties. Not sure of the identification, but appears to possibly be a sunflower of the genus Arnica (any ID help is certainly appreciated!): Did you notice the small “inhabitant”, located near […]
Posted in Blog
Tags: behavior, Blog, bumble bee, Colorado, insect, Maroon Bells, nature, photography, pollen, pollinator, summer, sunflower, travel, wildflower
8 Comments
8 Comments
Hi, Sweetie!
I haven’t posted much on the nearby prairie meadow this year, mainly due to it’s lack of productivity, as compared to last year. I think there are 2 factors that have affected the meadow’s wildflower growth this year: (1) no controlled burns were conducted over the winter, and (2) our very late, cold spring weather. […]
Posted in Blog
Tags: Blog, bumble bee, Cass County, insect, landscape, Missouri, nature, photography, prairie, spiderwort, wildflower
2 Comments
2 Comments