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2018 Highlights – May
As I continue through my 2018 journey highlights, May’s dominant theme was wildflowers and warblers, both becoming quite common in this late spring month. My adventures included visiting three new prairies and one new Missouri Conservation Area, and of course, my “regular” nearby kayak locations: Prairie Larkspur: Indian Paintbrush: Ox-Eye Daisies: Common Yellowthroat Warbler: Woodland […]
Posted in 2018, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak, Travel Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: 2018, behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Cass County, kayaking, macro photography, meadow, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, prairie, spring, travel, wildflower
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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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Cattle Egret Dispute
Today’s post comes from my recent (February 2018) photo trip to Florida. While kayaking around Bird Island (a rookery near St. Petersburg), I captured a series of images of a couple of Cattle Egrets that were busy in a nesting territorial dispute on the island: During nesting season, you must always be ready for the […]
Posted in 2018, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak, Travel Photography
Tags: 2018, behavior, Bird Island, bird photography, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Egrets, Florida, kayaking, nature, nature photography, nesting, photography, travel, winter
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Warbler Time, Again!
Yesterday was a great “working” day. I conducted a full-day, private workshop to work with a photographer on gaining proper exposures when photographing birds. Since the client was also a kayaker, we kayaked for half of the day and then broke for lunch, following that with downloading and critiquing his images. We had a great […]
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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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 … […]
Posted in 2018, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak, Travel Photography
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: Looking For a Meal
A couple of days ago, I decided to take Rubber Ducky (my kayak) out for a sunrise paddle at a nearby Missouri Conservation Department waterway. It was a wonderful morning … nice and cool, very little wind, a gorgeous sunrise, and a host of hospitable creatures. One of the colorful inhabitants I found was a […]
Posted in 2017, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Fun Friday post, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak
Tags: 2017, behavior, Bird, bird photography, birding, birdwatching, Blog, Cass County, kayaking, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, Prothonotary Warbler, spring
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Faves of 4Q 2016
Fourth quarter began as usual, with foliage showing the signs of fall, such as this Slender Bush Clover found on Snowball Hill Prairie: Not far from the clover, I found 3 Rough Blazing Stars: And I have to include one of my favorite finds at a local hardware store, some fun-loving Mums (which 2 […]
Posted in 2016, Astrophotography, Blog, Butterfly Photography, Insect Photography, Landscape Photography, Macro Photography, National Park, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak, Travel Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: 2016, Arches NP, astrophotography, Blog, Cass County, fall, insect, kayaking, landscape, macro photography, meadow, Missouri, National Park, nature, nature photography, photography, prairie, travel, wildflower, winter
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Faves of 2Q 2016
Today’s post features some of my favorite memories and images of nature that I photographed during the months of April, May and June. If you missed the first quarter’s images, you can find them here (“Faves of 1Q 2016”). Now, on to the second quarter! In spring and early summer, I am usually busy photographing […]
Posted in 2016, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Insect Photography, Macro Photography, Mammals, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak, Wildflowers
Tags: 2016, behavior, bird photography, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Cass County, insect, kayaking, macro photography, mammals, meadow, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, prairie, spring, summer, wildflower
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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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