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Christmas in October
Today’s post features some very colorful, Christmassy-like berries. Although I haven’t been able to identify them, they are most likely the fruit of Jack-in-the-Pulpit, or the Green Dragon wildflowers (both are located in rich, moist woodlands throughout Missouri): Coming up … more Missouri Ozark woodland fall colors. Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 camera […]
Posted in Landscape Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: fall, nature photography, wildflower
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Transitioning Colors
Today’s post features a couple of fall colors images I have captured over the past few days. Although the peak of the Ozarks’ fall colors has not yet been reached, there are obvious signs of the transition that can be seen. The two images featured today were captured at Fiery Fork Conservation Area, located in […]
Posted in Landscape Photography, Nature Photography
Tags: fall, Missouri, nature photography
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Table for Two, Please
Today’s post features a couple of skipper butterflies as they share a zinnia flower in the church butterfly garden: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 camera body Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens Handheld, with IS “On” ISO 500 Aperture f/8 Shutter 1/4000 sec.
Posted in Butterfly Photography, Flower, Nature Photography
Tags: butterfly, nature photography
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King of the Sunflowers?
Today’s post features some images of Maximillian Sunflowers, captured this past week in the church butterfly garden, here at the Lake of the Ozarks (MO). The Maximillian Sunflower is a new addition to the church butterfly garden. Several bare root plants were planted last fall and in one short year, they have proved to be […]
Posted in Nature Photography, Uncategorized, Wildflowers
Tags: nature photography, wildflower
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Pollinators at Work
Today’s post features an image I captured over the weekend. I have 3 patches of Showy Goldenrod planted in the church butterfly garden and all are profusely blooming right now. Being an “end of season” bloomer, the Goldenrod is near the top of the pollinator’s wish list at the buffet table, this late in the […]
Let’s Get Really Small!
Today’s post features an image I captured over the weekend. With the annual fall Monarch migration in full swing, there have been lots of Monarchs visiting the church butterfly garden, here in the Missouri Ozarks. This featured image shows the sizes of a Monarch egg (upper, lefthand edge of image) and a freshly-hatched Monarch caterpillar, […]
Posted in Butterfly Photography, Macro Photography
Tags: butterfly, Missouri, nature photography
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