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Early Summer Spiderwort
Today’s post features a few images I captured back in late June while in the Des Moines, Iowa area, participating in the ArtsFest Midwest Art Show. On one of my free days, I drove to the nearby Neil Smith NWR. While hiking around the area, I found some nice patches of Spiderwort wildflowers in bloom: […]
Posted in Nature Photography, Travel Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: Blog, Iowa, macro photography, meadow, nature, nature photography, Neil Smith NWR, prairie, spiderwort, summer, travel, wildflower
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Bull Elk in Velvet
While photographing at the Neil Smith NWR (near Des Moines, Iowa) a couple of weeks ago, I discovered there were some elk on the refuge. I was aware of a bison herd, but had never heard about or seen any elk. But as I drove the backside of the refuge, I saw a small group […]
Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: Blog, elk, Iowa, mammals, meadow, nature, nature photography, Neil Smith NWR, prairie, summer, travel
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Little Bird on the Prairie
While recently photographing at the Neil Smith NWR (near Des Moines, Iowa), I photographed one of the many male Dickcissels I saw/heard on a meadow on the refuge. Dickcissels are very common prairie birds and can be seen and heard singing just about anytime I visit a prairie. Here are a couple of my favorite […]
Posted in Bird Photography, Nature Photography
Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, dickcissel, meadow, nature, nature photography, Neil Smith NWR, prairie, summer, travel
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Wishing You A Colorful Fourth!
Today’s post features a brightly-colored clump of Black-eyed Susan wildflowers (Rudbeckia hirta), which I felt would be a nice start to the upcoming Fourth of July celebrations occurring across our great land. So enjoy this splash of color and have a great Fourth! Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 7D Mark II body Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS […]
Posted in Nature Photography, Travel Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: black-eyed susan, Blog, meadow, nature, nature photography, Neil Smith NWR, prairie, summer, travel, wildflower
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Fun Friday: Beautiful in Black
While in Des Moines last weekend for the annual art show, I made some time to drive to the nearby Neil Smith NWR to photograph wildflowers and wildlife. One of the highlights was finding and photographing Ebony Jewell-winged Damselflies. I had found a ton of these beauties when in town last year; this year there […]
Posted in Insect Photography, Nature Photography
Tags: behavior, Blog, damselfly, insect, Iowa, nature, nature photography, Neil Smith NWR, summer, travel
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