2011 | Show Me Nature Photography

Short-Eared Owls!

By James Braswell | Published December 14, 2011

Last Saturday, I took a day trip to southwestern Missouri for an interesting program (“Birds of Prey Field ID Tips”) at Prairie State Park, followed by a field trip to nearby Shawnee Trail Conservation Area. The program was sponsored by the Missouri Prairie Foundation (of which I am a 2-year member) and conducted by a […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, flight photography, grassland, in flight, migrant bird, Missouri, nature, owl, prairie, Shawnee Trail CA, short-eared owl, winter
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Cattle Egret Foraging for Insects

By James Braswell | Published December 13, 2011

Yesterday, I posted a couple of images of a small group of Cattle Egrets that were at Squaw Creek NWR a couple of weeks ago (“Where’s the Beef?”). Today’s post shows the egrets as they foraged for food among the taller grasses. I was quite surprised to see that the egrets were actually finding insects […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: behavior, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, cattle egret, egret, Missouri, nature, Squaw Creek NWR, travel, winter
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Where’s the Beef?!

By James Braswell | Published December 12, 2011

Today’s post includes some images of Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) that were photographed during my recent Trumpeter Swan photo trip at Squaw Creek NWR in northwest Missouri. During the 3 days there, we saw a small group of 2-3 every day. Here are a couple of images I made early in the trip: […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: behavior, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, cattle egret, egret, in flight, Missouri, nature, Squaw Creek NWR, travel, winter
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Fun Friday: “Can You See Me Now?”

By James Braswell | Published December 9, 2011

During my recent Trumpeter Swan photo trip, I captured this “Fun Friday” post candidate, “Can You See Me Now?”: While this cygnet was preening, he snaked his long neck behind his wing, with his head sticking out the backside … quite a different sight! I also want to share with my readers a […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: behavior, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, cute, cygnet, Missouri, nature, Swan, Trumpeter Swan, winter
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Just Passin’ Thru

By James Braswell | Published December 8, 2011

I’m going to temporarily move away from the Trumpeter Swan images (but will be back very soon!) so that I can blog about an extraordinary experience I had yesterday. Earlier this week, I was notified by one of my local, regular blog readers that a couple of Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) had migrated into Missouri. […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, migration, Missouri, nature, owl, Snowy Owl, winter
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Cingle Cygnet

By James Braswell | Published December 7, 2011

Today’s post of the Trumpeter Swans, that I spent 3 days with last week, includes a single cygnet (young swan) that was in a separate refuge pool, all by himself. We don’t know if he just got separated from his parents, or if something happened to them. But he remained in a refuge pool, close […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: behavior, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, cygnet, Missouri, nature, Squaw Creek NWR, Swan, travel, Trumpeter Swan, winter
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Yearly Archives: 2011