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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 […]
Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse
Wednesday morning saw a rare event … a “Super Blue Blood Moon (Lunar Eclipse)”. The last time we had one of these was approximately 150 years ago! To capture this event, I was really challenged. First, the eclipse would be occurring in the morning hours as sunrise was beginning. It also was in the very […]
Posted in Astrophotography, Nature Photography
Tags: Amarugia CA, Blog, blood moon, blue moon, Cass County, lunar eclipse, Missouri, nature, nature photography, super moon, winter
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Do the Dew!
Back from Des Moines. It was a mixed bag. Spent a day at the Neil Smith NWR, with the highlight of capturing images of some Ebony Jewel-Wing Damselflies … a blog post with some images is forthcoming. Then, wonderful weather! After a rather warm day on Thursday, a cold front passed overnight and Friday thru […]
Posted in Focus Stacking, Insect Photography, Macro Photography, Nature Photography
Tags: Amarugia CA, Blog, Cass County, dew, insect, macro photography, meadow, Missouri, moth, nature, nature photography, summer
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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 Insect Photography, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak
Tags: Amarugia CA, behavior, Blog, Cass County, damselfly, fall, insect, kayaking, Missouri, nature, nature photography
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Early Morning Dragonflies
During my last kayak outing, I captured several dragonflies in the early morning, as they rested along the bank of the lake: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 7D Mark 2 body Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-5.6 IS lens Handheld from the kayak, with IS “On” ISO 500 Aperture f/5.6 Shutter 1/125 sec. to 1/800 sec.
A Rare Sighting
During my last kayak outing, I was both surprised and pleased to catch some rarely seen birds … the Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum). These birds typically keep to heavy thickets, making it difficult to spot them. But while kayaking, I was fortunate to see a total of three, out in the open. The one sitting […]