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Close Encounters of the Venus Kind
Did anyone get out early yesterday morning to view the “occultation” of the planet Venus with our moon? I set my alarm extra early and headed out to a local Conservation Area, where I had a large prairie in front of me and plenty of open space to view/photograph this event. However, I didn’t prepare […]
Posted in Astrophotography, Nature Photography
Tags: Amarugia CA, astrophotography, Blog, Cass County, fall, Missouri, moon, nature, nature photography, Venus
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The Name Says It All!
I just love it whenever I come across wildlife that is self-described by it’s common name! One such example is the Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). I am fortunate to have this beautifully colored duck in my area from spring to late fall. When kayaking, I often see single wood ducks, or pairs of them, and […]
Posted in Bird Photography, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak
Tags: Amarugia CA, behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, Birds, birdwatching, Blog, Cass County, cute, ducks, kayaking, Missouri, nature, nature photography, spring, Wood duck
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Pair of Hoodies
Today’s post features a few images from 2009, captured from a kayak while paddling around a local, Missouri Conservation Area. Hooded Mergansers, commonly called “Hoodies”, are such interesting looking birds. In this first image, a drake (male) is displaying, with his crest raised: In the next two images, a hen (female) has joined him as […]
Posted in Bird Photography, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak
Tags: Amarugia CA, behavior, Bird, bird photography, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Cass County, ducks, merganser, Missouri, nature, nature photography, spring
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Fun Friday: Where’s the Beef?
From a kayak outing at nearby Amarugia Highlands CA, in west-central Missouri. While kayaking in the early morning, I ran across this group of Cattle Egrets: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 1D Mark 3 body Canon EF 100mm-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens, with Canon 1.4x TC, shot at 460mm Handheld, with IS “On”, from a kayak ISO […]
In A Fog
This interesting sunrise, captured through a heavy fog over Amarugia Creek in Amarugia Highlands CA in west-central Missouri, is from a few years ago in late fall: One of the things I like about this image is it’s simplicity. Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 1D Mark 2 body Canon EF 100mm-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens, shot at […]
Posted in Landscape Photography, Nature Photography
Tags: Amarugia CA, Blog, Cass County, fall, fog, landscape, Missouri, nature, nature photography, sunrise
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Fun Friday: Flying Nuts
On one of my last kayak trips of the season, I noticed Blue Jays (Cyanocitta cristata) frequently flying overhead. Upon closer inspection, I noticed they were carrying acorns in their mouths. With winter just around the corner, they were busy stockpiling acorns for the winter: Blue jays are noisy birds. Even with their mouths full […]