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At Home on the Range
During last weekend’s daytrip to find/photograph migrating Short-eared Owls, I stopped by nearby Prairie State Park to see what was going on. It was pretty slow … a few Northern Harriers hunting over the prairies, among some Red-tailed Hawks seemed to be about the only action going on. As I approached the park visitor’s center, […]
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Tags: behavior, bison, Blog, fall, mammals, meadow, Missouri, nature, nature photography, prairie, Prairie State Park, travel
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Catbird on the Prairie
During my last visit to Prairie State Park in southwest Missouri, I found a couple of Gray Catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis) in some trees and shrubs along the Gayfeather Trail of Regal Prairie. When I first noticed them in the shrubs, they were busy collecting small twigs for a nest, carrying them out of the shrub […]
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Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, catbird, meadow, Missouri, nature, nature photography, prairie, Prairie State Park, spring, travel
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Among the Wildflowers
Upon arrival at Prairie State Park (southwest Missouri) recently, I found this Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) as he foraged around Gayfeather Prairie. At one point, he flew onto a buffalo chip, among the wildflowers, allowing me to photograph him in the patch of white: If you look closely, you will see his “horns” of feathers […]
Not Your Ordinary ‘Two Peas in a Pod’ Wildflower
After a couple of long, but fun days at the Dallas Zoo’s “Paw Prints Art Fair”, I enjoyed a couple of days visiting with my aunt/uncle who live near Dallas. During that visit, I had no access to internet, allowing us to have a nice visit … but no posts! But now I’m back (at […]
Fun Friday: Mr. Happy Face
Yesterday, I took a daytrip to an amazing place in southwest Missouri … Prairie State Park. My goal was to capture spring wildflowers on the prairie, which I did, but also found this cute little guy (I always love their seemingly “happy face”): It was a bit cool and very windy, and it seemed […]