The Butter-Butts are Back in Force!

The Yellow-rumped Warblers (Dendroica coronata) seems to be everywhere! No matter where I kayak, there are tons of these little warblers twitting around the trees that stand along the shore of the waterways. Here are a few images I captured from the kayak during my recent outings:   It is quite remarkable to see all […]

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Mellow Yellow

Yesterday’s kayak adventure at a nearby Missouri Conservation Area yielded lots of warblers that are now in the area. Today’s post features the Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia). As I kayaked around the area, the warblers were busy flitting about, looking for insects among the tree leaves. Here are a few of my favorite images from […]

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The “P” Warblers Are Back!”

By that, I’m talking about the Prothonotary Warblers (Protonotaria citrea), which are always a sign that spring is here! And I refer to them as the “P” warblers as that is much easier to say … and write. :o) As I kayaked yesterday, I had dozens of these beauties around the banks of the waterway […]

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Snack Time (Re-post)

(I’m pausing for a few days from my recent Baja trip posts, so that I can get some more images edited and posts prepared. So please enjoy this post, which originally published in November, 2010) When I finished one of my recent kayak outings, I pulled the kayak from the water and hauled it over […]

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A Kentuckian Meets a Missourian (Re-post)

(This post originally published in August 2010) Well, I finally did it … been thinking about hauling my 500mm lens and equipment up the hill to the upper prairie meadow for some time now, but the thought of lugging the stuff up the hill was always a “no vote” for the idea. Not that I […]

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Prothonotary Warbler Fledglings

I’ll get back to some of the Alaska posts soon, but for the next few days, I’m going to post some images from a successful day of kayaking I did last week. One of the reasons I’m doing this is because I’m currently traveling, making my way to Alaska for the upcoming photo workshop I’m […]

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