My second day in the Hiawatha National Forest also proved a bit difficult. I had great luck finding birds, hearing them calling all over. By now, I had become somewhat familiar with the general layout of the National Forest and its roads. Even though I could quickly locate the birds, they were in a mood …
Spring keeps rolling along. In the Upper Peninsula it comes a bit later than it does most other places in the continental US. It really bursts forth around the beginning of June. It’s about a 6 hour drive to get up there, but I was looking forward to spending some quality time in the Hiawatha …
I had one morning left to find some early warblers in southern Ohio. I went back to where I heard them calling and actually did have some success with a Pine Warbler. It was enough to convince me that the new techniques I was trying out had some potential to capture these difficult species. I …
Signs of spring had come. Spring is one of the most exciting times of year for a wildlife photographer. At the end of a long, dreary winter new life returns and subjects are everywhere. Not only are the animals around, but they’re all active. Generally speaking, they have two things on their mind – food …
After my luck yesterday with the trogon, I headed to the same area of the woods to see what I could find. The Cassin’s Kingbirds continued their avoidance of me and I didn’t get any great opportunities with birds. However I had the good fortune to run into some wonderful people who were out leading …
It’s easy to have preconceptions about what you want to photograph. Planning is great and leads to the best photos. But you can’t force an idea if it won’t work. I wanted to focus exclusively on landscape photos in Arizona and wildlife was supposed to be an afterthought. But the wildflowers weren’t blooming and there …
I started out the day chasing the light in Saguaro National Park. I love backlit cacti and I noticed that there are some great opportunities for these kind of images at Saguaro NP. The shapes of the saguaro are so distinctive that just a hint of their outline is enough to suggest the cacti. There …
During my second day in Saguaro National Park, I had a chance to truly start to take in many of its treasures. A park like this you never feel like you can see everything, but having spent one day already I knew at least a little bit about its major features and how the light …