Birds… “The Return of the Short Eared Owls.” – 12/29/2018 1 Jan 20193 Jan 2019 My good friend, Bill and I have logged countless hours dating back to 2016 in hopes of getting an in-flight image of a Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus.) Fortune shined on us…
Birds… Lake Michigan’s late visitor – 12/29/2018 5 Jan 20197 Jan 2019 The alarm went off at 3 a.m., yup time to get up, showered and hit the road, accompanying me on this trip is two fellow birders/photographers (Bill and Casey.) Why…
Fotos by Mi… “December’s Webster Groves Nature Study Society Nature Photography Group Field Trip.” – 12/16/2018 2 Jan 20197 Jan 2019 The Webster Nature Study Society (WGNSS) - founded in 1920, the group's focus is on experiencing nature. The main interests of the group(club): botany, bryology, entomology, geology, herpetology, a nature…
Deer… “The curious Buck.” – 11/17/2018 15 Dec 20183 Jan 2019 "A journey of a thousand miles starts beneath one's feet" The most difficult ventures have a starting point; something which begins with one first step. I have always wanted to photograph…
Birds… “Snow Geese Blastoff.” – 11/24/2018 5 Dec 20183 Jan 2019 T-minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1Snow Geese blast off!Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, located at the eastern edge of the Missouri River Valley, about two miles south of Mound City,…
Birds… “The Phantom of the Great North.” – 1/12/2018 5 Apr 20183 Jan 2019 January 12th, 2018 On January 12 at 4am, my friend Andrew drove from St. Louis, MO to Meadowlands, MN (St. Louis County) home of Sax-Zim Bog. What awaited us was…
Birds… “Trumpeters of the Riverlands.” – 12/18/2017 18 Dec 20173 Jan 2019 Trumpeters of the Riverlands. Earlier this Spring, I tuned into a PBS special, “The National Parks: America's Best Idea.” In the 1920’s George Melendez Wright raised awareness to the plight…
Birds… “Meet the American Woodcock.” – 3/18/2017 20 Mar 20173 Jan 2019 What better way to start your Saturday morning than a 7:30 am breakfast at Cracker Barrel? I met up with my friend Ozark Bill, with whom I normally meet up…
Birds… “The American Bald Eagles of Lock & Dam 14.” – 02/08/2017 4 Mar 20173 Jan 2019 American Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at Lock & Dam 14. Lock and Dam 14: Located in the city of Le Claire, IA. Hailed as one of the better bald eagle…
Birds… “For the trill of it!” – 12/10/2016 10 Dec 20163 Jan 2019 A History Lesson on Grafton, Illinois Founded by James Mason unofficially in 1832 but on the records as of 1836, Grafton is the oldest city in Jersey County, Illinois, United…
