Nikon D500… “The curious Buck” – 11/17/2018 15 Dec 201815 Dec 2018 "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 deer,…
Birds… “Snow Geese Blastoff.” – 11/24/2018 5 Dec 20187 Dec 2018 T-minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, located at the eastern edge of the Missouri River Valley, about two miles south of Mound City, MO., can…
Birds… The Phantom of the Great North. 5 Apr 20187 Dec 2018 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 a…
Birds “Trumpeters of the Riverlands.” – 12/18/2017 18 Dec 20177 Dec 2018 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 20177 Dec 2018 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 once a month and…
Birds… “The American Bald Eagles of Lock & Dam 14.” – 02/08/2017 4 Mar 201727 Dec 2017 Lock and Dam 14: Located in the city of Le Claire, IA. Hailed as one of the better bald eagle viewing opportunities in the continental US, each winter hundreds of…
Birds… “For the trill of it!” – 12/10/2016 10 Dec 20167 Dec 2018 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…
Birds… “Fall Migration of Sandhill Cranes.” – 11/26/2016 4 Dec 201614 Dec 2018 Gary, Indiana is known as the birthplace of the King of Pop, “Michael Jackson”; however, my journey does not take me there. I am traveling to Jasper-Pulaski Wildlife refuge, located…
Landscape “Johnson’s Shut-ins State Park & Elephant Rocks State Park with Danny Brown.” – 10/25/2016 8 Nov 20167 Dec 2018 October 25th, 2016 Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park is state-owned, located in Reynolds County, Missouri. The East Fork of the Black River flows like a maze through the dominant rocks called rhyolite,…
