On the prowl

On the prowl

While visiting Yellowstone National Park this past week I had the good fortune to see this coyote strolling in the field. He was in his full winter coat and looked gorgeous.
Grace in Flight

Grace in Flight

        This year my main focus was on getting some nice inflight photographs of the hummingbirds. This Broad-billed Hummingbird was hovering next to the feeder deciding if it want to go and feed or go to another feeder (at least...
Showing off

Showing off

       As I have done for the past few years.  I returned to the Santa Rita Lodge located in Madera Canyon, AZ to photography Hummingbirds. While my main goal this year is to improve on my prior efforts to photograph them in flight....
The Nikon Journey Continues

The Nikon Journey Continues

I just spent an awesome week in Madera Canyon, Arizona photography hummingbirds at the Santa Rita lodge. Since switching to using Nikon equipment a few weeks ago I have been looking for opportunities to test out one of my new toys, the Nikon 180-400 F4 lens. The...
A Old Timey Place

A Old Timey Place

 While visiting Montana this week I stopped in Nevada City Ghost Town which is a collection of old western buildings. This building was built for the Montana gold rush. What caught me eye was the stain glass looking window in the second floor door. Makes me...
1-2-3 BLAST OFF

1-2-3 BLAST OFF

One of the things that I was hoping to record was a “blast off” of Snow Geese from one of the ponds here at #BosqueDelApache in #NewMexico. The #SnowGeese congregate in the ponds and sometimes there can be thousands of them in one pond. When we found one...
Shared Spaces

Shared Spaces

The #BosquedelApacheNationalWildlifeRefuge is home to more than just the #SandhillCrane and the #SnowGoose. The Sandhill Crane is accompanied by two smaller #Mallards as they both fly off looking for something good to eat. Shot using a #CanonUSA #EOS7Dmkii with a...
Beauty in Flight

Beauty in Flight

This week I am visiting the #BosqueDelApacheWildlifeRefuge in New Mexico with a few friends photographing #SandhillCranes and #SnowGeese. There were not as many Sandhill Cranes in the track ponds this morning as I have seen in prior years. But I was still able to...
Proud Old Warrior

Proud Old Warrior

Looking at this magnificent plane sitting on the airfield with the storm clouds behind it I tried to imagine what it was like for the men who flew these planes. The plane just seemed to waiting for it’s pilot to climb in and take off to defend his nation. This...
Eye of the beholder

Eye of the beholder

While visiting #YosemiteValley in Yosemite National Park last week I spent the majority of my time photography the natural beauty found there. From Half Dome to El Capitan there is no shortage of awe inspiring locations to photograph. But the park also has other man...