The signs that we found at the junction to our campsite were not comforting. We were informed, along with the usual warnings about bears, that the hardest part of our hike was to follow. As proof, there was a string of rope tied to trees that ran down part of the slope towards Georgian Bay, …
I was discussing with a friend a while back about how I am wanting to allow more environment into my photos. I have a tendency to want to see individual feathers on a bird, or fur on a mink, and am actively trying to change that. It is easy to think that the closer that …
I first remember encountering trillium on the Fish Point nature trail on Pelee Island, pointed out by a friend that we had made the night before. We weren’t going to stop there, as we didn’t think that we had the time before having to catch the ferry back. But we were convinced to come along …
I have had to re-edit this photo some four times now, but I am satisfied with how it has turned out so far. I am obsessed with trying to capture bees in flight, so I was thrilled to get this one at a freshly-bloomed trout lily. Backlit by the morning sun, I used the shadow …
Still photography cannot begin to explain the sensation of seeing a group of white pelicans as they fly overhead. When they are flying, they feel like a part of the landscape, commanding a presence that is hard to ignore. This is especially true when they are in groups like this, as they will fly and …
The biggest problem with this blog is that I can really only post when I have other stuff to do. Like finals. Or more involved, actually educational blog posts. So until I can get my shit together, take a look at this Canada Goose. Early one morning, I watched it as it kept dunking in …
Well, the temps are finally (slowly) rising here in Michigan, so I think it is time to get out any remaining winter pics before I become woefully out of date. Which is all for the best I think, as I have become uncharacteristically sick and tired of being cold. I mostly think it was that …
Even though most of the snow is gone now, I still have a few weeks of wintery images to post before the springtime content begins. This is a sandhill crane and a Canada goose. They both like to hang out in farm fields, so I suppose they are occasionally neighbors. These two happen to be …
This is a dark-eyed junco, and they are precious to me. They are only around here in winter, retreating further north or to higher elevations in the summer. They are flighty in a flock, meaning they like to move away just as you are trying to get a photograph. I patiently waited for this junco …
Did you know that in the birding community, all birds tend to hold a certain value to each birder. This ranking is not really talked about, but is more or less universal from birder to birder. Mute swans such as this are typically held as a bottom rung bird around here, as they are common, …