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 …
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 …
This great gray owl is from our trip to Minnesota that didn’t make it into the trip report post. Mostly, I was too busy complaining to show off the really cool photos that I got while I was there.
Check out this gorgeous red-shouldered hawk that Mia spotted as we we driving through one of the metroparks by our house. We see a lot of red-tailed hawks in the winter, so seeing another reddish brown, similarly sized bird of prey is a nice change of pace.
What is it? Paper Birch What do the nerds call it? Betula papyrifera Who is it related to? It is in the Betulaceae family, or the family of birches, alders, hazels, and hornbeams. How can you tell it is what it is? The light colored and smooth bark really sets this family of trees apart. …
How many hummingbirds have I seen? They are at the top of the list each spring for migrants that we just cannot wait to see, and for the longest time I had not learned anything new about them. But take a look next time that you see one in the summer, and if you see …