The red tailed hawks were active out back yesterday. At one point I saw one flying with a large stick. But this one got out for what appeared to just be some great fun on a beautiful day, riding the thermals, and seeming to be really enjoying it. It was fun just to watch, but...
This is my favorite photo from a recent visit to the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. This beautiful guy had been sitting in the marsh, and then decided to take off. You can see the water droplets following behind in the lower right corner of the photo. Nikon D90, Nikon 70-200 VR II lens, 145 mm,...
I usually know when a big bird is sitting on one of the utility poles out back. Missy Dog gets all excited and barks up a storm trying to get the bird to come play. Thankfully, she doesn’t get what she wants. Surprising how much like Missy Dog I can be!
When you spend almost a week at the beach, you expect to get to shoot several sunrises and sunsets, right? Well, last week we had lots of clouds and fog, so no sunrise photos and only one sunset to shoot. Even for this one, we only got to see the sun in short bursts, but...
The afternoon after my new 70-200 VR2 arrived, I managed to get out to take some test shots of the geese that hang out in one of our local parks. The sun was starting to get low in the sky, so the light had some directionality and warmth. The geese were cooperative models, and the...
