Actually Al Mueller’s post here in Nature’s Domain about the Bald Eagles feeding in the frozen Mississippi River at a spot warmed by a generating plant gave me the idea for this topic. Many birds are opportunists when it comes to finding food. They look for easy pickings from either human created or natural conditions. [...]
One of my favorite winter activities is locating and photographing American Bald Eagles. Their population is growing every year near my home in southeast Minnesota and is evidenced by spotting more and more of their unmistakable huge nests along the Mississippi river. Add their numbers to those of migrating eagles and once in awhile I [...]
My favorite times of day to photograph birds are the early mornings or late afternoons. Why? Because the light from the sun is like no other. It’s warm. Imbued with the richness of reds, orange and yellow, it makes every subject I photograph seem to glow. The starkness of the shadows at that time are [...]
Black, the absence of all light reflecting from an object. Black is another sometimes very difficult color to photograph because just like white, it can be difficult to get detail in something so dark. Many birds, insects, and other things in nature are black. We usually tend to think of black things as bad or [...]
This past summer I seized the opportunity to head to Panama for a week of birding and exploring. I stayed at the Canopy Tower thanks to a wonderful “green season” package. That term is just a clever way of disguising their wet season, but that generally only consists of a brief shower in the afternoon. [...]
One of the favorite spots on the New Jersey coast for birding all year round, but especially in Winter, is the Barnegat Inlet and Jetty, located at the Northern end of Long Beach Island, in the town of Barnegat Light. Of course, “Old Barney”, the Barnegat Lighthouse is a major attraction there, and it’s the [...]
Next up, white, the presence of all colors being reflected from an object. Many beautiful birds are white or have a part of them a white color. White objects and animals can be very difficult to photograph and maintain detail, since it is such a bright color. Many flowers can be found with white as [...]
“Brig”, as it is affectionately known by most of the birders and photographers who frequent it, is the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge – Brigantine Division, located in Oceanville, NJ. I thought it would be interesting to talk about how just a single day there can be so incredibly productive and exciting for birders [...]
I took my first trip to John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge this morning. It is certainly an interesting NWR as it’s viewing distance from Philadelphia International Airport. You can see planes taking off and landing in the background, yet there is an abundance of wildlife. It’s so great that we can have some of these [...]
In keeping with this weeks Colors in Nature theme, being the color blue, I have selected photos of the Blue Jay. Most of these were taken in my backyard. To attract the Blue Jay I put whole peanuts in the bird feeder. The Jays love these and will take the whole peanut (in the shell) [...]
Snowy egrets are quite common around where I live here in Southern New Jersey. We don’t usually see to many in the winter (ironic huh) but they are usually abundant in the spring, summer and fall months. An incredibly beautiful bird, I really like the yellow accents around the eye and the feet. I think [...]
If you haven’t heard of it yet please take the time to check out Andrew Zuckerman’s “Bird” project. He has compiled photos, videos, a book that is available for purchase and some behind the scenes videos. There is a lot to look at, but it’s well worth the time. You can also check out some [...]
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