For many wildlife photographers there comes a time when the quest to add this or that species to one’s image bank gives way to something more exciting: the desire to tell a story about an animal’s life. While there are no recipes for capturing animal behavior, the search for food and social interactions present some [...]
The Mid-Atlantic region’s mild winters – temperatures rarely dip below 20˚ F – and plentiful sunshine make it hard to stay indoors for long. Many woodland birds and mammals have fewer hiding places, and the need to conserve energy means they’re often more interested in feeding than in running away from photographers. But the winter [...]
I live in an area surrounded by farm fields and woods. My yard seems to attract Cardinals along with other song birds. I provide water and food plus I have several trees and bushes which the birds use to build their nests in or hide from Hawks. A couple of years ago a pair of [...]
Want to photograph the Atlantic Puffin? The best place in United States is Machias Seal Island, off the coast of Maine. My son, Ray Hennessy and I made the trip there recently. We left southern New Jersey early on a Sunday morning getting to Jonesboro, Maine that evening. We stayed at the Blueberry Patch Motel [...]
That’s what it takes. To get the great shots. To see the amazing moments. I thought at this time I’d talk about it and give some examples of just what you can do when you incorporate these three critical pieces of nature photography. It has been especially evident of late, as I make my regular [...]
I have been trying to think of some new post ideas and for quite some time I’ve wanted to talk about what a whole day of bird photography is like for me, from start to finish. I finally got a chance to have a good day of bird photography not too long ago so I’m [...]
My family spends the winter months (January to April) in Florida to escape the cold in New Jersey. This past winter Florida had below normal temps but it was still better than the cold and snow in New Jersey. The cold Florida winter took it’s toll on the fish, there was a large fish kill [...]
Photography lends well to those who think, “what else do you do when you look for things to grace that new roll of film or the mega pixels processed by the sensors on a digital camera?” Then there are the times when the weather sucks like it did in the North East this year. So [...]
This is the 3rd article in the series on Waterfowl that I’ve been posting, and this time the focus is on those amazing birds that surf and feed and live in the ocean near the coast of New Jersey. (Use the link below to see all articles in the Waterfowl series.) View the entire series [...]
This article will cover many of the ducks you can observe in New Jersey. With the exception of the oceanic ducks and the Teal, Grebes, Coots and a few others, which I will highlight in future pieces. New Jersey is home to a staggering number of ducks and other waterfowl. Especially in the Winter. It’s [...]
I spend a lot of time outdoors chasing nature with a SLR camera, big lens, and various equipment hoping, to get the job done. I probably spend as much time talking to people about photography because big lens draw people who think you have all the answers. Well no one does. That prompted me to [...]
After churning through Atlantic waters off the coast of Maine for about an hour, the island appears in the distance. At first it is nothing but a dark speck on the horizon, but it grows and grows until you come to a stop a few hundred feet off the shore. By this point Atlantic Puffins [...]
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