photoartflightTundra Swans FlyBy
Posted on February 19, 2018
When we were at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey, photographing the large groups of Snow Geese, this group of Tundra Swans flew by. Unfortunately all the large groups of Snow Geese and Tundra Swans were very, very far out in the water. Usually you see multiple large groups of Snow Geese taking flight. On this trip there were a few flying in and out, but no large groups taking off all at once. It was still nice to get out and take some photos.
Bald Eagle Twelve o’ Clock High
Posted on February 12, 2018
I was going through images I have not worked on and found a series from the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. One of my favorite locations with colorful sunrises & sunsets and the largest concentration of Bald Eagles in the Northeast in the Winter months. In the warmer months there are still a large number of Bald Eagles but not as many as in the Winter.
It is fun to see them flying around the Refuge, often interacting with each other.
Black-Crowned Night-Heron’s Breakfast
Posted on July 21, 2017
I was going through some of my older images & I found this image of a Black-Crowned Night-Heron after it caught it’s breakfast. This was shot early in the morning as the sun was coming up. I was watching the Heron on the sticks and I was surprised that all of a sudden he lunged forward and came up with the fish for a meal. I was just watching the Heron so I was not ready for photographing the Heron catching it’s meal. But I got him as he straightened up.
Squawking Eagles at BWR
Posted on July 8, 2017
These Bald Eagles seemed to have a lot to say as we were passing by on the Wildlife Drive at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. They were there for quite a while, squawking loudly, as we were photographing them.
Early Morning Bald Eagle At Sunrise
Posted on July 6, 2017
I was going through old images I never worked on and found this series from the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, in Cambridge Maryland. I saw this Bald Eagle on a snag along the entrance to the Refuge. Throughout the Refuge they have snags, dead trees, setup for the Eagles to roost on. Most are quite far out, either in the water or on land across the water. I liked the warm early morning colors in the sky behind the Eagle, so I was trying various exposures since the Eagle was backlit against the colorful sky. It would glance my way every once in a while just checking me out. All of a sudden it leaned forward and seemed to be staring at me. So I took one more shot and moved on. I did not want to disturb the Eagle & I was pretty far away. I was shooting at 800mm so I do not think I was bothering it. I think it was checking me out. Plus there is a steady stream of visitors on the Wildlife Drive, so they are used to visitors stopping. These were cropped quite a bit to give more detail to the Eagle.
Squawking Willet
Posted on May 21, 2017
We went to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge over the weekend. It was a very gray overcast day. Which worked for closeup images, but was dull for subjects in the distance. But it was a fun day out anyway. This is the first time we have been here since they reopened the completed fixed Wildlife Drive. Before you only could use a very small section then had to turn around. I was surprised to see so many Black Skimmers in large groups. It was so windy it was hard to open the car door, so what was flying usually had a hard time getting where they were trying to go. Some just blew sideways or had very erratic flights. Very difficult to smoothly track in flight subjects. So a lot of my images were of subjects on the ground or in the water. I saw this Willet on a mound in front of some grasses. It posed for a while so I got quite a few images. Shot at 400mm with a 1.4x teleconverter.
Chipmunk Condo
Posted on February 28, 2017
We noticed this chipmunk in the stump of a fallen tree at the Plainsboro Preserve. It was watching us closely, probably ready to scurry off if we moved closer. I likes all the hollowed out sections, giving depth and interest to the image. It looks like there is plenty of room for family and relatives.
Osprey With Baby Green Heron Meal
Posted on February 15, 2017
I photographed this Osprey flying at the Brigantine Division of The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey in the Summer. I had not noticed until now it was carrying a young Little Green Heron in its claws, bringing it back to the nest.
Snow Geese In Early Morning Waking Up
Posted on February 14, 2017
We had found these Snow Geese early in the morning. It seemed that they were just waking up and getting ready for their day.
Pair Of American Black Ducks
Posted on February 13, 2017
It was fun to watch these ducks moving along in the choppy water, bouncing around with the waves, trying to make some headway as they were paddling in the semi rough water.
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