Photographing Waterfowl
February 05, 2019
Anyone who has tried to photograph waterfowl knows that it can be extremely frustrating. Ducks seem to have an amazing sense of their environment, the slightest movement or anything out of place can make them wary and force them away. While I too find photographing waterfowl to be very frustrating, I have some suggestions of ways to improve your od...
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2018 Best by Month
January 06, 2019
2018 was a very productive year with a few trips and lots of local birds. I was able to photograph and share well over 100 species on social media including 24 different species of warblers. As a birder, I tallied 35 different warblers on the east coast, which is a great total for me.
As the year wound down, I shared my top 12 images on social med...
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Fall Hawk Watch and Sharp-shinned Photo Study
December 06, 2018
When I think of my bird photography, I break it down into 4 primary categories; Songbirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl, and Raptors. Of these, I believe birds of prey to be the most challenging of all. There are many reasons for this. As predators, these birds are extremely alert and have amazing vision. Sneaking up on them just isn't going to happen. Th...
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Birds in the Rain
October 11, 2018
Over the last couple years, I have done more photography in the rain. I have done this in part because I continue to try to expand my portfolio and add images of birds in different and interesting habitats. In this blog, I wanted to share some thoughts about photographing in the rain. I will share a few images as well and explain situations and set...
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The Grassland Birds of 2018
July 25, 2018
I spent some time recently with several species of grassland birds. This blog will show a few of the species that I usually see in Pennsylvania. The most prominent of these species was the Grasshopper Sparrow and I actually made several trips to capture them in various scenes with different light. I was not able to get a really good image of an Eas...
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