28-APR-2014
Dueling Hummingbirds in a Dogwood Tree
My best hummingbird shot this year, maybe ever. The key is to shoot as soon as you see the tail feathers flare. In the next moments is when the action occurs, and you will never get the shot if you wait to shoot it. You will miss a lot, but some of these come along. The tail flare is the key to timing.
26-APR-2014
Blue Herons Nesting, White River Arkansas
11-APR-2014
Cardinal in Wild Plum Tree
This little guy was watching me while I was doing a butterfly shoot. Somehow my autofocus nailed him through all the brush. He was eating whatever he could catch. Probably some of the same butterflies I was trying to shoot.
19-JAN-2014
Trompeter Swan Touchdown II
An interesting feature of this picture is that there are surface ripples tracing the landing path of the swan back and to the left along his glide path. The are from the powerful turbulance of his wing flaps as he slowed down to land.
19-JAN-2014
Trumpeter Swan Touchdown, Boxley Valley, Buffalo National River
18-OCT-2013
Deer Crossing Buffalo National River at Ponca Low Water Bridge