Category Archives: Nature

Flying Squirrels and a Red Fox in the Same Evening

It was an unusually cool evening last night for August. I had my office sliding glass door open and was enjoying the cool air and sounds of nearby crickets and the distant hooting of a pair of Barred Owls across … Continue reading

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Great Smoky Mountains

A week ago, I returned from Wears Valley, Tennessee, which is adjacent to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  I was there for a family reunion, and of course, to do some nature photography in and around the park. Of all of … Continue reading

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Cicadas! Were Here, Mostly Gone Now, and Return in 17 Years

It’s been several weeks since my last blog article, but it’s not due to a lack of photography. Since my last article in mid-May, I photographed wildlife at a few locations in northern Florida and here in northern Virginia. I … Continue reading

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The Barred Owls Are Back

In late April, I kayaked across the lake and up the tree lined creek that flows into the lake where I live in northern Virginia. Far up the creek is where I located a pair of Barred Owls last spring, … Continue reading

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In the Right Place at the Right Time — Hooded Merganser Ducklings

I have had some highly successful photography trips recently, photographing some of nature’s beautiful and fascinating wildlife, but have not shared much of it on my blog. In fact, it has been about a month since I posted an article. … Continue reading

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