Every spring North Carolina is blessed with a brilliantly beautiful song bird living near blackwater streams, creeks and swamps. With bright yellow feathers resembling those of a canary, accented by gray-black wings, the Prothonotary Warbler […]
Tag Archives: Croatan National Forest
Overcast Skies, Dark Forest and Small Birds
Mother nature has been fairly cruel to me this year. If I have a personal day to make photo the weather is likely to either be wet, threatening or severely overcast. Today was no exception. […]
Gray Squirrel: A Common Creature That’s Oh So Cute
When it comes to squirrels people either love them or hate them. Folks with bird feeders may see these quaint little rodents and thieving pests that are constantly stealing their bird food. Others find these […]
If It Walks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck… Well, It Must be a Duck!
This morning I spent some time in the forest with little to show for the effort. The whitetail deer just were not cooperating. It happens. Seeing that my original plan wasn’t working out I made […]
More Whitetail Deer
I made it out again this morning to see if I could get a few more photographs of whitetail deer. While the conditions were less than wonderful I was blessed with the opportunity to make […]
Car Blind? What the Heck is That!
Car Blind? A Hot Topic There’s a fairly busy discussion going on at one of the popular nature photography forums concerning “the best color for a car blind.” This seemingly innocent question actually opens the […]
The Buck Stops Here
I rolled out of bed early yesterday morning and headed for the woods with the hope of getting a few photos of Whitetail Deer. Eastern North Carolina isn’t one of those places where one can […]
Flutter Bys
While it’s not the primary focus of my photography, I definitely have a love for shooting macro. When one sees a close-up photo of a flower or insect they usually assume it was shot using […]
Anole on a Cattail
The title of the post pretty much says it all. I was working a forest road for interesting flora when I spotted this little guy perched on the head of a cattail. I just couldn’t […]
A Few Bird Shots from This Morning
A few days ago I received a new camera. One of my primary bodies had died unexpectedly so I decided this might be a good time to try out a different body so I ordered […]