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Great Horned Owl Fleeing My Camera
I went back to listen for the owl this morning in Valley Forge and lo and behold I heard him calling again. I took a million photos, none great, but here is one of him actually trying to get away from my camera.
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New Classes with Ray Hennessey
For Christmas this year, Tom got me the greatest present known to mankind, six months of instruction with the Great Ray Hennessey. I met Ray maybe six years ago. Somebody told me about him when I needed someone to show me how do Lightroom and how to set it up. He is a…
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The Pileated Woodpecker – Valley Forge
It was an overcast day in Valley Forge and the Pileated Woodpecker was in his usual grove of trees. He knew I was there, but still posed for a great flight shot. Love when that happens!!
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Country Road in the Fog wins Second Place in Betterphoto.com!!!!
We were sitting in the front seat of a bus traveling somewhere near Burgundy, France. It was a foggy morning with a beautiful tree lined country road ahead of us. I took the picture through the front window and it worked!!
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Friendly Red Tail Hawk
I was walking down Gulf Road in Valley Forge yesterday, when I saw a hawk flutter down into the weeds to catch a little bird. A few seconds later he flew up with his catch onto a nearby limb and devoured his prey. I took a million photographs and followed him around as he…
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The Woods off of Ship Road
I didn’t get out today until about noon, but still it was so darn good. I walked the trail in the woods off of Ship Road to the end. First I found the damselfly, then the wood frog, then the wrens discussing life, then the cardinal grabbing a berry, and finally a whole slew…
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Fall Birds in Valley Forge – Oooh La La
Bluebird Palm Warbler Ruby Crowned Kinglet Yellow Rumped Warbler Downy Woodpeckers Bluebird Northern Cardinal
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Ichneumon Wasp (Female)
According to my “Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America,” this beautiful wasp, found today on a tree at Eastern College Pond locates other wasp’s larvae deep in the tree trunk, using her antennae to detect the scent of a fungus associated with the larvae. Then she penetrates the trunk with…
