American White Pelicans Fish Stealing Behavior
While photographing American White Pelicans on the Mississippi River in Illinois, I noticed interesting behavior occurring between the pelicans. American White Pelicans are quite good at stealing food from each other. This blog contains photos as well as descriptions of this intriguing…
Photographing White Pelicans on the Mississippi River
Each year between Late March and August, hundreds of white pelicans migrate to the Mississippi River on the border of Illinois and Iowa. There are also plenty of Egrets, Great Blue Herons, and Cormorants to be photographed as well. Two…
Great Egret Fishing Series – Sheldon Marsh
The light was gray and flat at Sheldon Marsh in Northwest Ohio. I was hoping to photograph warblers during the spring migration. The mile long walk from the parking lot to Lake Erie resulted in no good photo ops. Once…
Try Cuyahoga Valley National Park for Photographing the Spring Bird Migration
Pine Warbler (Above Photo) Each year in April and May, the spring bird migration travels through the state of Ohio. Thousands of warblers, orioles, thrushes, flycatchers and other songbirds migrate through the state. Magee Marsh is one of the well…
The Birds of India
Green Bee Eater (Above Photo) India is known many things including famous monuments (Taj Mahal), palaces, cultural diversity across its many states, and spiritualism. In addition, India is also a terrific destination for birders and bird photographers. The preliminary results…
The Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Panasonic 100-300mm lens for Travel Bird Photography
Sometimes when you travel it’s not possible to bring along big lenses and big DSLRs for bird photography. The current weight and size limitations imposed by the airlines has made traveling with photo equipment even more difficult. Lately, I’ve only…
Photographing Ducks at the Castalia Duck Pond
The Castalia Duck Pond is located in the center of the quaint little town of Castalia, Ohio. What attracts birders and nature photographers to the Castalia Duck Pond is the pond is that the pond is fed by artesian springs and…
Will the Olympus OM-D E-M5 work for Birds In Flight Photography?
I had previously written a blog post where I did not recommend the Olympus OM-D E-M5 for Bird and Wildlife photography. Well, now its time to eat my words. While the Olympus OM-D E-M5 wouldn’t be my first choice for…
Using the Olympus OM-D for Wildlife and Bird photography
Updated Blog on Using the Olympus OM-D and 300mm f/4 lens for Bird and Wildlife Photography I’ve spent several weeks testing the Olympus OM-D E-M5 for wildlife and bird photography. While I love the Olympus OM-D for landscape, macro, travel,…
Photographing Wood Ducks in the Fall at North Chagrin Reservation, Ohio
North Chagrin Reservation is a 2,000 acre park located in the Ohio communities of Mayfield Village, Gates Mills and Willoughby Hills. The park has miles of trails, lakes, rivers, and a golf course. But for nature photographers, North Chagrin Reservation…
