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…
Photography Opportunities at Excellence Punta Cana
Sunrise on the Beach at Excellence Punta Cana This is the 3rd and last post in a blog series about vacationing and photographing at the Excellence Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic. In this post, I discuss the photo…
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…
Photographing the Spring Bird Migration at Magee Marsh
Magee Marsh in Northwest Ohio is a popular spot for both photographers and birders during for spring bird migration. Birders and photographers visit Magee Marsh from around the world during the spring bird migration. Yellow Warbler Magee Marsh is a…
Photographing the Great Blue Heron Rookery at Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Photographing Great Blue Herons at a rookery provides many good photo opportunities. Photographs can be taken of the Great Blue Herons in flight, building their nests, courting, caring for their young, and squabbling with each other. The Herons begin arriving…
Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Ohio – A place to Photograph Raptors
Each fall and winter, raptors including hawks, eagles, and owls migrate to Killdeer Plain Wildlife Area in north central Ohio. This is a great location for bird and nature photographers and birders to see and photograph raptors. Killdeer plains is…
Photographing Bald Eagles on the Upper Mississippi River
Each year Bald Eagles from the northern United States and Canada migrate to the Upper Mississippi River. These Bald Eagles congregate near the locks and dams on the river where the water is not frozen so the eagles can fish. …
Southwest Florida Bird Photography – Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Palm Warbler Winter Colors (Above Photo) The Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary located near Naples, Florida is a terrific winter and early spring destination for bird watchers and bird photographers. Corkscrew Swamp has a 2.25 mile boardwalk the runs through marsh, wet…
Southwest Florida Bird Photography – Venice Rookery
We just returned from a short, yet productive photography trip to Southwest Florida in early March, 2011. We used Siesta Key near Sarasota as our home base. We visited the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Naples, the Venice Rookery, and Myakka River State…
Jasper-Pulaski Sandhill Crane Migration
Each November, tens of thousands of Sandhill Cranes migrate to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife area in Northwestern Indiana. Each evening thousands of these birds fly into the same field in the wildlife area and each morning thousands of birds…
