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…
The Story Behind the Photo: White Pelican Harassing a Great Blue Heron
I was photographing White Pelicans on the Mississippi River. There were also several Egrets and Great Blue Herons fishing in a shallow bay below the levee. The Mississippi river was near flood stage and the river was flowing quickly, so…
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…
The Story Behind the Photo: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Changing the Background)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher It was a bright, sunny Easter morning at the Beaver Marsh in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The first hour that I spent at the park, I saw the normal characters: Northern Cardinals, a Turkey Vulture, Great Blue Herons,…
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 Story Behind the Photo: Singing Song Sparrow
Singing Song Sparrow Photo Story The geese at Sandy Ridge Reservation in Northeast, Ohio are very territorial in the spring. They like to make their nests near the gravel walking path and hiss and chase people who are walking on…
The Story Behind the Photo: Wood Ducks in a Tree
Wood Ducks in a Tree Photo Story Not sure why but I normally don’t think about ducks being up in a tree. I found these two wood ducks about ½ mile deep in the woods and about 50 feet up…
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 Story Behind the Photo: Common Moorhen High Stepping
High Stepping Common Moorhen Photo Story I love this guy’s feet. They are huge in comparison to his body. They almost look as though they’ve been exaggerated in Photoshop. The Common Moorhen has chicken like feet instead of webbed feet…
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…
