Raccoon Memories
When I was a young photographer I was assigned to do a photo story on an unforgettable woman named Era Zistel. At the time, she was somewhat elderly, but still an exceptionally fiesty animal books...
View ArticleThings that go bump in the night.
Have you ever wondered what that sound outside your window late in the evening was? A hoot, a howl, or a perhaps a scratching noise outside? When I lived in New York City, I didn’t want to know, but...
View ArticleEarth Day
One billion people will celebrate Earth Day today, that is a staggering amount of humanity! A lot of those celebrants, including me, got their awareness of just how fragile this planet is from reading...
View ArticleHow to photograph a hummingbird nest without really trying!
Whilst surfing the web last year I came across a piece of free firmware that came in mighty handy this spring called CHDK for my daughter’s Canon SX20IS camera.. I spotted a Broadbill hummingbird nest...
View ArticleHalloween Repeat
Who pilfered my pumpkin redux. The other night we decided to put our jack-o’-lantern out in the front 40 and I’ll be darned if it wasn’t gone in the morning! Being a city slicker, I had no idea what...
View ArticleSkunks of a different stripe
As some of you might know, I have a camera set-up that records animal visitors to my front yard fountain. Living back east in New York for most of my life, I have only come across one species of skunk,...
View ArticleHoly cow!
Those of you who have followed my blog, probably recognize the fountain where so many wild animals have stopped by for a drink.Well, after a few seasons without them, they are back, bigger and bolder...
View ArticleJavelina Halloween!
The other night we decided to put our jack-o’-lantern out in the front 40 and I’ll be darned if it wasn’t gone in the morning! Being a city slicker, I had no idea what kind of varmint absconded with my...
View ArticleA Magnificent Bobcat!
Checked the critter cams today and got a very nice surprise. A full grown bobcat tripped the sensor, and I was lucky to get a nice clear photo of him with my digital still camera.Since moving to the...
View ArticleAsh-throated flycatchers feeding and fledging
I set up a cctv cam in a bird box I adapted to record video in a field in front of the house. It is mounted about 14 feet above ground and was intended for either a small screech owl or a kestrel which...
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