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He was singing just 20 feet (6 m) away from us
Canon FD300mm f/2.8 and 1.4 extender
Sterling Forest State Park, NY
Checked out the Skyline Wildlife Management Area today for the first time. Lots of activity and got this little guy to hang around for a photo shoot.
With our drought, some of the prairie grass got toasted as you can see here. Some of the other prairie plants are deeply rooted and drought resistant, so I am still hopefull for our normal September goldenrod and sunflower show.
One of my biggest highlights of 2018 was spending time with 5 prairie falcons that I observed since they were small white balls of fluff hatched in a cliff cavity, here the 3 newly fledged brothers hang out while their 2 sisters were still at the nest cavity.
Winnebago County - Iowa
Out & About today exploring a large meadow area in Mount Valley Township. It's the colors and simplicity I appreciate on these little gems!
The wildflowers are really blooming in the native grasslands.
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Prairie Warbler singing at the top of his lungs that rising buzzy bee metallic tune. Well, my 2018 warbler campaign is about done. Not enough time this Spring to achieve the goals I had set forth for warblers. The Cerulean and Blackburnian will have to wait until next season. On to shorebirds and waders! Please view large for best experience.
Once again, thanks to all who drop by my Photostream. Your faves and comments are much appreciated ~
Carpe Diem!
Stutsman County, North Dakota
Thank you everyone for visiting my photo stream. I really appreciate it.
Fall is normally peak wildflower season here, but it was dry so the goldenrod and other wildflowers were a little subdued this year.....
Chimney Rock, Nebraska, USA, the vegetation on the foreground was not covered in frost, it's their natural color, it was almost short sleeve temperature at the time. Happy midweek to all.
Finally back to the grain terminal for the frigid falcon show. Not overly cold (around freezing) but with a biting wind. Happy to say a fresh lunch was served a short time after this picture was taken.
First light strikes Zumwalt Prairie in eastern Oregon and illuminates the Wallowa Mountains with alpenglow.
This little guy was super friendly and asked to have his photo taken. This was taken at the Roy B. Whitaker Paint Rock River Preserve.
This warbler species has cost me a lot of money over the past few years. When I first bought a camera it was to help me identify the different species of warblers. Then I got my first decent shot of a Prairie Warbler and my bank account hasn't been the same
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
Not a common bird in this area so I was thrilled and surprised when I spotted one in a local meadow.
This is a leftover from a couple of months ago. This single Blazing Star was showing off in a large patch of Rattlesnake Master. Sadly the prairie wildflower season is about over. Taken with the Helios 44-2.
Walking by another campsite on the way back to our own, a woman spotted my camera and asked for some advice on her own DSLR. The clouds had rolled in and I thought the prairie sunset would be a bust. Consequently, I spend some time talking with her - until she looked over my shoulder and said, how do you shoot that?"
The setting sun had managed to push through rain on the horizon and produced the most intensely colorful sky we'd seen on our entire trip. I only just managed to prop up the camera on a picnic table and catch the light before it started to fade. I wished I'd had a tripod with me and had time to compose a picture with a foreground but with colors so spectacular, it was better to grab the shot than not.