Simple Clicks – butterflies
Captured this image a while back along a muddy bank on Lackawanna Lake. These are Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies and they are congregating on the mud to collect minerals. It’s the butterfly equivalent of taking a vitamin supplement and is a common behavior. It as a bit of a challenge getting the kayak into position [...]
Simple Clicks – pines on the edge of the marsh
Amid working with wildlife, I started shooting some landscapes from the kayak. It’s difficult for several reasons: carrying & working with multiple lenses, trying to frame shots from an unusual angle, the near-constant motion of the boat. At this time I had only brought the 75-300mm and 14mm lenses and really, the 14mm was a [...]
Simple Clicks – Ducklings
Springtime, baby animals, yeah we’re still working on this theme. Out on Lower Lake two weeks back, there were over thirty ducklings scrambling around the marsh after their mothers. They’re such adorable little balls of fluff that I couldn’t resist making a few images. So enjoy! Related Posts:Simple Clicks – First wee critters!Simple Clicks – [...]
Simple Clicks – moon & lilies
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Simple Clicks – a simple mix
It’s a simple mix of common birds, but even when that’s all I’m able to find in the field, it doesn’t mean that I won’t still make photos of them. Each has its own personality and character and far be it from me to scorn almost any critter that’s willing to post in front of [...]
Simple Clicks – pig pile!
You wouldn’t know it by looking at this photo, but it was a cold morning when I shot this and these guys were huddled into a gosling pig pile by the shore. It wasn’t long until the sun warmed everything up, but until then these guys – and the 20 or so cousins they had [...]
Simple Clicks – Marsh Grass
“Sedges have edges and rushes are round.” I think these were rushes, although it was a couple of weeks ago that I shot this, so I don’t remember exactly. What I do know is that I love marsh grasses. They’ve always seemed more vibrant and interesting than ordinary grass (certainly more so than the grass [...]
Simple Clicks – Cedar Waxwings
Waxwings in the spring! I don’t usually see these guys until later in the year so it was a pleasant surprise to find them this spring in the trees along Lackawanna Lake. Cedar Waxwings are always such communal birds – I never see them alone but always at least in pairs, if not much larger [...]
Simple Clicks – Eastern Kingbird
The Eastern Kingbird is one of my marsh regulars, although I haven’t seen nearly as many of them here in PA as I have in my travels to West Rutland Marsh in Vermont. It probably has more to do with habitat and my access to it than anything else, since the Kingbird’s range easily covers [...]
Simple Clicks – pink sunset
Admission time – I did some color adjustment to these photos. The sunset itself did have a soft pink quality to it, which didn’t quite come through in the original digital files. So while in ACR I went into the toning tab and added some pink to the highlights. I even pushed it farther than [...]
