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Upcoming Shoots

>> February 15-25, 2018 -- Raptors, Waterfowls, and more! -- Southern California, incl. San Diego, Lake Hodges, and Irvine areas.

>> March-April 2018 -- Waterfowl Spring Migration -- Local hotspots in western and central Kansas.

>> Early-Mid June 2018 -- Supercell Thunderstorms -- Annual storm chase vacation.

(Updated December 24, 2017 6:45:53 pm CT)

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Most Recent Shoots

20 Nov 2017
Early Morning Songbird Shoot (Harris's Sparrow)
Synopsis: My primary objective was to photograph two rare birds that had been observed the day before: Pygmy Nuthatch and Pacific Wren. I was unable t...
19 Nov 2017
Separate Morning (Salt Plains) and Afternoon (Quivira) Bird Shoots
Synopsis: I started off this shoot at sunrise in the observation blind at Salt Plains NWR. The Sandhill Cranes were a bit more distant from the blind ...
18 Nov 2017
Sandhill Crane Late Afternoon Shoot
Synopsis: This was my first ever visit to this refuge, and my emphasis was on Sandhill Cranes which typically roost in a fairly large bay on the north...
17 Nov 2017
Late Afternoon Sparrows
Synopsis: During this late afternoon shoot, I photographed several species of sparrows, including a late Lincoln's Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, an...
12 Nov 2017
Rock Wren Visits My Backyard!
Synopsis: This was a spontaneous shoot as I noticed an unusual bird flitting around the brush pile in my backyard. Sure enough, it was a Rock Wren whi...
1 Nov 2017
Morning Shoot of Whooping Cranes and More
Synopsis: This shoot was not too terribly successful, as I was without my 600mm lens since it was in the shop being repaired after the auto-focus moto...
15 Oct 2017
Fall Sparrow Migration
Synopsis: My primary emphasis on this shoot was Le Conte's Sparrow, which are a specialty in mid to late October in marshy habitat of eastern Kansas, ...
4 Sep 2017
Sunspots through smoke-laden sky at sunset
Synopsis: Western wildfires brought a blanket of high level smoke across the High Plains, providing a red sunset. Sunspots were photographed without t...
21 Aug 2017
Total Solar Eclipse
Synopsis: The much anticipated total solar eclipse was a total success. High clouds remained just south and east of our target area near Oconto. I man...
5 Aug 2017
Last Chance, CO Marginal Supercell
Synopsis: This was a somewhat successful storm chase, intercepting a storm with marginal supercell characteristics in a west-northwest flow environmen...

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Tue, 13 Mar 2018 07:27:33 -0500
Assortment of images from Day 1 of 9 -- 2018 SoCal bird photography trip. 16 February 2018

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Belted Kingfisher fishing

Hooded Merganser drake

Snowy Egret

Great Egret (landing with onlookers)

Great Egret

Great Egret (preening)
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Sat, 3 Mar 2018 10:54:16 -0600
A pair of Western Grebes rushing at Lake Hodges, CA. 2018 February 18
  
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Sun, 14 Jan 2018 20:35:08 -0600
Lapland Longspur in-flight in rural Hodgeman County, KS. 11 January 2018
  
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Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:06:14 -0600
Beautiful male Ring-necked Pheasant in a snowy stubble field, Hodgeman County, KS. 11 January 2018
  
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Fri, 22 Dec 2017 17:14:07 -0600
Winter Bald Eagles (and Trumpeter Swans) at Loess Bluffs NWR. 19 December 2017

Trumpeter Swans in flight just after sunrise

Immature Bald Eagle flying off with a twig

Immature Bald Eagle hanging upside down while two others look on in seeming bewilderment

A classic wildlife-in-landscape scene at Loess Bluffs. How many Bald Eagles do you count?

Immature Bald Eagle

Immature Bald Eagle on muskrat mound

Adult Bald Eagle

Immature Bald Eagle

Adult Bald Eagle landing on a muskrat mound surrounded by Mallards

Trumpeter Swans

Immature vs. Adult Bald Eagle face-off

Adult Bald Eagle

Trio of Adult Bald Eagles

Immature Bald Eagles in scuffle over food

Red-tailed Hawk

Adult Bald Eagle
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Sat, 9 Dec 2017 20:27:34 -0600
Late afternoon and early evening bird shoot at Quivira NWR. 19 November 2017

American Kestrel

American Kestrel

Northern Harrier

Northern Harrier

American Tree Sparrow

Snow Geese blastoff

Snow Geese blastoff
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Sat, 9 Dec 2017 20:22:34 -0600
Songbirds along the Harold F. Miller Auto Tour route at Salt Plains NWR, Oklahoma. 19 November 2017

Northern Cardinal

Brown Creeper

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Carolina Chickadee

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Bluebird

(not a songbird!) Red-tailed Hawk

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Song Sparrow
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Sat, 9 Dec 2017 20:17:59 -0600
Sandhill Crane morning roost and flyout at Salt Plains NWR, Oklahoma. 19 November 2017





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Sat, 9 Dec 2017 20:12:22 -0600
A collection of Sandhill Crane images from early evening shoot at Salt Plains NWR, Oklahoma (2 of 2). 18 November 2017








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Sat, 9 Dec 2017 20:03:16 -0600
A collection of Sandhill Crane images from early evening shoot at Salt Plains NWR, Oklahoma (1 of 2). 18 November 2017









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