Well, this one really threw me for a loop. About 1.2 cm long, it looked and acted like any wasp-mimicking hover fly or flower fly in the Syrphidae fam
Since I've been posting Monarch caterpillars, I might as well post an adult. Here is one on a stand of flowering milkweed. It will be a good introduct
I'm going into week eight of my comeback workout routine, and baby is about five weeks away now. Ali is officially off work for the next year. Things
If there's no trace of No Traces come Monday - you can blame the Cubs. I stayed up until 2AM this morning - just hoping - praying - that somehow they'
We took a drive up to Algonquin Park recently and found a lot of moose. Apparently they come out to the roadside in May and June to drink the salty ro
It seems I can't drive through Algonquin Park lately without spotting a moose (or four). This one was photographed on Sunday morning as we drove throu
A good while back I posted another version of this shot. Two things caused me to revisit it. The first is a photo group I've been in for a short time
This one is a little painful for me. I've had it for a while but haven't been sure about posting it. I was at Shoreline Park in Gulf Breeze when this
I've finally gotten in the habit of taking my camera with me wherever I go. I just toss my bag in the car when I go out, even if I'm just running to t
Another Blue in flight to round out the weekend. A Great Blue Heron over Bayou Texar. One of my favorite birds.
Out on the National Seashore. I was kneeling down, looking for something in my camera bag and this guy flew up and landed right next to me. Didn't not
A pair of Cormorants watching over the nests from a tree.
A flock of about 100+ Barrows Goldeneyes, this past weekend in Valdez.
An immature Bald Eagle, taken this evening down in Valdez - the Eagles are back at home for the summer, and all the other wildlife with them.
This photo looks somewhat fake (two birds put together) but its not. . . There has been a family of ravens that has been nesting under a nearby bri
Same bird as yesterday - a Northern Hawk Owl. It is somewhat common to see these, although they are fairly rare, as they are active during the day
A group of gulls from a rookery out in Prince William Sound.
I just love this picture of this gull flying past, its just a nice simple shot.
Was trying to get a shot of the seagulls taking off and looking like they were walking on water but never managed it, so i decided to try and catch th
Another shot from my trip to Martin Mere with Mark. He just posted his flamingo shot Here and not to be out done, i have posted my effort too :-)
Black-winged Stilt has black and white plumage with all-black wings, upper back and rear neck. Underparts are white, with a white collar contrasting w
White Storks adults of two sexes have entirely white plumage, except black primaries and secondaries. Tail is white. Long bill, straight and sharp is
Photographed yesterday beside a farm dam near Huntly, this White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) was too busy looking for food to worry about me and the
