A Sparrow Season Surprise Guest
A Harris's Sparrow hanging out at The Burn makes for a long week of work, but I was able to get out and see it and a few other sparrows.
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Recent Work
Posts about my recent work. They're mostly pictures; so, feel free to take a look inside. There's a little text talking about where I was and what I was up to. I promise to keep it short, though. If you just want to see some of my favorite images from various places, visit my Galleries page.
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Nov 319 min read
South Africa - The Pelagic and the Karoo
Post 2 about my time in South Africa. This post covers the pelagic trip, the journey to Langebaan, and my time in the Karoo.
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Nov 120 min read
South Africa - Cape Town Birds
A post about my time in Cape Town; covering Kirstenbosch and areas along the east coast of False Bay, including Rooi Els and Betty's Bay.
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Oct 302 min read
My Favorite Month
A brief summary of a shortened month of local birding around Indiana for some of my favorite birds - sparrows.
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Oct 295 min read
Challenge: October Update
Another quick summary of the photos I have used for the challenge I am participating in this year.
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Sep 302 min read
Having Fun?
A summary of September and what I was able to photograph this fall migration.
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Jul 275 min read
Summer Fades
A summary of my July birding experiences in the grasslands of Indiana.
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Jul 275 min read
Challenge: July Update
An update on my progress in the photo challenge I am participating in this year. June did not go great, and July is going to be tough.
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Jun 223 min read
Challenge: June Update
A quick update on May's submission for the photography challenge I am participating in.
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Jun 163 min read
Chasing a Celebrity
A Brown Booby shows up in southern Indiana and makes the news. Of course I have to go see it!
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Jun 514 min read
Utqiagvik can be Ruff
A quick trip back to Utiqiagvik with dreams of photographing Polar Bear and Spectacled Eider but settled for shots of a Ruff.
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Jun 116 min read
Blown Away in Nome
High winds plagued most of my visit to Nome, be we got most of my target species, anyway. This includes the magnificent Bluethroat.
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May 294 min read
So Many Blue Grosbeaks
A search for Lark Sparrows turned into a case of the missing Henslow's. It worked out in the end with lots of sightings of Blue Grosbeaks.
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May 233 min read
Challenge: End-of-May Update
5/23/2024 Migration has come and gone; although the fact that it ever really got here is up to debate. This post is about the...
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May 2110 min read
Dismal
Migration has been poor. You might even say dismal. A summary of my failures and disappointments during spring migration.
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May 76 min read
Ticked
The ups and down of birding. Searches for migrant warblers were hampered by weather and poor timing.
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Apr 303 min read
April Winds Bring May Migrants
A summary of birding for early migrants in Indiana.
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Apr 92 min read
Louisiana Waterthrush
A trip to Brown County to look for Louisiana Waterthrush.
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Apr 83 min read
The 2024 Solar Eclipse
A summary of my experience photographing the total eclipse of 2024. How it went and what I learned - do not panic.
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Apr 14 min read
This Was March
A blog post about photographing early migrants in central Indiana.
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