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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2 days ago
3 min

Bobolinks!

7/11/2020 Well, and other birds. Bobolink were my main target, though. I have very few pictures of Bobolink, and they are such a cool b...

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4 days ago
5 min

I Was Told This Was Not a Beach Vacation

7/3/2020 - 7/6/2020 So, there I was, laying on the sand-and-pebble beach of Lake Michigan. The sun was shining on the horizon, and the w...

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Jun 22
4 min

Invasive Plants

6/19/2020 - 6/20/2020 By Thursday night, I had my hours for the week in, and I decided to take a little time on Friday morning to do some...

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Jun 15
4 min

Summer Routine

6/5, 6/7, and 6/12/2020 Summertime means chasing down a lot of birds that breed in the state. The excitement of new birds passing throug...

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Jun 1
3 min

The Early Photographer Catches the Bird

5/30/2020 - 5/31/2020 While migrants are still pushing through, I have moved on. Summer is approaching. Here in central Indiana, that p...

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May 25
6 min

One Shot Goal

5/22/2020 - 5/25/2020 The holiday weekend was here, and it almost caught me by surprise. I did not realize it was a 3-day weekend until ...

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May 17
4 min

Catching Up

5/17/2020 It has been a couple weeks since I have had a chance to post. A lot has happened in that time. I took Monday and Tuesday off ...

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May 4
4 min

Annual Memory Test

4/29/2020 - 5/3/2020 I had big plans for this weekend. As usual, the results did not meet the aspirations. The weekend started early w...

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Apr 27
3 min

Well, I Tried

4/23/2020 - 4/26/2020 Took a little time Friday morning to bird a local park and ended up back there on Sunday. In between, I took a tri...

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Apr 20
1 min

False Starts

4/18/2020 - 4/19/2020 Migration really starts on 5/1... migration really starts on 5/1... migration - you get it. Every year, I start he...

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Apr 13
2 min

Fake Mustache Season

4/10/2020 - 4/12/2020 It is just shy of mid-April, and migration is moving along; even if it seems everything else is not. Of course mig...

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Apr 6
1 min

Ready, Set, Migrate!

4/2/2020 - 4/5/2020 Early migration is kicking up, and it's got everyone excited. I slipped out to Eagle Creek Park a few times this wee...

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Mar 30
1 min

Watch, Click,... Repeat

3/28/2020 I have not kept count, but here we are a day whatever of quarantine. I have not actually gone out this week; even for a small ...

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Mar 22
1 min

Out the Window

3/21/2020 Whether you are talking about your plans for anything this year or just wondering how I took these shots, "out the window" is a...

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Mar 16
2 min

Spring is Coming!

3/13/2020 - 3/15/2020 It was a good weekend. I got some shooting in, and I met both of my targets for the weekend. The weekend actually ...

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Mar 2
2 min

Not Quite a World Tour

2/29/2020 I spent about 8 hours of Leap Day driving, and I never left the state. As usual, I spent a while on Friday night debating wher...

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Feb 17
1 min

Lazy

2/14/2020 - 2/16/2020 It was a long, hard week at work. After a 12 hour day on Thursday, I slipped out for some recreational therapy on ...

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Feb 11
2 min

I Saw It...

2/8/2020 - 2/9/2020 And that's about all I can say. It, in this case, happens to be a Ferruginous Hawk that is spending part of its wint...

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Feb 3
2 min

Lousy Weather, Good People

2/1/2020 I woke up on Saturday morning prepared for a cloudy day. The weather had been cloudy all week, and the forecast for Saturday wa...

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Jan 27
1 min

Not Quite What I Was Hoping For

1/25/2020 - 1/26/2020 I'd been watching the weather all week. Snow was forecast for Saturday. Then it wasn't. Then it was back in the ...

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