4/26/2019 - 4/28/2019 When it comes to achieving goals, the saying goes, "Time, money, or resources; pick two." I always like to include "luck" as an option. Sometimes, it's all you can count on. Anytime I get out to shoot, I have one goal in mind. I want one picture I can be happy with. I don't always make it. Friday, I had amazing luck. Saturday proved that I'd used all my luck up the day before. Sunday was heading that way... but I'm getting way ahead of myself. It

4/16/2019 - 4/21/2019 Work has slowed down a little, and I took advantage of it the best I could. I made it out to Eagle Creek Park a couple nights, backyard birded over lunch one day, and tried to make it out as much this holiday weekend as much as I could. The good news is that I did get out. The bad news is that it's still a tad early for a lot of migrants. The wet... well, it rained all day Saturday. Sunday was supposed to be nice, but the fog was so thick, you could

4/13/2019 It. Migration. Spring migration, to be exact. We've waited. We've talked. We've obsessed. The weather was decent one day this weekend, and I was eager to get out and make the most of it. After a lot of debating Friday night, I just decided to head to Eagle Creek Park for the day. I put feet on the pavement at "circle drive" about 5 minutes before sunrise. The birds were already very active and feeding near ground level. I found my second warbler of the year

3/23/2019 - 3/24/2019 I had big plans this last weekend. After a lot of back-and-forth conversations, I finally locked in plans to shoot some more duck pics. I have very few shots, and I would be meeting up with Brian Zwiebel to go to Metzger Marsh in Ohio. Brian is quite the photographer, and I was looking forward to the opportunity to shoot with him. We settled on plans and would meet on Sunday morning. It was a long week, and I had plans Friday night; so, I got a late