I went back to the grass fields in central Georgia on August 25th to see if the Swallow-tailed Kites were still flocking together and fattening up before leaving for southern Brazil. They were still there. They put on first class display of aerobatics. My first post about this special event focused on the birds and […]
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In many of my posts I make a big deal out of being an active birder\photographer. Some would say too big a deal. There are times though that I try to wait for the shot. This is the case in this series of one of our neighborhood Barred Owl pair. She and her mate (I […]
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This is not a review. It is my explanation of why I use Olympus OMD bodies and pro lenses. I came to nature photography primarily from fishing and backcountry travel and camping to find unpressured water. My instructor and mentor was my father. He caught a lot of fish. Our family ate a lot of […]
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It is judiciously, only when not banned at the birding site, and always within ethics guidelines published by National Audubon Society (https://www.audubon.org/news/how-use-birdcall-apps), American Birding Association (https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/), David Sibley, and other authoritative sources that I come across. To illustrate, here is how I applied guidelines to get the shots on this page. I do not use […]
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Here are some shots taken in our yard on my first outing with the 150-400F4.5. This was not a test. Or, a review. I’m not qualified to test or review gear and don’t have the inclination. I simply took off my 300F4+1.4 and replaced with the 150-400F4.5. Then walked around our yard taking shots that […]
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