Hawk in the Rain

Rained all day yesterday, but this little beauty still posed for a quick picture during my drive through Valley Forge.

New Book - "Dancing Bears"

It's been a great year for photography and for me.  I put together a little book of favorite photographs from Costa Rica, Tanzania,  Alaska and Valley Forge.  Here's a link for fun:
https://www.blurb.com/b/9804620-d-a-n-c-i-n-g-b-e-a-r-s-and-other-recent-favorites

The Carolina wren in Valley Forge Today

Cardinal in the Woods

I only had a little battery life left on my way home yesterday, but stopped anyway at Eastern College Pond and was blessed by a beautiful cardinal who posed in the woods. Thanking my lucky stars for this little beauty.

"Oh I Love these Berries!"

Red Bellied Woodpecker in Valley Forge

Cedar Waxwing in the Juniper Tree

There were dozens of these beauties in Valley Forge yesterday.

People Photography

Over the last several months I have had the pleasure of taking photographs of friends and family.  I am not a portrait photographer and do not know the tricks of the trade, however it is always fun to try and make a good photograph.  Here are a few of the people I have photographed lately.  I'm not naming names.

"Deep Concentration" Wins First Place in betterphoto.com September Contest. Woot! Woot!

A Pair of Peregrines!!

The fields have been mown in Valley Forge and the raptors are everywhere looking for all the little critters who have suddenly been uncovered.  It was such a thrill to see these two Peregrine Falcons perched in a big old dead tree in the middle of the field.  And they stayed long enough to get a picture.

Valley Forge National Park in October

Bales dot the newly mowed fields.  Makes it so much easier to walk!

Bluejay on the Cannon Wheel

Merlin Falcon in the Tree over looking the newly mowed field

Annoyed

When I got to the parking lot at Pauling's Farm in Valley Forge I spotted the red-tailed hawk in the  field.  He had a little critter in his talons.  He spotted me too and flew up to a branch in a nearby tree.  I quickly moved over to get a shot as he turned around and gave me the evil eye.  Oh such expression! (Click on him to really see that expression.)

Green Heron Looking for Frogs

Ready, Set, Here I Come

The little guy didn't see me and just ran towards the camera.  Such a thrill!  For both of us.

Praying Mantis on a Crow's Tail

"The Landing" Wins Second Place in Betterphoto.com Contest!!

Yellow Garden Spider on Pink Parallel Bars

Wonderful little sweetie today in Valley Forge.  It was a little chilly and the spiders were plentiful.

Look What Tango Brought Home Today!!

Concentration

Green Heron Gets the Frog

The green herons are all over the wetlands at Pawlings Farm.  The poor frogs and tadpoles are not having good days.  Darn....

Today in Valley Forge

Oh the Goldfinch and the Indigo Bunting

It's Been a Long Time!

It's been quite some time since I last posted.  Sorry!  My website administrator has been in a long haul redoing his platform for all of our websites.  However, even though my own website is still stuck in neutral, I think I can post an update or two here on the blog.  So let's see if this works.  I went to Alaska for about ten days in July and had the time of my life with the great photographer Denise Ippolito and nine other people just like me.  We stayed on a little boat in Katmai National Park.  Each day we would take a skiff to the main land, wade through the water with hip waiters on, camera equipment held high and just spend hours with these marvelous creatures.  The baby brown bears and momma bears and eagles and otters and stellar sea lions were all there posing for our cameras.  Here are a few of my favorites:  Remember you can click on any one for a better view.

Baby Massage

Bear Attack

Catching Fly Balls

Mom and Babe

Bald Eagle in the Grass

Waving Hello from Alaska

Mom and Babe Eagles

Mom and Three Bears

Otter says a prayer

Reflection in Haloo Bay

Photographing the Bear

Bears doing the Two Step in Geographic Harbor

Stellar Sea Lion Taking Off

The Curious Cedar Waxwing

Orb Weaver Spider Swinging in the Rain today in Valley Forge

The Snowy Egret in Cape May

Terns in Love

I spent three wonderful days in Cape May with two wonderful friends.  They gave me a chance to get out to the preserve and photograph the least terns who were making whoopee on the beach.

Two Terns and a Fish

"May  I offer you a little sushi?"

"Sorry it's just too small."