Damselflies pulse with the wild frequency of summer lust, tangled up in a humid breeze, their mating a river-mad embrace. • Ebony Jewelwing damselfly | Calopteryx maculata
Howler Monkeys
It was 4:00 AM and pitch dark outside when the low guttural scream started. I jerked awake thinking it must have been a dream. But, then the noise happened again only louder this time. It echoed through the trees and into my ears. It was like no sound I had heard before. There it was […]
Oostvaardersdijk
Afgelopen zaterdag was de laatste dag van mijn expositie in het bezoekerscentrum “De Trekvogel” van het Flevolandschap in Almere (bij de Lepelaarplassen). Kon daar al bijtijds terecht om de spullen op te ruimen en heb de kans maar waargenomen om een zonsopkomst daar mee te maken met fraaie luchten boven de Oostvaardersplassen. Tevens in gedachten […]
When Loons Attack
I’ve learned a lot while watching a group of loons on our pond this year. They are very social with one another and with me. They are very aggressive hunters and work as a group to catch their prey. This shot was taken from my kayak with a Canon 7D and Canon 300/2.8 lens. Parks […]
Black Swallowtail Butterfly Metamorphosis
A striking male Black Swallowtail . . . the first of its kind to emerge in my barn studio last year. I was lucky early May to see this female attaching an egg to a Bishop’s weed leaf along the garden path. She may well have overwintered here in her pupa state. After she flies […]
Indian palm squirrel
It was a cool morning when i was birding outerskirts of my town named Syed Nagli. I was not lucky at that day as i couldn’t get any satisfactory bird frame. I was getting tired so i sat down on the Earth near a tree. As i was taking a rest, suddenly, i saw this […]
Wood Frog, Boreal Forest vernal pool reptile
Wood Frog (Rana sylvaticus) lives in small vernal pools in Maine’s north woods. They are the first to breed in the spring…as their homes often dry up in summer and then they can only be found under logs and dead leaves. Wood Frog link Sometimes no more than a “puddle” in the forest, vernal pool […]
Demanding Answers
Two easily offended songbirds demand answers, incompatible on either side of a breeze. • Sparrow | Passer domesticus