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Birding Under the Influence/Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery With several days of rain and high winds in the forecast, we left our AirBnb in Pierre, SD a day early and headed north to Kevin’s house in Washburn, ND, 45 minutes past and slightly west of Bismarck. We had tremendous […] What’s Up? On Saturday, I suggested that we erect two perches on the lek for the Greater Prairie Chickens (GPCs). With Kevin’s help, we put one low driftwood perch in place, and a larger vertical perch. That morning, the birds wanted nothing to do with our perches. Even worse, both perches got in our way […] Live Life to the Fullest Join an Instructional Photo-Tour. What’s Up? We were in the blinds early on Saturday and had lots of birds in front of us. At 6:45am, about 25 or 30 birds got spooked by something and flew off to other areas on the huge lek. We looked for the cause, a […] What’s Up? I continue having a great time with the chickens (as Kevin calls them) and learning a ton about the birds and about photographing them from a blind while working off the rear monitor. For those of you who were worried, we took Kevin out to Drifters, a popular Pierre restaurant right on the […] What’s Up? We enjoyed a third straight great morning with the prairie chickens. Sunny and not too cold with about 60 birds on the lek. After two straight days of being in a pretty good spot by pure luck, both Kevin and Anita enjoyed the lion’s share of the action today, Friday 12 April 2023. […] What’s Up? Excitement on the Prairie On Wednesday afternoon the wind picked up considerably so Kevin decided to take a ride to our shooting location to check on the blinds. He should have been back in about an hour. Two and a half hours later he walked into our AirBnB in his very wet underwear! […] Jax If you are interested in sharing an AirBnB with me near Huguenot Memorial Park east of Jacksonville, FL during the second week of July, or in doing an IPT that week, please stop what you are doing and shoot me an e-mail. Here’s wishing you great light and better photography. Your Calls? Which of […] Your Call? If anyone gives a rat’s ass, please leave a comment and let us know which you feel is the stronger image and why you made your choice. I have a clear winner that I will share with you here should anyone comment. Recent Interesting Comments From yesterday’s V-LOG: Picking My Keepers from a […] Your Calls Which two of today’s featured images do you like best? Why? Of Images #3 and #4, which one is the stronger image. Why? Picking My Keepers from a 5851 Sony a9 iii Image Folder I did not want to fall in love with the Sony a9 iii. I had hoped that […] Anke Frohlich Anke is a very good, very dedicated photographer who has been on many IPTs. She loves photographing birds in flight and in action. She often handholds the Sony 600mm f/4 for flight. Her style is to shoot wide and crop. She rarely uses even the 1.4X TC on her big lens. She spent […] Your Calls? Which of today’s two featured images is the strongest? Why? One thing about Image #1 does bug me. What is it? Join me in Little Rock, Arkansas this May for a great weekend of learning and fun. You can check out any and all of the latest/greatest photo gear. […] Sony a9 iii Bird-Face/Eye Detection Autofocus With bird’s flying from one side of the frame to the other in either direction, most of today’s high-end mirrorless bodies will occasionally (and understandably) grab the bird’s near wing. As you see in the short video, the a9 iii handles those situations “better than most.” […] Your Call? Which of the images featured in this blog post is your favorite? What’s Up? Congrats to the beyond amazing Caitlin Clark of Iowa and to Paige Bueckers of UConn for leading their teams to the Women’s Final Four in the Ladies “March Madness” NCAA college basketball tournament. When I went down […] Sharing an AirBnB On some IPTs, I offer AirBnB sharing for one or two folks or couples. There are many advantages: 1- The per person cost of lodging is reduced. 2- You do not have to eat dinner out everyday. This saves both time and money. And I am a pretty good cook. Do you […] Belated Happy April Fool’s Day While I was photographing baby Burrowing Owls on Sunday morning, I did not walk backwards and fall into a canal. I did not cut my head. My gear is safe and fine. I did fool more than a few folks. The best one was Clemens Van der Werf who called […] Who Fell Over Backwards? A Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Photo Adventure. And Who's Got the Mole Cricket?This image was created on 31 March 2024 at Cape Coral, FL. Standing at full height I used the Robus RC-5558 Vantage Series 3 Carbon Fiber Tripod/Levered-Clamp FlexShooter Pro mounted Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS lens with the Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter, and The One, the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless Digital […] In-the-Field Instructional Photo Sessions I am available for weather dependent, morning In-the-Field Instructional Photo sessions at either ILE for the cranes or Stick Marsh for the spoonbills: Thursday 4 April through Monday 8 April. e-mail for ITF details and possibilities. What’s Up? After hearing of a Burrowing Owl nest with five chicks, I drove over […] My Calls In the last blog post (Two Pretty Good Spoonbill Images) here, I asked if anything about either featured image bugged you. That said, I consider the flight shot the more perfect of the two. Your Call Which of today’s three featured images best floats your boat? Why? Early April In-the-Field Sessions […] Screech Owls If you know the location of an active, photographable, natural (not in a nest box) screech owl nest in Central or South Florida, I’d love to hear from you via e-mail. What’s Up? Photography at Stick Marsh and Circle B Bar Reserve continues to be excellent. I created 4781 (mostly) spoonbill images on […] Your Call? Which of today’s eight featured images do you like best? Why? What’s Up? As you will see below, Friday past was not a bad day in the middle of Florida. On Saturday at Circle B Bar the Barred Owl nest was pretty good in the morning. Story below. And I just missed on […] |
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