Raven Claw of Asgard
October 31, 2015 - She calls herself Raven Claw of Asgard.
Set up: black backdrop, radio transmitter fired flash in small octagonal soft...
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Morning Rest on the Mud Flats
October 30, 2015 - Heavy fog pervaded the wetland and surrounding area this morning, making crisp clear distance photos of waterbirds probl...
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Real Estate Photo
October 29, 2015 - On April 27 I took photos of a home for real estate listing purposes. Based on the quick sale of that home, the real est...
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Imperfect
October 28, 2015 - A second day of rain is charging the soil and filling the creeks and rivers, which is good. This is on the ground by the...
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Fall Colors
October 27, 2015 - The day is rainy and gloomy. Stopped by the wetland on the way home, covering the camera with my jacket to protect it fr...
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Blue Goose
October 26, 2015 - A blue goose is the less common bluish-gray color morph of the snow goose. Snow geese are usually white with black wing...
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Killdeer
October 25, 2015 - It's not common for a killdeer to pose for you, but sometimes you get lucky. These birds are very alert to potential thr...
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Dunlin and Lesser Yellowlegs
October 24, 2015 - There was a short break in the clouds and rain from 11 am - 1230 pm, and I raced out to the mud flats. Was surprised whe...
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FlowerFriday23
October 23, 2015 - It's been cloudy and gray, and not a great day for taking telephoto photos of birds out on the mud flats. Instead, staye...
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Northern Pintail
October 21, 2015 - I did not truly appreciate all of God's creation before starting to post a photo a day. The northern pintail duck is ano...
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Cackling Goose
October 20, 2015 - Cackling goose? Don't all geese cackle? I suppose they do, but there is a species called a cackling goose. There used to...
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Ruddy Duck
October 19, 2015 - I'm not one to use the word "cute" very often, but ruddy ducks are the cutest little things. They are 15 in/38 cm long....
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Greater Yellowlegs
October 18, 2015 - A greater yellowlegs catches a yummy leech. This bird was an efficient feeder, as it caught and ate two leeches in under...
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Pair of Dowitcher
October 17, 2015 - Birders may have heard of dowitcher, but as for the rest of us I don't think so. These birds spend their summers in nort...
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Snipe Hunt
October 16, 2015 - A "snipe hunt" is a North American prank, assigning or sending a newcomer off on an impossible task. What is not realize...
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Whitewater Kayaker
October 15, 2015 - Drove to the Yorkville, IL dam in search of birds migrating down the Fox River. Unsuccessful on the birds! Instead, thre...
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Silver-spotted skipper
October 14, 2015 - After running an errand in Batavia, IL, stopped off at the grounds of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermila...
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Pair of Northern Shovelers
October 13, 2015 - Pair of migrating Northern Shovelers in nonbreeding plumage feeding in shallow water. There were two pair in the prairie...
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American Bullfrog
October 12, 2015 - Yesterday I chose to blip a butterfly instead of a bullfrog, so went back to the pond to find a frog today. The American...
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Another "Last One"?
October 11, 2015 - We experienced another glorious 80 F/26.7 C day, and friend Steve and I went looking for butterflies. I thought the last...
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Lesser Yellowlegs2
October 10, 2015 - There is a gathering of about 20 lesser yellowlegs in the flats at Bluegrass Prairie Park East. It has not rained much a...
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FlowerFriday9
October 09, 2015 - Headed out early before the clouds moved in. Went to the nearest big box store garden center for this photo!
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Mud Bath
October 08, 2015 - This photo is very different than yesterday's explosion of color. It's ugly, muddy, and I like it! The common snapping t...
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Back Home Again
October 07, 2015 - Arrived back home after 5 days in Ohio and Indiana and rushed over to my favorite park to check birds and butterflies. O...
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Parke County (Indiana) Covered Bridge
October 06, 2015 - Parke County bills itself as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World", with a total of 31 covered bridges still standin...
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Memories
October 05, 2015 - This is East College, the 1870s centerpiece building of the DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana campus. If you take...
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Cincinnati Bengals fans
October 04, 2015 - It’s a beautiful sunny mid 70sF day in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it could not be a better day for thousands of U.S. style fo...
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A Lot of Dough
October 03, 2015 - There's a lot of dough in a pizza restaurant! A worker at Dewey's Pizza in Oakley Square on Madison Street, Cincinnati,...
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FlowerFriday2
October 02, 2015 - Bring your cup of coffee and step outside with me to enjoy the alyssum in the golden morning sun...
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Blustery Day
October 01, 2015 - This great egret huddled down close to the water each time a strong wind blew, just as we might do to stay warm and out...
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