nature tales and camera trails

As the summer season progresses I notice changes in the plants and small creatures that I see along the trails and paths that I follow each...

Above is a photo taken on May 24/06 of Blueberry Blossoms . Alighting on the blossoms is a Spring Azure Butterfly. Picking wild Blueberries...

If you said Bonaparte, I would say "Napoleon"; and I often do for the word association plays tricks with my mind and whenever I s...

" Chick-a-dee-dee-dee"

editing note: the above photo was added on Aug. 4/06 There is an advantage to living close to a river if you have an interest in nature ph...

Every time I pass by the spot along the roadside where the skeltons of trees are outlined against the sky I want to stop but often do not h...

Nature always has fascinating surprises in store and sometimes I just laugh out loud when I am suddenly presented with one. And that's ...

Finding something by chance and then later making a connection to something that is already known is always a satisfying experience. I took ...

The male Bobolink is an interesting contrast study of black and buffy white and is easily identified when seen in its habitat of choice; gra...

I had never been fortunate enough to find Monarch butterflies to take pictures of until this year. I determined to remedy that and remember...

I had forgotten that not all frogs live in ponds or watery areas and so was very surprised yesterday to see a Leopard Frog in my garden. Up...

This Spotted Sandpiper was making quite a racket when I was walking along the river shore the other day. I had gone searching to see if Car...

This masked bandit is often a nightly raider of our bird feeders. We know when Raccoons have visited during the night for in the morning we...

White-tailed Deer are frequent visitors to our gardens. These beautiful, graceful creatures come sometime during the night or early dawn and...