Photographing Wood Ducks in the Wild

“What an ornament to a river to see that glowing gem floating in contact with its waters!” – Henry David Thoreau, writing about the drake Wood Duck Yesterday was World Photography Day and on social media I wrote briefly about my beginnings, five years ago when I set out to photograph wood ducks at my favorite, local wetland.  I thought I Read More …

Birds of the Sanibel Island Coastline (2015)

Many years ago, long before I discovered birds and photography, I spent an afternoon on the beach of Sanibel Island, Florida.  I remember looking for shells but I honestly don’t remember noticing a single bird.  Now, fast forward to 2015 and I can’t walk 10 feet on the beach without stopping for several minutes to photograph the shoreline bird activities.  Read More …