Photography

A nuthatch keeping an eye on me as he (or she) fed

at the Minnesota wildlife refuge in Bloomington

Nov. 2, 2014

Some Heron birds i spotted at a field in western WI.

Herons, Bird identification, Farm, field, hay bails, sky, landscape, crickets, Wisconsin

Here’s a squirrel doing what squirrels do, we take these critters fore-granted here in MN since they are abundant, if you watch them, they are intelligent, agile, flexible, quick and love to eat.  I think these photos will help you see that. October 8, 2014

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Sunday 04/06/2-14 at Richardson Nature Center in Bloomington. An American Kestrel female, sharp little raptor (falcon).

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Shot on September 2, 2012

At carver reserve in Victoria, MN

On Sept 30th, Lebanon Hills Park

Do click on the photo for the full size, and you’ll get a much better view of the Egret

Last Tuesday before heading out to work I noticed many white worms all over the lid of the refuse container (i.e. trash bin). There was plenty of dew on the car and the trash bin lid was also pretty wet, however the photos don’t clearly show the amount of dew present on the lid.

These little worms were knee deep in dew.

Do you see the pairs? why are they next to each other like that?
These aren’t the usual kind of worms I”m used to seeing, will these turn to butterflies or some other flying insect?

If you click on a photo to enlarge it you will notice the  water surrounding the worms.

Later on that day, 1/3rd the worms were “dead by drying” in the sun light, the rest were gone, somewhere. Maybe birds ate them, maybe they went back into the trash bin to eat trash, I donno.

Well, I think they looked pretty and cute, a bit unusual for a garden worm.. I thought they looked interesting / cool. You might agree.

If you thought these worms were anything but gross, I hope this next piece of info doesn’t change your mind: These are maggots.

They must have come out of the trash bin some how, they are the larva of flies (house flies, blow-flies, and cheese flies). In this case I believe these are from blow-flies.

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Nov 03, 2010, Fort Snelling State Park

Squirrel Indulging, Fattening up for winter

Nov 21, 2010
In the back yard!
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Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

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A sure cure for Arachnophobia (fear of spiders)

Orange Spider

Shot June 27, 2010 ::  On the Winchell Trail @ Mississippi Gorge Regional park (from 36th to 44th Streets), Minneapolis, MN

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

About the trail:

More info on the National Park we will be walking through: http://www.nps.gov/mi…

More info on the restoration work that’s been done in this area: http://www.nps.gov/mi…

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My first time to photograph an otter

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Otter

Shot April 04, 2010 ::  Big Willow Park, Minnetonka, MN

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera with a 75-300 canon lens. From about approx. 50ft away

Animals in captivity at the Minnesota Zoo

January 2004

Shot with a Lumix DMC-FZ7  6 Megapixel 12x Optical zoom Digital Camera

These are some photos I took with a basic point and shoot (Olympus) digital camera back in September of 2002, in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Butterfly – Lake Harriet Perennial Gardens

Pink – Lake Harriet Perennial Gardens

All of these photos exist in larger sizes that would work as a desktop background image or for prints