Category Archives: photography

When Butterfly Photography is Easy

Posted on September 7, 2017 by

Butterfly photography is often a challenge.  It can be difficult to get close enough to an individual to get a good shot.  If you scare it away, it will be a while before you get close to another one. Not … Continue reading →

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Giants in Trees

Posted on September 4, 2017 by

West Oak Park in Mills County Iowa is a great place to observe butterflies.  It has a pretty diverse butterfly fauna, but one species really makes it special.  Giant Swallowtails, Papilia cresphontes can be found here in good numbers. The butterfly … Continue reading →

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View from the Porch

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

It is great to live in the country.  Here was the view from my front porch tonight. The deer wondered around the yard then went across the road.  I watched for four or five minutes before it moved on.  It … Continue reading →

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Arkansas Butterflies

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

Last week my coworkers and I left a cold, rainy Iowa and drove to Arkansas to take some classes.  It was warm and sunny down there, and after the classes were over we had a little time to ourselves.  Others … Continue reading →

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Another lichen

Posted on March 5, 2017 by

I found this unusual lichen on a pine tree in our yard.  I need to remember to look for it after rain to see what it looks like then. I looked through my lichen book and tried to figure out … Continue reading →

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Lichen Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2016 by

We are having very unusual weather for Christmas.  Rain, lightning, thunder, and temperatures predicted to be as high as 50 degrees F. During a gap in the rain I went outside and took a photo of a lichen.  Nothing rare, … Continue reading →

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Fall Color

Posted on October 27, 2016 by

Fall colors have not been as spectacular this year as in recent years.  Autumn has been drier than normal, so the leaves mostly dry up and turn brown, or seem to fall off sooner than they would otherwise.  Still, there … Continue reading →

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You are being watched

Posted on June 18, 2016 by

We have some huge old cottonwood trees near our place.  As I walked by one, I heard some rustling in the tree and the sound of babies talking to their mother.  I saw some young raccoons and the mother, but … Continue reading →

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Lichens on Bone with Mite

Posted on May 7, 2016 by

I like to photograph lichens after or even during rain.  When wet, lichens swell up and have very bright colors. These lichens were dry and on a deer skull. Even when dry, they have an interesting look.

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Enduring the Rain

Posted on May 1, 2016 by

We have had cool rainy weather here for at least four days.  It is getting pretty old.  This afternoon the rain quit for a while and the sun came out, but it was still cool.  I walked around a little … Continue reading →

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