Photography – Page 58 – Wandering Dawgs

More than one Bird Species in a Photo

June 8, 2021Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged birdweekly, more than one bird species, Roseate Spoonbill, Sand Hill Crane, Whooping Crane, wood stork19 Comments

Our Bird Weekly challenge this week is to show more than one bird species in a photo. The photos at the top of the page and this next photo were taken in the spring near Goose Island State Park in Texas. The Whooping Cranes and Sand Hill Cranes were in a farmer’s field every morning along with ducks and other bird species.

We wandered around Everglades National Park several times and enjoyed seeing the many bird species there.

Tri Colored Heron and Roseatte Spoonbill at Mrazek Pond 2012.

Spoonbill and Egret at Mrazek Pond, Everglades National Park 2012

At Mrazek Pond, Everglades National Park 2012

Closer to home, I often see Wood Storks sharing the same space with Egrets, Herons or Ibises. This image is one of my favorites of a Wood Stork with an Egret perched on the same tree branch.

Thanks to Lisa for her Bird Weekly Challenge: More than one Bird Species in a photo

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #150: Let’s Get Wild

June 5, 2021Posted in Alaska, Photography, WildlifeTagged Denali National Park, Lens-Artists, Let's Get Wild, Photo Challenge, Wilderness18 Comments

Guest host Dianne Millard of Rambling Ranger has asked us to get wild for this challenge. On her blog she says “I’m talking about Mother Nature untouched and untrammeled, allowed to get on with her work without human help or hindrance.” Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska meets all of those criteria. It’s the wildest place I’ve ever been.

The landscapes in Denali are breathtaking whether seen from land or from the air.

Wildflowers growing in the middle of the riverbed

The high round snow covered peak is the south peak of Mt. McKinley

We were always looking out for wildlife. Except for a couple of moose, most of the wildlife was too far from us to get a good close up picture.

Dall Sheep in Denali National Park, Alaska

Grizzly Bear in Denali National Park, Alaska

Many thanks to guest host Dianne Millard for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her post at Lens-Artists Challenge #150: Let’s Get Wild

Birds Using Selective Color

June 3, 2021June 6, 2021Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged birdweekly, Selective Color15 Comments

Our Bird Weekly challenge this week is to use selective color with most of the photo being monochrome, black and white or sepia tone. The challenge for me was to learn how to achieve this effect. It took a little practice but I finally came up with two images I liked.

Above is a male Painted Bunting and below is a Purple Gallinule.

Thanks to Lisa for her Bird Weekly Challenge: Birds using Selective Colo r

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #149: Cool Colors – Blue and Green

May 28, 2021Posted in PhotographyTagged Blue Ridge Mountains, Cool colors blue and green, Hawaii, Ireland, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, salt marsh, St. Lucia19 Comments

This week, Tina has challenged us to show ways that the cooler colors of blue, green, blue green or purple appear in our world.

To me, some of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve ever seen contain the color combination of blue and green.

Turtle Cove on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii

Emerald green on the hills above the Atlantic Ocean in Ireland

Creek running through the Georgia Salt Marsh

Many thanks to Tina for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her original post at Lens-Artists Challenge #149: Cool Colors – Blue and Green

Birds Beginning with a “G” In the Title

May 25, 2021Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged Beginning with a G in the Title, birdweekly, Goose, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Gull23 Comments

The image at the top of the page is a Great Egret. The letter G also appears as the first letter in part of the title of Great Blue Heron, Goose, and Gull.