Prairies are glorious things. They can be a lot of things, not just tall grass and wildflowers, but often that’s what they are. They are subtle, though. Depending on the soil type, drainage, sun exposure, frequency of fire and lots of other factors, they support different flora and fauna.
Kim and I have been getting directly [...]
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Prairies
Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Moved to Madison
Posted in Uncategorized on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kim and I moved to Madison, Wisconsin on June 13. It’s been a busy three weeks since (and before) then, but we’ve managed to get out a few times. There are some remnant prairie preserves nearby, and we’ve visited the TNC preserve at Spring Green in Sauk county twice now. We’ve read there are eight [...]
Wandering Tattler
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bird on December 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Back in September I went to one of my favorite shorebird photographing spots — Pillar Point near Half Moon Bay. It’s about a 30 minute drive from my house and pretty easy to get to. Some days it’s full of people and dogs, but if the tide is in, then where the birds are the [...]
New Web Site
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bird, woodpecker on December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I finally got around to updating my web site. I’ve reduced the number of images, trying to be more selective, and gone with a gallery layout, which I hope is easier to navigate. It’s also just HTML, no JavaScript, which should be faster, easier to maintain, and easier for search engines.
I’ve put up a few [...]
Pt. Reyes, June 29
Posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My friend Adam told me where I could find the puntareyes subspecies of Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene), an engangered species/subspecies of butterfly found only in and possibly around Pt. Reyes National Seashore. They start flying at the end of June, and I had found some last year, but wanted a better photograph, so headed out [...]
