Mark’s journal of photographic projects, thoughts, and commentary.
Having an Indigo Bunting show up in your backyard is kind of a rush to be honest. At one point we counted five of them rummaging in the grass. Thing is, they have rarely if ever given me a good opportunity for a photograph. Many do not care to use the feeders or sit on … Read more
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” ~ Jimi Hendrix
Mark Twain I suspect, spent some time watching and listening to Blue Jays. I’ve shared his writing on the jay before where he called them a “vocabularized geyser”. Only a man who has hung around a few jays would know this…that they have such a wide array of calls, chirps, alarms, and rumblings, that one … Read more
Chipping Sparrows are a diminutive bird of the summers here…most I think will migrate when the temperatures start dropping. This little sparrow provided us a very enjoyable spring some years back when the female decided to nest in a hanging basket on our front porch. It was fun watching the pair raise their family. Which … Read more
I was not intending to post anything today on the blog but sometimes you get inspired by people with more forethought and wisdom. Robert Streithorst is a photographer friend on Facebook…you can click on his name and visit his page. He does terrific work, but his insight on veterans and on the current virus situation … Read more
Of late I’ve been seeing a lot of a particular Red-bellied Woodpecker. She is, or appears to be a little different than most of the other ones around…a little paler, more gray…and is just stunning to see up close. My photograph, as usual, doesn’t really do them enough justice for how good they look to … Read more