Mark’s journal of photographic projects, thoughts, and commentary.
Deep Lakes Park is one of the newer outdoor recreational areas in Muscatine County. The park includes 435 acres of which over 120 acres are clear water lakes. This area used to be privately owned and were used as sand and gravel pits…in fact much of the area south of the city of Muscatine has … Read more
Sometimes it’s better to be fashionably late to a party…you’re sure to get noticed that way…not that this bird needed much help. Personally, I could never make such a grand entrance…even with the power of flight.
Mid March and it’s about time to head back to central Nebraska to spend some time with the Sandhill Cranes. Each year is a bit different, well heck, each day can be different. Last year it was 70 degrees one day and a blizzard the next! Hopefully this season will be a bit more stable … Read more
No lunch ticket needed for this line…it’s just first come, first serve. The menu? Fish…fresh, or old…either way it’s just fish. Served chilled. Yummy…
Late winter and early spring is a great time to look for pelicans, particularly at the Red Rock dam near Pella Iowa. You’ll find some eagles here too but as the weather begins to warm, the pelicans start to out number them. Sometimes you still get those crisp, cold days, with what I always … Read more
This immature Coopers hawk is a specialist for the most part. It hunts small birds of all varieties. You can always tell one of these is nearby when the backyard birds go totally still and silent. They won’t flinch…or maybe even breath until the coast is clear. On this particular day this hawk targeted a … Read more