A Day at the River

Top 5 favorite places to go for photography. The Riverlands, Confluence Point and Portage Des Sioux. Beautiful day at the end of 2023.

Perfect Pair

Male and female mallard ducks at Busch Wildlife.

Birds of the Bell

Just a suet feeder in the shape of a bell.

Muddy Bottoms

Lake 33 at Busch Wildlife Conservation Area is naturally shallow making it a great place to find shorebirds. A lack of rain in the area caused the lake to dry up on the shallow end leaving mud behind, but exposed the muscles that Limpkins like to feed on.

Cool Mornings

The first cool mornings at the end of a hot summer feels as refreshing as the first warm spring days after a cold, hard winter.

Morning with the Limpkins

Word got around that there were a couple of Limpkins hanging out at Busch Wildlife. It’s kind of a big deal since Limpkins, being a tropical wetlands bird, are not typically seen north of Florida. It was a great Labor Day morning.

Good Mourning Dove

I don’t usually take photos of the mourning dove’s around the house (I can hear them pretty much all of the time).

The Elusive Hummingbird

Decided to setup the tripod on the patio to capture the hummingbirds as they zoom in and out from the feeder.

Lake Random

Just some random shots from Mark Twain Lake.

My Blue Heaven

Summertime camping trip to Mark Twain Lake. Rained a lot, but eventually made it out onto the lake. There were a lot of Blue Herons out doing there thing and I always take the opportunity to photograph one of my favorite birds.