This year marked our ninth trip to the Playa del Carmen area of Mexico. We’ve been staying at the Karisma resorts. So far we’ve been to El Dorado Seaside once, El Dorado Royale/Casitas six and this was our second trip to El Dorado Maroma. You can tell we like the properties. Mary has documented the […]
Some nice Barred Owl action right out the kitchen window. I could not believe how close this guy let me get. There are a couple of voles in the back yard that he seemed quite focussed on. Not sure if he ever got them. I feel asleep too.
Fishing isn’t just for adults, the juvies got into the action too. Here are a couple. Long lenses compress distance and can create images that don’t seem to make sense otherwise. Either that is a BIG gull or a very small adult eagle. I love the stare. Such concentration. Final shot is a very ruffled […]
It has been way to long since I posted anything on the blog. The Eagles tend to inspire posting. The Eagles and Lock & Dam 14 (which have been on my photography bucket list for some time) proved to be just that. It took two trips to Le Claire to accomplish the mission but despite […]
Spring is arriving early in Lake Elmo. The critters (rodents) emerged from their winter hideouts and that seems to have attracted their predators sooner than normal. This is half of our local nesting pair. They were both on this branch, but by the time I returned with the camera, only one remained. They are quite […]
This time we were able to venture off the property and do some touring. We took a day trip (8AM to 6PM) to Chichen Itza. This is the Temple of Kukulkan, usually called El Castillo. One used to be able to walk to the top but now it is closed. Perhaps a tourist had too […]
We were able to escape to Mexico recently. It was a awesome 11 days of doing very little. At least doing very little that required effort. We went back to our favorite spot El Dorado Casitas. Here are two views from our balcony. This one is looking down at the swim-up casitas and; this one […]
I read an article recently about the annual arrival of Trumpeter Swans in Monticello. There is a lot of information about it here. They usually arrive in December but with the unusually warm winter, they are just starting to arrive. I ventured out there today and grabbed a few shots. They come for two reasons. […]
November was slow. I even resorted to posting one of last years Sandies from our trip to the Bosque. Today, driving along the Lake Elmo, Mary spotted our local pair of Bald Eagles. We were only a couple of miles from home so I was able to gear up and catch a couple of nice […]
Last year in December we went to the Bosque Del Apache for the annual Sandhill Crane and Snow Geese migrations. It was amazing and we’ll never forget. Here is a shot at dawn. I think that it captures the mood and feeling of the day
