Tag: backyard photography

  • Morning Mouthful for visiting Bluebirds

    Morning Mouthful for visiting Bluebirds

    This morning after the rain stopped, our visiting bluebirds continued their work gathering food for their home, bringing back bugs,  many in one helping. Yesterday, the beautiful birds chowed on our mealworm feeder, in great abundance, shown below. If. you would like to see some more bluebirds, I hope you can visit my video post…

  • Seeing The Bluebirds of Happiness in These Troubled Times

    Seeing The Bluebirds of Happiness in These Troubled Times

    In the current crazy COVID-19 world we all find ourselves in today, it’s nice to know that nature, beauty and grace continue to go about their day, blessing us all in the process. We are especially fortunate this spring to have an “abundance” of bluebirds in our yard. It’s so nice to be able to…

  • Backyard Beauty in 60 Minutes

    Backyard Beauty in 60 Minutes

    When I speak about  photography to clubs or to classes or when I am working with one of my photo coaching clients I always stress the following  : you do not have to be at an exotic location or take an expensive trip to get interesting wildlife photos. There are endless photo opportunities in your…

  • Oldie but Goodie : Look What is in Your Backyard!

    This in an older blog post of mine and a great reminder that you do not always have to travel to an exotic location to photograph nature! Enjoy your backyard! Too often we take for granted the beauty that is right in our own backyard. (please see more text and photos below)

  • Calla Lily in Virginia

    Calla Lily in Virginia

    I love visiting botanical gardens (and that are so many good ones in the D.C. Area) but it is always a thrill to have the opportunity to photograph beautiful flowers in your own yard. (please see more below)

  • One Year Ago : Backyard Beauty

    It always amazes me that I can travel hundreds of miles sitting in a car for hours in search of nature with no luck yet I can look out my suburban  window on a warm summer’s night and see the beauty shown above. (please see second photo and more text below)

  • The Ducks Are Coming, The Ducks Are Coming

    This is a post I ran a year or two ago. It is one of my favorites and thought it would be fun to rerun on Earth Day Weekend. Enjoy!  These days it is not unusual in parts of the D.C. Area to see foxes, deer or hawks. Even coyotes appear from time to time.…

  • Wordless Wednesday : Floral Fireworks

  • Wordless Wednesday : Orange Daylily