Photo of the Day! Grasshopper Sparrow

Nikon D90, Sigma 150-500mm OS, ISO 400, f6.3, 1/2500

Last summer, I was in Chad's neck of the woods looking for Indigo Buntings. Let's just say they weren't as cooperative as I had hoped. However, the I found a Grasshopper Sparrow that was willing to play along . He didn't sit still very long, but it was long enough.

Photo of the Day! Look What I Can Do!

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 300mm f2.8 w/TC14e II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/320, +1/3ev

I couldn't help but to laugh when these little guys would stand up to stretch and do some yoga moves. In this case all I could think of was this guy trying to show off to Mom while she was preening herself in yesterdays post (Momma Goose).

Photo of the Day! Momma Goose

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 300mm f2.8 w/TC14e II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/250, +1/3ev

Momma goose took time for herself while the young ones were busy feeding. This goose sat in the same spot for almost 30 minutes while the youngsters were walking and laying in the grass nearby. It was hot late in the day when I was out shooting and the geese seemed relaxed and enjoying the warm weather.

Photo of the Day! Gosling

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 300mm f2.8 w/TC14e II, ISO 400, f8, 1/500, +1/3ev

Last night after them temp cooled off a bit, I grabbed my camera and headed over to the area were I had previously photographed the goslings. I was exactly 4 weeks ago I first came across this family. To my surprise they had the same number of little ones running around and feeding. I will keep me eye on this family so I can watch their feathers develop and eventually leave that location.

Photo of the Day! Female Ring-necked Duck!

Nikon D90, Nikkor 500mm AFS @ f/5.6, 1/1000

The male ring-necked ducks may get most of the attention for the beautiful colors but just like the female wood duck, she has her beauty.

Photo of the Day! Dandelion

Nikon D90, 20mm f2.8, ISO 200, f18, 1/640

Back in 2009 during my 100 photos in 100 Days project I was inspired by Lisa Bettany to create a back lit photo. At the time, I had no idea what my subject was going to be since she was shooting models. While walking through a field I found these large dandelion's on a clear summer morning.

Photo of the Day! Loon!

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 500mm f/4 AFS, SB-600 fill flash @ ISO 800, f/6 1/640.

This was from yesterday. Derek and I spent the day fishing, but of course, I had to bring my camera. Although I spent very little time photographing we were greeted at our fishing hole by this guy. He was not afraid of the boat at all so I just had to fire a few off.