We have all been there. Despite our best intentions nothing seems to go right. Last week I was trying to photograph a rare sparrow in near Lake Mead. I was the first person to find the bird, a Lark Bunting, about a month ago. I returned to see if the bird was still around …
Recently, I had an experience that many photographers can relate to. After a very long day spent exploring and shooting thousands of images at Gray’s Harbor in Western WA, I was tired and still had to drive home. But as I drove around the corner, I saw the sun flickering through the trees. …
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Brown Pelican edit Brown Pelican original I captured this image of Brown Pelican in flight at sunset near Westport WA. There were dozens of Brown Pelicans flying and landing on a rock jetty. As normal, the birds where taking on and landing into the wind and from my position I could only shoot shoot …
This year I decided to enter Focus On Nevada’s annual photography contest. I submitted several photos on the wildlife category and I won FIRST PRIZE in the Nature Category with my image of a Baird’s Sandpiper. Another one of my photos, Desert Bighorn Sheep also received Honorable Mention. https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2023-05-30/11th-annual-focus-on-nevada-photo-contest I feel very thankful to be …
A magnet is defined as something that attracts. The Las Vegas is often a magnet to birds. The natural and human maintained vegetation, the 200 million gallons of treated water flowing in the Las Vegas Wash and the shrinking, but still massive, Lake Mead provides food and water for many species of birds. During migration …
Las Vegas has the 7th busiest airport in the country. Couple that fact with the flat city with very limited vegetation and you get a LOT of noise pollution. How does this affect bird songs? Researchers have found that birds in noisy cities are very adaptable. Not only do they sing louder, but they also …
What is this bird hiding in the reeds? This bird is one of the most widespread species in North America, but many people have trouble identifying it. Why? The difficult in identifying this bird is due to sexual dimorphism. Don’t worry this is still a “G” rated post. Sexual dimorphism is when the …
What you and your camera see are not the same. When taking photos, there have been many times, what I saw with my eyes did not exactly match what my camera recorded. Usually, the camera records details I never noticed, such as a bird blinking its eye or a distracting element in the background. If …
