This bird bath has a drip fed by a rain barrel. It can be quite popular among migrants, if you are there at the right time to see them. On this particular day I photographed five warbler species in about 25 minutes. I’m using my Nikk0r 70-300mm AF-S VR II full out at 300mm. I […]
The toads are back! This is the second time they have bred this spring. They began trilling three weeks ago, but the weather turned abruptly, unseasonably cold. They are back with a much more friendly weather forecast. This is the latest in the season I have noticed them appear in recent years. We have seen them […]
Red Trillium (Trillium erectum) fades on Trillium Trail. Related articles Snow Trillium Bouquet One Trillium, Two Colors Wake Robin Bud Sign of spring #77: Trillium in the Woods!
Orchid, Paphiopedilum cultivar. Taken with Rokinon 8mm fisheye lens. Related articles Lily and Orchid Rainbow Room: Rokinon 8mm Fisheye
Image taken with a Nikkor 70-300mm AF-S telephoto zoom. A telephoto is handy for wildflower shots. It reduces the temptation to get off the trail to trample the habitat inadvertently. It also compresses the perspective on the image front-to-back, tightening up this bunch of snow trillium (Trillium nivale) to appear a bit fuller. Related articles […]
This conservatory room is the most successful fisheye photograph I have taken thus far. The subject is everything. Well, it’s always everything in photography, but more so with a specialty lens like a fisheye. The trick is that the fisheye (or whatever specialty lens you are using) should actually “enable” the photograph, to enhance the […]
I find what a blue filter does to the color yellow to be fascinating. It creates a very striking effect, as in this stand of bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). Bloodroot is just approaching its bloom finish this year. Our early wildflowers are about two weeks late compared to recent years. However, the trillium grandiflorum are catching […]
Today’s factoid: 88% of insect-pollinated flowers are pollinated by beetles. Much more in the tropics than in temperate zones, but it happens. This trout lily and soldier beetle species are demonstrating that it indeed does happen in Pennsylvania. Beetles, being generally more crawlers than a fliers, sort of lumber through, bodies smeared with pollen. They […]
Mittens. Taken with a Micro-Nikkor 60mm AF f/2.8
Dutchman’s Breeches herald spring. At last, the ephemeral wildflowers are with us again after a very, very long winter! Taken with a Nikon D90 and a Micro-nikkor 60mm f/2.8 macro lens. Related articles Dutchman’s breeches Some spring wildflowers ~ Dutchman’s Breeches