Chipmunk from Blind
I am enjoying the new blind I constructed this week. Today I made some refinements by gluing some additional connections, using rope to hang the camouflage material, and adding a corrugated roof. The...
View ArticleDo You Have an Itch?
Life in the blind is starting to be a welcome experience for me. I had read and heard about the use of blinds for wildlife photography, but until I constructed one myself and actually used it I had no...
View ArticleBlind Photos
Well, as promised I have some photos of my newly constructed blind. Please don’t get overly excited about this because my blind is not really anything to write home about. It will not win any building...
View ArticlePhoto Tip Tuesday – Using Your Vehicle as a Blind
Today I am starting a new weekly feature here on my blog that will hopefully provide a valuable photo tip each Tuesday. I am calling this feature “Photo Tip Tuesday.” Today’s photo tip is pretty...
View ArticlePhoto Tip Tuesday – Getting Closer
Getting closer to the subject is the name of the game in wildlife photography. Yes, sometimes we do want to include the surrounding environment and habitat that wildlife call their home, but getting...
View ArticleMore Backyard Birds
I spent a couple hours in my backyard blind again today. The birds were cooperative and I am slowly learning how to capture better bird photos. It’s not easy because birds are quick! I am more...
View ArticleWhat Bird is This?
I spent some time in my blind this evening watching and photographing a few birds and a chipmunk. I always enjoy this time spent outdoors and the blind really conceals me and most of my movements....
View ArticleTwo Eastern Towhees
Today I photographed two Eastern Towhees — a male and a female which came to our backyard! I first spotted a male Towhee yesterday for the first time this year. I actually heard many of their unique...
View ArticleThe Brown-Headed Cowbird
I observed another new bird at our backyard feeder today. I was photographing out of my blind again and this bird just came in and landed on the deck railing. It has a brown head with an all-black...
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