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Birds and More Birds :

Birds and More Birds

Updated: Mar 16, 2010 5:24pm PST

Pets : This is my wacky cat Knucklehead. She was dumped as a kitten near my house. She adopted me and is now the Queen mouser and crazy sidekick. You can tell by the name that I had no intention of keeping her, but life always holds surprises!

Pets

This is my wacky cat Knucklehead. She was dumped as a kitten near my h ...

Updated: Feb 28, 2010 6:04pm PST

Benezette, PA - Elk : I and my photographer friend made the journey to Benezette PA for the Elk rut. Weather, animals, gear and numerous other obstacles made for a real challenge in my first serious wildlife shoot! When the lighting was right, the elk were too far away for my to small, too slow 28-300mm (at 300 it's at f6.3). When the elk were up close and personal, the fog was thick as pea soup or it was well after dark! They refused to pose with nice backdrops...LOL! All in all though it was great too see and hear bugling elk for the first time in my life. They are beautiful, graceful and yes comical at times. It was a great time in PA and I also got to see and try to photograph a wild black bear. I felt like Steve Irwin and wanted to turn to someone and yell "By crikey-she's a real beauty!!!" Should you find the time to wander over to Benezette, photo or not - it's a great experience!

Benezette, PA - Elk

I and my photographer friend made the journey to Benezette PA for the ...

Updated: Oct 17, 2009 9:46am PST

Lessons in Sheep Herding : My sister, Jean asked me to come to her class in sheparding w/ a border collie named Mace. She wanted some photos. It was very interesting and confusing. I'm pretty sure the sheep had the lesson down! The challenge was for my sister and Mace. All in all they did great! Mace had something click for her today and got what the humans wanted from her. My sister is really learning the techniques of handling and training Mace! I only have one question; is she now going to move to the Alps and get some sheep to herd?

Lessons in Sheep Herding

My sister, Jean asked me to come to her class in sheparding w/ a borde ...

Updated: Sep 02, 2009 9:40pm PST

Wood Duck Festival-Chagrin : Wood Duck festival in Chagrin, Ohio was quite an experience and a challenge for a beginner in photography! Let me say wood ducks are difficult!!!!!! I shot over 300 photos and I'm not happy with any! Herein are three that I deemed as proof that I was there.

Wood Duck Festival-Chagrin

Wood Duck festival in Chagrin, Ohio was quite an experience and a chal ...

Updated: Feb 06, 2009 10:18am PST

Autumn 2008 : This is a collection from my home and surrounding neighborhood.

Autumn 2008

This is a collection from my home and surrounding neighborhood.

Updated: Nov 04, 2008 3:05pm PST

Back To The Wild :

Back To The Wild

Updated: Oct 22, 2008 12:20pm PST

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