Author Archives: mjspringett
Wild Horse Heaven
Dear Friends, the sunsets in the badlands are stunning and mystical cause you never know what will appear on the horizon. til Tomorrow MJ
Fall Cottonwoods Along the River
Dear Friends, The cottonwood and ash trees along the Little Missouri River in Theodore Roosevelt National Park are showing their fall foliage of yellow and orange. The backlight late in the afternoon makes a brilliant image, til Tomorrow MJ
Nest-Building?
Dear Friends, The prairie dog is building a nest for winter or he is storing food, not sure which. Regardless, they are everywhere and soon they will take over the world. til Tomorrow MJ
A Peaceful Perch
Dear Friends, a peaceful perch in the badlands watching the rocks and listening to the lichens growing. til Tomorrow MJ
The Golden Hunter
Dear Friends, especially to you bird loving friends, this golden eagle was in North Dakota Badlands on the edge of a prairie dog town, under his feet is a small critter that he was having for brunch. I love the feathered legs, til Tomorrow MJ
Badlands Muley Buck
Dear Friends, this mule deer buck was taken a few years ago, but i am learning a new color profile and thought this came out ok. This buck is still in velvet and was found in a wash after sunset. til Tomorrow MJ
Wild Horses TRNP
Dear Friends, no trip to Theodore Roosevelt National Park is complete without the an image of the wild horses. This Black Stallion (either Mystery or Cocoa) is running to meet his buddies, he was well received and no fighting was observed. til Tomorrow MJ
Badlands Elk Bugling
Dear Friends, we were a very long way from this male elk doing his bugle at sunset, but i think it turned out ok, what do you think? til Tomorrow MJ
Great Egret
Dear Friends, this is a Great Egret and we don’t usually see a lot of these at Crex, but this year there is a small flock hanging out at Fish Lake. We sat on the dike and watched this one fish for over 30 minutes, then he flew. Right at us. til tomorrow MJ
What Is It?? Hummingbird Moth
Dear Friends, this is a hummingbird clearwing moth sucking on some summer flowers. Recently our camera club had an outing to the butterfly house and we found this guy outside the tent. This is a moth not a butterfly (no club on the end of antenna) so i guess he wasn’t allowed inside. The wings are too fast for my shutter speed but you get the idea. til Tomorrow MJ
MJ Springett 