Author Archives: mjspringett

Favorite Life Bird-Garganey Duck

garganey

Dear Friends, this garganey duck is rarely found in this area, Crex Meadows Wildllife Refuge in June 2014, Northwestern Wisconsin, hanging out with some Blue Wing Teal. Think he was lost. but enjoy til Tomorrow MJ

Bald Eagles

eagle world

Dear Friends, just a couple of eagles hanging around on a windy day, drove all day and this is all i could find in Crex Meadows. Ready to go further north now that the bird feeders are taken down, they know how to attract birds in the winter up in Sax Zim Bog, take a lesson Crex til Tomorrow MJ

May You Have a Blessed Christmas Day

merry christmas woods

Christmas Redpoll

christmas bird

Dear Friends, this Redpoll has come to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, he was in the Sax Zim bog the day after a snowstorm, so Merry Merry and see you in the New year, tilTomorrow MJ

Five Days

goose on gold

Dear Friends, i know that Canadian Geese are very common, but i love an uncommon light and this image is truly uncommon to me, This was one of the first birds to appear when the ice melted last spring and the promise of warmer weather flew with her, Five days until Christmas day, i start the countdown, til Tomorrow MJ

Mr Winter Jay

winter jay

Dear Friends, busy time of year and the birds ware busy eating all our suet, this blue jay was very close and i loved the background colors. so til Tomorrow MJ

Sparrows can be Pretty

detailed tree sparrow

Dear Friends, hanging out at the bird feeder has given me a chance to refine my bird photography skills with new lens and camera.  This is an American Tree Sparrow and in this closeup you can see his bicolored bill, black on the top and yellow on the bottom.  He also has the dark spot on his breast and a smidgeon of white wing bar.  enjoy the birdies, til Tomorrow MJ

Hanging out at the Bird Feeder

chickadee dee

Dear Friends, this image of a common bird, the chickadee, reminded me of why i shoot so many images to get just one good one.  This black-capped chickadee was up against a black background, but when the light hit the feathers on top of his head in just the right angle, the black of his head was lighter than the background and stood out, how do you like?, til Tomorrow MJ

Puttin on the Brakes

 

putting on the brakesDear Friends, these cranes are cruising into their roosting site with a sunset reflection as thee background, i like the pastel shades in the clouds and so chose to keep the image high key, before they land they have to slow and they do that by standing up in the air and dropping their feet down, they resemble little parachutes coming down, the right hand bird is still in glide mode, til Tomorrow MJ

 

My First Hawk Owl

first hawk owl

Dear Friends, this friendly Hawk Owl was perched over a nearby gravel pit and Jim slammed on the brakes and i slammed on the camera, this was the result.  The angle was very steep shooting out of the car window, but he was between the two high wires, guess it was my lucky day.   This was my first Hawk Owl and was only a couple of miles from my home, enjoy til Tomorrow MJ