Category Archives: Crex Meadows
A Hole in the Clouds
Friends, on a recent cloudy day i ventured to enter Crex Meadows, no light but when i reached this point, suddenly the sky opened to reveal this lonely oak tree, so I took out the camera and took his picture, he said thank you and i was on my way, too much snow is making me talk to inanimate objects, but thank you lonely oak, til Tomorrow MJ
Black Tern
Friends, working in photoshop while we are confined to the house cause of the weather, too cold with windchills in the -50 F range. This image was shot at iso 400 and the sky had a lot of digital noise compliments of my camera, so i have become very good at minimizing the sky noise. This is a black tern that hovered over the marsh in search of prey, he will hunt insects and fish, wonder what he caught. I liked the hovering pose of the bird and a small hint of cloud behind him. til Tomorrow MJ
Snow Wave
Friends, well back to winter this morning, the wind makes beautiful snow waves and on a sunny morning they truly sparkle , enjoy your morning, til Tomorrow MJ
Be My Valentine
Friends, been saving this image for a special occasion, Valentines day, happy happy til Tomorrow MJ
Spring Bird
Friends, yesterday while looking for the Snowy Owl, I found a small flock of these Horned Larks, the birdies think spring is on the way, do you?? til Tomorrow MJ
More ICE (sigh)
Friends, I think that more ice is rather depressing, but that is what is out there at this season, I have been hunting the Snowy Owl that has been hanging out in Crex, but with no success. I am bummed. til Tomorrow MJ
A Full Moon to Remember
Friends, night of the full moon, Jan 15 2013, yes this is a composite image, but couldn’t resist showing it on this blog, the eagle was at Hawk Ridge, and the full moon from above our house last January. Sometimes Photoshop is an artist’s best friend, do you mind??, til Tomorrow MJ
Treasures Found
Friends, this baby pied bill grebe is starting to get some real feathers on his wing and celebrating by stretching them out for all the world to see. He is kind of a drab color but i love when the natural history of the wild comes thru in an image, and i caught it for just an moment in time, however with all the images i shot last summer, i did not recognize the value in this image, but now that life has slowed and it is snowing outside again today, i now have time to peruse and process images of the past. til Tomorrow MJ
A Summer Song
Friends, this winter weather is getting me down, but here is a summer image to pick me up and wash away the blues, This adult Pied Billed Grebe is very small and baby begging is even smaller. They are brave and come within mere feet of my vehicle. The babies sit in the lily pads and wait for the adult to come near. When they are done feeding, the adult slips under the water to hunt for more food. Summer seems so far away til Tomorrow MJ
Back to Work
Friends, i have been busily reviewing my images from 2013 to compile a bird list for my records, i stumbled on this image of a whooping crane that arrived this fall with the sandhill cranes. She is female 10-10 and was hatched and raised in a facility in southern Wisconsin, she was taught to migrate behind an ultralight aircraft and then set free. In this image, the Sandhills were trying to persuade her to dance with them, she tried, til Tomorrow MJ
MJ Springett 