This is a semi-regularly updated gallery of the latest images. They’re not sorted or categorized, just an example of what kind of subject matters fills the viewfinder on any given day. Hover over images for captions.
Also refer to the main section of the blog to find backstories, lessons, or embarrassing confessions.
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The Brood XIX cicadas were certainly visible on the property, come late April
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A pair of northern water snakes doing the deed
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A much better portrait of a belted kingfisher, this year's brood
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This green treefrog wants to talk to you about your browser history
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I'm suspicious that this juvenile green heron had fledged out of the nest within the past day or two
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An osprey in late afternoon looking like it dropped its keys
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A rainbow with a faint supernumerary, with the crepe myrtles adding their own color
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Close-up of a newborn Carolina anole, the first I'd spotted for 2024, roughly the thickness of a pencil
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A dewy, foggy morning out in the fields
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A red-headed woodpecker feeding a small mantis to its young near sunset
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A second-year bald eagle that was disinclined to fly off, which worked just fine
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A hypnotic spadefoot toad
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A juvenile kingsnake posed nicely for this session before being released
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This minuscule ground skink behaving itself within my studio setup
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The red-shouldered hawk that hunts in the front yard, right on the peak of the roof
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A northern mockingbird that suspects you're lying to it
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Yellow-bellied sliders and painted turtles basking in the great weather on December 30th
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A mated pair of red-shouldered hawks braving the frigid morning
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First decent portrait of a male wood duck on the new pond
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This North American beaver, resident of a lodge right on the property, let its curiosity get the better of it this morning
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A freezing rain storm and the right sun angle produced this vivid abstract
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Didn't quite reach the goal of photographing the moon less than 1% illuminated, but this was close
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Surprised to see the emergence of an eastern rat snake in coastal plain color morph in mid-March
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A painted turtle using a yellow-bellied slider as a perch to bask in the sun
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We were delighted to spot a 2nd-year bald eagle cruising right overhead of the new house
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A Carolina anole in the middle of shedding
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The colorful markings of a banded watersnake - they get much bigger than this
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A newly-hatched Chinese mantis already busting out the poses
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A mother wood duck and her brood on a small island in our new pond
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The Girlfriend liked this image of a juvenile green treefrog, so here it is
