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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One mother Canada goose brought her brood by to meet us, just once, but that was enough
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A red-bellied water snake, quite a large specimen, that I captured long enough for a few photos
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An eastern rat snake flaunting its wall climbing abilities
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Water drops on the repellent surface of a ginkgo leaf after a heavy rain
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North American raccoon and white-tailed deer disputing who should possess the corn in the immediate vicinity
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Yes, we've already had a mother wood duck and her progeny, but c'mon! While not all visible from this angle, there were 12 ducklings
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Extreme closeup of juvenile Carolina anole covered in overnight dew
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Getting fartsy with the conditions by the pond one morning
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This osprey regarding me in supposed horror as it was trying to finish its meal, though the emotion probably wasn't actually there
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The gorgeous color pattern of a newly-emerged Pandora sphinx moth
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Not typical to this area, a Mississippi kite ignores the harassment of a blue jay overhead
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Two newborn wolf spiders on their mother's abdomen endeavoring to be cute
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Small enough to fit comfortably on your thumbnail, this green treefrog posed gamely on a blade of grass
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Finally capturing a mantidfly again, this one apparently with big dreams
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Converting an almost-entirely green image to greyscale seemed to work well
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A Carolina anole munching a bug and looking like a dockworker
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This tiny red-bellied snake posed very cooperatively during its session
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An abstract from a misty autumn evening
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The pond in a long exposure entirely by moonlight
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Turtles framed for an autumn composition
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The barest peek at the aurora borealis with star trails, tweaked for better contrast
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The underside of the old Japanese maple during peak colors
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Two baby nutrias being super cooperative
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A guinea turaco posing fetchingly at Sylvan Height Bird Park, Scotland Neck, NC
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A white ibis paid us a visit one day before the snow had even fully melted
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Still trying for the quintessential portrait of a wood duck - this is closer
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Eastern painted turtle finding an unclaimed basking spot
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A pair of trumpeter swans looking cloned at Lake Mattamuskeet, NC
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Surprised by this eastern mud turtle scampering across the driveway, literally small enough to fit comfortably on a quarter
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So far, only the one visit of this solitary green-winged teal, but we keep watching
