Bird Photography with the Fujifilm XF 100-400mm

Bird Photography with the Fujifilm XF 100-400mm

When I switched from Nikon DSLR’s to my Fujifilm mirrorless cameras, I did it with gusto! I sold all my Nikon gear and never looked back! Well … sort of. To be honest, that statement isn’t entirely true and I feel the need to come clean now. As a new...
Bosque del Apache in Photographs

Bosque del Apache in Photographs

In early January I was lucky enough to travel to New Mexico’s Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. I attended the Photography Intensive Workshop put on by the Friends of the Bosque del Apache. The workshop was lead by three amazing...
On the Pascagoula River

On the Pascagoula River

The Pascagoula River The Pascagoula River is the largest free-flowing river system in lower 48 United States. It is approximately 80 miles long. The river starts flowing at the confluences of the Leaf and Chickasawhay Rivers in northwestern George...
Swallow-Tailed Kite Ballet – August 4

Swallow-Tailed Kite Ballet – August 4

Today I spent the morning just south of Lucedale, MS, about an hour north of our home in Gautier. I parked on the road by a farmer’s field in the hopes of spotting the large group of Swallow-Tailed Kites that had been seen here earlier in the week.   When I...
Green Tree Frog

Green Tree Frog

Last Tuesday while I was helping out at the old Pascagoula River Audubon Centre in Moss Point, I stumbled upon this cute little green tree frog. He let me take a couple of pictures before he hopped away.
Baby Rat Snakes – July 25

Baby Rat Snakes – July 25

Yesterday I was filling up the bird feeders when I found seven small snake skins that had recently been shed. The skins were all found in a very small area. They were just over a foot long and the width of a pencil. After a bit of research (thank you Robert Smith),...
Featherfest 2015, Galveston TX – April 2015

Featherfest 2015, Galveston TX – April 2015

On April 9th I met my daughter, Sarah, in Houston. She is an avid birder, and as her graduation present, we made our way down to Featherfest in Galveston. Over the next three days we saw 141 species of birds (20 of which were life birds for her). Congratulations on...
Dauphine Island Alabama – December 2014

Dauphine Island Alabama – December 2014

Before Christmas we took our daughters to Dauphine Island, one of the barrier islands off the coast of Alabama. It is a wonderful place for birdwatching. Here are a few shots from that day.
Neighbourhood Birds – December 2014

Neighbourhood Birds – December 2014

Most of these shots of birds were taken in my backyard in Gautier Mississippi. A few others were taken on a walk through the neighbourhood. The last three images, of the osprey were taken just a few miles away on the Pascagoula River.
Home Sweat Home, Gautier Mississippi – July 2014

Home Sweat Home, Gautier Mississippi – July 2014

This past spring my husband accepted a new position with his company, and in July we moved from Houston Texas to Gautier Mississippi. Gautier is a small town, two hours east of New Orleans, on the Gulf of Mexico. It has been a big change moving from the fourth largest...
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