Spring: a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be.
Recent Images
Western Tanager
You never quite know what you’re going to see in the backyard in the spring. Case in point, this Western Tanager showed up the other day…I spotted it enjoying a bit of grape jelly. The jelly of course was put out for Orioles who have yet to arrive. This particular species of Tanager though is…
Pelicans And Peace
A lot of guys like to go to the beach and bring a crowd, but not me. I like to be alone and out there with a couple of pelicans. Robert Englund
An Eagle – Oh No!
Most everyone knows I’m a fan of having eagles around here in the winter months. They are one of the most enjoyable birds to photograph. It’s always good to see them…unless you’re trying to photograph Cranes that is. Having an eagle fly over the Platte, loaded with roosting cranes, is just not what you want…
Finding Joy
You won’t have to watch cranes very long to see a few start to play and dance around in this herky-jerky fashion. Sometimes it’s a couple birds together or sometimes its just a single bird all off on its own…having a grand old time. I’m no crane expert but to me it looks like they…
Morning Rituals
There is nothing quite like the morning ritual of the Prairie Chicken in the spring…the males in particular are busy trying to impress a few females that may or may not be present at the time. But practice makes perfect they say. The birds hardly ever stop moving, calling, drumming their feet on the ground…
A River Of Cranes
Today I stand on the banks of the Platte with camera in hand as my witness. The river rushes above me, below me and through me. My photographs are a way to help me remember who I am, where I come from, and who I am becoming. And I hope I can return again and…
Spring Winds
Springtime in the Midwest, at least for many birds, means migration time. The cranes of Nebraska are no exception. After a few weeks of hanging around the Platte, feeding and re-energizing, they are looking for the right winds to continue on their migration north. Wind direction is everything really. When the north winds blow they…
First Light
Sandhill Cranes who roost on the Platte River at night will sometimes leave the water well before dawn. They can see quite well in low light so it could be because they are simply ready to go to nearby fields to begin feeding for the day. Or they may have been spooked by a predator…