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Photo of the Week – April 25, 2013

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

I made a quick trip up to our Niobrara Valley Preserve this week to help set up time lapse cameras that will help document recovery from last year’s massive wildfires.  More on that next week… The weather followed the same … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week – February 28, 2013

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

Here’s a photo interpretation puzzle for you. Last Saturday, I was hiking through the fresh snow in a small local prairie when I found this interesting print.  Clearly the print was made by a bird, but what kind, and what was it doing?  … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week – January 10, 2013

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Portholes in the snow. Early morning hoar frost, calm winds, and a hazy sunrise got me out the door with my camera Tuesday morning.  I found plenty to photograph, including frosty milkweed seeds, mouse tracks, and lots more.  But it … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week – January 3, 2013

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This photo was taken several years ago outside the house of my in-laws in eastern Nebraska.  I don’t usually photograph birds, but I was there and the birds were there, and one thing led to another… It was snowing, but … Continue reading →

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Happy New (Dry) Year – 2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

Happy New Year!  It sure is nice to start 2013 with some moisture on the ground.  Let’s hope we get some more… Ecologically speaking, the biggest local story in 2012 was the dry weather.  In fact, our nearest “large” city, Grand Island, Nebraska had … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week – February 10, 2012

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This has not been a great winter for snow photography.  Mild temperatures have made it nice for many outdoor activities (excluding ice skating, sledding, skiing, etc.) and for overwintering sandhill cranes, but there hasn’t been any snow on the ground … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week – December 29, 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

It’s been another great year.  Thanks for your continued support of this blog.  Here are two winter prairie photos that seemed to be appropriate for the end of a year.  Both were late evening photos from earlier this month, taken at my … Continue reading →

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First Snow

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

We got our first snow of the season this weekend.  Last night, I spent a couple hours walking with my camera at our family prairie south of town.  The warm and dry November weather was really nice, but it was good … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week – February 4, 2011

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

This is a photo that I waffle on.  Some days I really like it.  Other days I don’t see what led me to take the photo in the first place.  I think it’s the abstractness of the pattern that leads … Continue reading →

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