White Breasted Nuthatch

I think the thing that I love about nuthatches are their feet...they're gigantic in comparison to other birds their size. That size though, allows those quirky poses that we love to photograph...like they're posing just for us before they immediately fly off with their prize.

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Sneak and creep

Cedar Waxwings...they were a popular subject of mine last June. I'd just finished running my first 1/2 marathon and had the blisters and muscle strains to prove it...I should mention we'd decided to go camping. I was stuck at the campsite and not feeling too happy about it. That was until I realized that my constant presence allowed me to witness dozens of birds coming into the trees that surrounded us to feed and play.

The one thing that any birder knows is that in order to photograph any of them you have to sneak, skulk and creep inch by inch. That's how this series of photos were taken. Take a step forward. bird looks up. Freeze. Bird goes back to eating. Take a step forward. Freeze...

Eventually I managed to get close enough to get pictures of them popping the berries up and catching them again. I witnessed them feeding each other, pushing berries back and forth completely unaware they were being watched...it truly was a privilege to see.

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Hoar Frost and Fog

Play for me

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Magens Beach

Do you see the heart?

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Winter Blizzard

I think what I love about this shot is that it was taken in the middle of a howling blizzard and to me it looks like it. I use this tree a lot as a subject...there's something lonely and strong about it and it pulls me in.

In the summer I see birds singing and hunting from it daily, and in the winter it's a reminder of how a solitary figure can 'weather' through the toughest of storms.

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Chicago

Chicago Airport

Grey Catbird

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Blue Jay

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