On Saturday, Dallas dragged me out for an 8 hour class. Thankfully, she has a habit of dragging me to fun outdoor events, and this was no exception. The class was Photography: On Safari at Zoo Atlanta, put on by Ron Mayhew and Evening at Emory. In a nutshell, he made us walk around the [...]
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On Safari at Zoo Atlanta
November 9th, 2008 · Comments
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Weekend Wildlife
September 23rd, 2008 · Comments
This weekend I spent quite a while outside, mostly working on the house. Naturally, I had a camera by my side, so I got to see quite a few interesting creatures. First, there was this black widow, that I saw at work on Friday afternoon. Thanks to Brett Thompson for letting me borrow his Finepix [...]
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Best of the Birds
May 16th, 2008 · Comments
On Saturday, Dallas and I finished the Birdwatching Class at Emory, taught by Jerry Brunner. Here are my favorite photos from each of the field trips we did. From top-bottom left-right, they were taken at Lullwater Park (Emory in Atlanta), Monastery of the Holy Spirit (Conyers), Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area – Johnson Ferry North [...]
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A murderous weekend
April 23rd, 2008 · Comments
I saw some violent things while birdwatching this past weekend. The first is a Goose chasing away a Hawk who was busy eating a squirrel for lunch: Then the crows knocking a baby owl out of a tree: And a hawk dining on a fresh crow in our front yard: Groups of crows are called [...]
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