Simple Clicks – Merli-Sarnoski Park
I often forget that Merli-Sarnoski Park exists, which is shame, since it’s a nice park quite unlike any other in the area. For a county park, it’s actually quite sizable, with the most extensive collection of mountain biking trails around. But my area of interest is the pond, which sits in a hilltop depression, which [...]
The sun came out!
And now it’s gone again. Too many cloudy days lately, with several more coming – although we finally got some much needed rain, so I can’t complain. Since the sun has been rare, I overcame the temptation to spend Saturday morning in bed, and instead hauled myself out to the county park to meet a [...]
Simple Clicks – Butterfly
This was one of the last captures from the Susquehanna Riverlands. I’ve got almost no experience shooting butterflies, but I have seen some particularly nice shots of them. If you’ve ever tried it yourself, however, I imagine you know the frustration that goes with it. While it may be nice to watch a butterfly flit around your [...]
Back to the Susquehanna Riverlands
Went back to the PPL Susquehanna Riverlands Wetland on Friday morning. The last time I was there I was surprised by how little wildlife was visible. Of course, the fact that there were three of us tromping around may have had something to do with it… So this time I returned on my own, determined [...]
Simple Clicks – August Yellow
I tend to think in very graphical/image-oriented ways; calendars, for instance, take on a whole range of colors in my mind. Sometimes it’s an association to something particular, but sometime’s it’s just the way I perceive time. The month of August is always a rich, golden yellow. Maybe it’s because the month tends to be [...]
Simple Clicks – Killdeer
At the same time I was crawling around trying to get the John the Heron shot in my last post, I was keeping an eye open for Killdeer. They’re a great bird to watch, very lively and active. But they’re a major PITA to get a good photo of! I struck out and was on [...]
Simple Clicks – Great Blue Heron
That’s it, I’ve finally done it. This may be the Great Blue Heron shot to end all Great Blue Heron shots for me. I spent an entire morning working with John the Heron, crawling around in the grass, creeping closer. I finally told him that I was done; I walked out onto one of the [...]
More from CCEEC
Beyond the raptor mews, the Carbon County Environmental Education Center offers a series of trails through field and wood, as well as a bird blind that looks out onto the marshy end of Mauch Chunk Lake. I had the best luck down by the lake, where I was able to capture a couple of different [...]
Raptors at CCEEC
Spent some time at the Carbon County Environmental Education Center on Friday morning, where I got the rare opportunity to get up close to several raptors. Sadly, they weren’t wild raptors, but rather permanent residents of the Center who are unable to be released back into the wild. There were some broken wings and a [...]
Return of the Waxwings
The Waxwings are back! Like most critters, they seem to have simply appeared overnight, and the pond went from being empty to very lively. I’ve been waiting all season to see them again – they’re one of my favorites, real lively, personable little guys. You get the feeling that they know they’re on camera, and [...]
