This is going to be a bit of a departure from my usual birding piece.  Instead of focusing on a trip, a specific bird or a location, I’m going to do a virtual art show.

You see, I’ll be the featured artist of the month at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center next month.  It’s my first solo art exhibit and I’m a bit excited.  The show runs throughout the month of August, but you guys can get a sneak preview here.  There’s also a virtual gallery available my web site which has more of the prints than I’m presenting here.  So… below, join me for an exhibit featuring some of my favorite photography from the past few years.

I don’t always stop to take photos of geese, but this time, they were being fairly entertaining with one another, engaging in some spring mating rituals, when I noticed this one flying in.  From the series of photos I got as it landed, this was my favorite by far

The blue-winged warbler is a lot of work to photograph, but also a lot of fun.  This one had been around the day before, and I got some shots, but this time it just popped up in a tree almost directly overhead.  

Butterflies can be a fun challenge, but sometimes the results are quite striking

This White-Sided Dolphin was part of a large group that followed our boat for some time while we were out on a whale watch.

Some of the best photos I get come from just being in the yard.  I always keep my camera outside of me when I’m doing yardwork.  This time, I spotted this toad jumping away from the mower.  I grabbed my camera and took a few shots and fell in love with this one

Sometimes I get photos that I don’t realize I’ve had.  I was taking photos of the butterfly on the flower, and hadn’t actually noticed the 2nd one coming up from behind until I looked at the photos later.

This fox sometimes pops up in our neighborhood, but the first time I saw it was the only time I managed to get photographs of it.

One of the advantages of a very fast camera is that you can sometimes get an image of a bird between two stationary moments.  In this case, I just happened to capture this Northern Cardinal as it was jumping from one branch to another.

When hummingbirds first fledge, they are fairly voracious.  I was able to get this photo simply by stalking the bee balm plants from my porch and waiting for the birds to come around.  On a good day, they’d show up every 10-15 minutes, giving me lots of opportunity to get the best birds I can

It can be very difficult to get photos of butterflies in flight, but this Monarch alighting from some flowery reeds made for a really nice shot.

This Mother Moose and Calf were feeding on the side of the road, so I made a point of taking a few photos

On a short walk, I spotted this Newt walking across the path.  I loved the way the light captured its “jewels” as it walked by.

I love the pose of this damselfly.

These robins were nested on a porch; I took the photos through the window in the door so as not to disturb them.

This Syrphid Fly was one of my forays into macro photography.  The bug itself is considerably smaller than your traditional house fly.

Hope you enjoyed this preview.  The exhibit itself will feature a lot more photos as well as some of the many note cards I’ve designed.