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Pied Kingfisher

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Shot of the Month – October 2019 There are 114 species of kingfishers around the world and most are bright splashes of color with wings. These small to medium size birds tend to specialize in catching fish though a few prefer insects. All tend to have large heads, long, sharp pointed bills, short legs and […]

Love in the Air?

Shot of the Month – September 2019 So what’s going on with this big ol’ male lion? Is he snarling? Is he about to sneeze? Did [...]

Woodie

Shot of the Month – August 2019 This month we visit with a dandy of a duck — America’s own Wood Duck. The male is supremely colore[...]

Black Bear

Shot of the Month – July 2019 Heeeey BooBoo, did you know that we have three bear species that live in North America? It is true. We gots th[...]

The Beauty of Isolation

Shot of the Month – June 2019 This month a photo of a tulip that demonstrates the power of isolating your subject to help create a compel[...]

Rufous-ly Ruthless

Shot of the Month – May 2019 This month we visit with the glorious Selasphorus rufus, aka the Rufous Hummingbird. For those of you who are a b[...]

Mighty Mick

Shot of the Month – April 2019 This month we visit with the most powerful cat in the Western Hemisphere — the Jaguar. This heavyweight o[...]

Denizen of the Night

Shot of the Month – March 2019 What do you do when the “death owl” stares into your soul? Do you reach for your rosary and hope th[...]

Family Dog

Shot of the Month – February 2019 One of the highlights of our 2018 trip to Kruger NP (South Africa) was the magical three hours we spent with a[...]

Picture Palouse-a

Shot of the Month – January 2019 If you are looking for a Picture Palooza, visit the Palouse. Any other questions? (Many hands shoot into the[...]

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