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My Experiences During The White-tailed Deer Rut 2022
January 02, 2023 - Deer are part of the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae and Capreolinae. In Pennsylvania, we...
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For the Love of Whitetails
December 16, 2021 - We reached that time of the year again when I reflect back on many of my White-tailed Deer encounters from spring fawns...
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White-tailed Deer Favorites of 2020
January 01, 2021 - During the winter, I like to share by summer and fall White-tailed Deer photos. Here is a small collection of my 2020 fa...
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Day Trip: Benezette, PA
June 21, 2020 - One benefit of living in central, western PA is that I have plenty of places within an hour drive that offer great wildl...
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Autumn Brings Out The Big Boys
June 14, 2020 - Three months! Three months and the Pennsylvania bull elk will have rubbed the velvet from their antlers that have been g...
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Late Summer, Autumn, and the White-tailed Deer Rut
December 30, 2018 - White-tailed Deer are one of my favorite creatures to photograph. This photo essay highlights some photos I made from mi...
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End of Summer Transitions of the White-tailed Deer
October 15, 2017 - The end of summer brings on many changes in the White-tailed Deer, especially the male, also called a buck. As their ant...
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The Enjoyment of May and June Wildlife
June 15, 2017 - I was so busy in May and the first half of June photographing birds in the Warbler family. I'm sad that it's past but I'...
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Spring Wildlife of Pennsylvania
May 09, 2017 - Each year during April and May I don't get enough sleep, I don't do as much around the yard, and I do a lot of traveling...
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Wrapping Up Winter With Feathers and Fur
April 06, 2017 - Spring is in the air! Although the calendar says it's spring, we can't always count on springlike weather. One thing we...
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Wrapping Up Autumn With Feathers and Fur
December 20, 2016 - The 2016 Winter solstice, in the Northern Hemisphere, will be at 5:44 AM on Wednesday, December 21st. To many people, th...
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White-tailed Deer: The Autumn Pursuit
December 04, 2016 - September and early October was a whirlwind for me photographing rutting elk. If it weren’t for the 2.5 hour drive each...
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Chance Encounters in the Wild
September 18, 2016 - I try to visit elk country several different times of the year to photograph elk at various stages of their life. Septem...
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Sharing the Wild - Take Two
July 24, 2016 - This photo blog post is a continuation of " Sharing The Wild - Take One ". If you haven't seen it, check it out before c...
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Sharing the Wild - Take One
July 19, 2016 - Most of the time, my time afield has a purpose. Weather it's time to photograph Pennsylvania's Elk herd in Elk county, B...
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Exploring Our Grasslands
June 21, 2016 - In this blog post I'd like to share a few photos I made in our grassland areas. Grassland birds are difficult to photogr...
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Mid-Winter Wildlife Encounters
February 09, 2016 - Winter can be a slow time for anyone wishing to photograph wildlife in Western Pennsylvania. The number of bird species...
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More Autumn Whitetail
November 17, 2015 - It's mid-November and the White-tailed Deer rut has been underway. I found many of the bucks in this photo blog followin...
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October Whitetail
November 03, 2015 - Late October brings us many things here in western Pennsylvania. Our evenings, and some days, are showing us a hint of t...
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Good Bye Summer - Hello Autumn
October 20, 2015 - Autumn has returned and you can't miss it. The days are getting shorter, the weather is turning cooler, and the leaves o...
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A Day of Photography in Elk Country
October 03, 2015 - September 23rd was going to be a good day. My wife and I spent two days in Elk County, Pennsylvania less than a week pri...
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An Animals Eyes Have The Power to Speak a Great Language -- Martin Buber
September 29, 2015 - It seems like it was yesterday and I was writing a blog about the end of August. Here it is the end of September and I,...
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August in Pennsylvania
September 01, 2015 - There are a lot of beautiful places in our country. I've seen photos of many of them and visited some of them. With my f...
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Summertime Deer and Elk
August 04, 2015 - Summertime is an interesting time to watch the White-tailed Deer and the much larger, American Elk. There is a lot happe...
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Natures Little Wonders
December 28, 2014 - It's been a little over a month since my last blog post. Early darkness and dark, wet weather doesn't only keep people i...
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The Boys Of Autumn
October 27, 2014 - As September progressed, I continued to photograph White-tailed Deer, focusing primarily on the buck. The photograph bel...
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White-tailed Deer Of Summer
October 20, 2014 - The White-tailed Deer is an extremely adaptable animal. All they require is food, water, and cover. In late summer and e...
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Whitetail On The Move
August 18, 2014 - While the common, summertime sighting of the White-tailed Deer is the doe and her fawn or fawns, the male, a little less...
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Summer Splendor In Our Natural World
August 08, 2014 - Summer is in full swing. I still go into the woods occasionally to photograph whatever I can see but generally, summer i...
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In Every Walk With Nature One Receives Far More Than He Seeks -- John Muir
July 17, 2014 - How many times have you gone for a walk outdoors away from the noise of distant cars and lawnmowers? I can go to the sam...
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Spring Waterfowl Migration Wrap-up Part I
April 18, 2014 - I had an enjoyable time this spring attempting to make photos to share with everyone. As I've always said, I am privileg...
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Arctic Wanderers And More
February 02, 2014 - You have probably heard about the Snowy Owl irruption in the eastern US this winter. There have been sightings of these...
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Deep-Forest Dweller And Backyard Activity
November 08, 2013 - Last Sunday morning I went into the woods for awhile hoping to get some better shots of the Golden-crowned and Ruby-crow...
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More Wild Pennsylvania
October 02, 2013 - I've spent most of my life believing you can more easily find animals feeding in the morning and again in the evening, I...
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Changes In Late Summer Food Supply
August 12, 2013 - Autumn is still 39 days away but there are already signs in nature of the upcoming season. Only a month ago the Monarda,...
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Summertime White-tailed Deer - Part Two
August 05, 2013 - Once again, the White-tailed Deer has been the focus of my attention. This is one time of the year when the bucks are to...
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Summertime White-tailed Deer
July 31, 2013 - I have been saving photos for the past month so I could post a photo blog on the subject of White-tailed Deer. I have be...
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In Search Of... Whatever!
July 12, 2013 - Many days I get up in the morning, go to work, and think after dinner I will put some time into my gardens, or my wife a...
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Getting The Most Of This Photo Blog And Website
June 06, 2013 - Last week, I was sitting next to a shallow cove on Lake Arthur where I have seen Wood Duck pairs earlier this spring. Af...
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A Walk With Nature
June 03, 2013 - John Muir, an American naturalist, once said "I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown,...
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Off The Beaten Path
May 27, 2013 - This weekend I decided to spend a little time trying to photograph woodland birds or birds that find the deep woods a su...
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Springtime Wildlife
May 23, 2013 - I'll admit, I think I have become obsessed in trying to get a great shot of a Yellow Warbler. They navigate the thin, ta...
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Waterfowl From 100 Yards
April 19, 2013 - I speak often about the waterfowl observation area of lake Arthur where the park service has built a wooden observation...
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Pennsylvania Elk Country
April 18, 2013 - With the abundant amount of wildlife in the Benezette, PA area it is a lure for anyone who enjoys the wild outdoors or p...
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Keep Your Eye On The Prize But Look Around Too!
March 21, 2013 - The last two days I spent the early evening hours at Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park attempting to photograph waterfow...
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Receding Ice Of Lake Arthur Is My Friend
March 18, 2013 - This weekend was one of those heavily overcast days here in Western Pennsylvania. Dark days like that make it very diffi...
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