Post Processing Old Images

Birds, Photography, Photography Tips, Raptors

This is the side by side look at the image. The image on the left was processed in 2013 the image on the right was processed in 2024. In my portfolio of nature images I have many that I can post process much better. This I believe naturally occurs for a couple of...

A Late September Visit to Crex Meadows

Adventure, Birds, Crex

Crex Meadows: a Birding Destination Loacted just north of Grantsburg Wisconsin Crex Meadows Wildlife Refuge is a 90 minute drive from the Twin Cities metro and during the fall it’s a mecca for sandhill cranes and trumpeter swans. Add in some bonus waterfowl,...

In Search of Avocets

Adventure, Birds, Field Reports

The Stalker of Prairie Wetlands Common to Western Minnesota and North Dakota A driving adventure through the pothole wetlands of Western Minnesota and North Dakota will produce many species water birds. Ducks of many species, Redheads, Canvasbacks, Ruddy Ducks,...

Birding Yellowstone Late Summer

Adventure, Birds, Featured, National Parks

Yellowstone is a Birding Destination The Beauty of Birds in Yellowstone Park Geysers, Mountains, Beasts and Yes, Birds! A trip to Yellowstone Park is a wonderous adventure. The highlights of this park are too many to list but I’ll bet most folks don’t know...

Metro Wood Ducks In Spring

Birds, Ducks, Field Reports, Photography

Twin Cities Wood Ducks in Spring Wood Ducks in the Minneapolis St Paul Metro Wood Ducks. Beautifully tough to photograph. Wood ducks, we see them everywhere. I, like most love to see wood ducks. Woodies are some of the most colorful ducks. When the light hits the...

American Wigeon: Fall Invasion

Birds, Ducks, Photography

Twin Cities American Wigeon Drake in Fall American Wigeons in the Minneapolis St Paul Metro During fall I know of many places to view and photograph the American Wigeon American Wigeons are common ducks during fall in the Twin Cites metro area. You just need to know...