Ospreys are often seen circling above Lake Wisconsin. They are known as avid fishers. Is this flight out over the lake going to be a successful fishing expedition? (Lodi, Wisconsin) ≡Canon R5/RF100-500 500mm f/7.1 1/1000sec iso-160
Panoramic Gallery – Peninsula State Park. (Fish Creek, Wisconsin) ≡Canon R5/RF24-240 24mm f/4.0 1/250sec iso-500
Panoramic Gallery – Lake Wisconsin. (Lodi, Wisconsin) ≡Canon R5/RF100-500 100mm f/8.0 1/1000sec iso-250
Panoramic Gallery – Aldo Leopold Nature Center. (Monona, Wisconsin) ≡Canon R5/RF100 100mm f/16 1/160sec iso-1250
Panoramic Gallery – Lake Wisconsin. (Lodi, Wisconsin) ≡Canon R5/RF24-240 87mm f/10 1/400sec iso-100
This cobalt blue flower, with its five petals overlapping and seemingly always closed, might make you think its lot in life is never to be visited by a pollinator. But don’t worry: the bumblebee is strong enough to pry open the flower, and in the process, pollination is accomplished. This bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) was…
When I was a young boy, I remember that the parking lot for Gibraltar Rock was actually at the top! Many people today who walk the Ice Age National Scenic Trail might miss this small bit of history. As I got older and my dad reached his mid-80s, he would test his endurance by hiking…
You must be quick to catch a meal with wings, and this Barn Swallow is zipping over Lake Wisconsin, perhaps hurrying to bring its catch back to young ones waiting in the nest. You may need to zoom in to see the meal in its beak. This is one of those shots which is maybe…
Shooting Star (Primula meadia) brightens the path along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail – Gibraltar Rock State Nature Area. This spring flower makes me smile everytime I spot it along the trail. (Lodi, Wisconsin) ≡Canon R5/RF100 MACRO 100mm f/5.6 1/640sec iso-1000
This remote farm was transformed in 2008 from long-time seed corn grower to renowned bourbon producer. The J Henry & Sons Farm happens to be directly across the road from the Jackson family farm where I grew up and is where I detasseled seed corn for $1.10/hour during my middle school summers (i.e. a classic…