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Spring beauties are one of my favorite flowers! I know that spring has finally arrived when they start blooming in the neighborhood forest.

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Honoring House Sparrows on World Sparrow Day

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White-throated sparrows are friendly fellows, and this one (from January '25) responded to me waving at him by posing for me!

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Birds look so personable with sparks of light in their eyes, and I recently learned that these are called "catchlights" in photography!

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Another photography highlight from 2025 was seeing how one of my favorite spots in Highbanks Metro Park transformed over the course of autumn!

#autumn #autumn photography #Highbanks Metro Park #landscape photography #nature #nature photography #photography

I really enjoyed writing this blog post! 2025 gave me many opportunities to strengthen my photography skills.

#butterfly photography #flower photography #nature photography #photography #Sam the Song Sparrow

Back in October of this year, I had the chance to replicate one of my favorite smartphone pictures from Highbanks on my Canon camera!

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Out of all of the butterfly pictures I've recently taken, this sunlit portrait of a bold Eastern Comma is, without a doubt, my favorite.

#butterflies #butterfly photography #Eastern comma butterfly #photo essay #photography #photography blog post

Butterfly photography is a peaceful hobby, and I've found that using f/9 as my aperture makes the sunniest of my shots shine!

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My family and I recently went back to Hilton Head Island for our summer vacation. I took my Canon camera with me, and I had the time of my life using my zoom lenses to capture the beautiful sunrises there!

#Beach #Beach Photography #Hilton Head Island #landscape photography #nature photography #photography

"But Why?" How Different Birds React to Curious Photographers

The birds in our neighborhood have responded in various ways to my ongoing attempts at bonding with them. Some have reacted with fierce incredulousness, while others have expressed amused curiosity. To summarize their reactions, the birds have asked me, “But why?” in three notable forms. “But Why?” The average neighborhood birdie is good-natured and tolerant of my photographic presence. Over…

#Bird Photography #birding #Bonding with birds

Red-Winged Blackbirds: Our Neighborhood's Ironically Funniest Birds

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American Robins: A Beginner Photographer's Best Friend (Photography Post)

#American Robins #Bird Photography #Bonding with birds #nature photography #robins

The Unusual Boldness of Female House Sparrows (Photography Post)

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2024: Birding and Much More (Photography Year in Review Post)

2024 gave me numerous opportunities to build my nature photography skills, especially when it came to taking photos of the many different birds in our neighborhood! I'm grateful for all of the successes I've had this year, especially with my Etsy store.

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Depression and Photography #2: Finding Companionship With Neighborhood Birds

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September 29th: Frodo Sails Into the West

In Lord of the Rings lore, today is the day (in the fictional year 3021) when Frodo sails into the Uttermost West alongside the other Ringbearers to find healing for his lingering wounds and trauma. From the Grey Havens (the port seen at the end of Return of the King), he leaves Middle-earth alongside Bilbo, Gandalf, Elrond, and Galadriel. Together, they depart for the hidden land of Valinor,…

#depression #Frodo #Grey Havens #Lord of the Rings #Return of the King #Tolkien #Valinor

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