I have been shooting hummingbirds that came to my feeder on the backyard deck. Brookside Gardens have attracted many hummingbirds this month because of the special flowers planted and are blooming just about time for hummers to get all the nectar they can get before […]
I always plant some shiso in the pots for various types of consumption as it complements all kinds of dishes, especially barbecued meat and grilled fish. It is used all the time, as background of Japanese dish of sashimi and sushi. It comes in green and purple […]
Sunflowers in Jarrettsville, Maryland were usually planted for harvest in September. Though the blossom has already passed the peak when I got over there this morning, I manage to get a few shots to my liking, especially with the presence of butterflies.
I visited the National Zoo in Washington DC this morning. It was fun to watch Baby Panda Bei Bei enjoying the breakfast.
Lotus is one of my favorite flowers to photograph. They are colorful with beautiful shape and one can always shoot the whole flower or portion of using macro lens. I always watch for the simple background and without bright spots. Sadly, the season is over […]
Giant Water Lilies are blooming at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC that calls for a special photo trip this morning (August 26, 2016).
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located along the cost of Delaware is a refuge and breeding ground for migrating birds and other wildlife. It is one of my favor photo spots for snow and Canada geese in the winter and as I found out […]
It was a big surprise to see a red fox coming toward us and walked by our cars while we were shooting the great and snowy egrets in the Bear Swamp Pool last week. I’ve never encountered such a beautiful animal in such close range, […]
Snowy egret is much small than the great egret but a very elegant creature with beautiful white plumage. Its body is all white with black bill, black legs and yellow feet. Great egret has yellowish-orange bill with black legs and feet.
Each year in August there seems to have hundreds of great and snowy egrets migrating to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) near Dover, Delaware. We went for an overnight trip again this week. Sure enough our first sight when entering the Refuge was a […]
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