We finally arrived at South Shetland Island and Elephant Island toward almost the end of the Cruise. It was much colder but the scenery was fantastically beautiful. We cruised South Shetland Island first day and the Elephant Island on the second day before we headed […]
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Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina
We took a shore excursion to tour Tirra del Fuego National Park while the cruise ship was docked at Ushuaia, Argentina. It’s a beautiful park with gorgeous landscapes and the boat ride on Beagle Channel was just fantastic to see lots of sea lions and […]

Wild Horses at Assateague National Seashore Park
We took a side trip to Assateague National Seashore to view and photograph some wild horses (ponies). Here are some pictures I took. “Assateague’s wild horses are well known, even to many people who have never been to the island. The “wild” horses on Assateague […]

Bald Eagles at Conowingo Dam, Maryland
I went to Conowingo Dam last week to try my luck of capturing some pictures of bald eagles. The number of bald eagles usually increases a lot in November and December here at Conowingo as the winter approaching in the North. The occasion usually draws […]

Mallard Ducks in C&O Canal
While walking on the tow path along C&O Canal yesterday, I was so glad to see three pairs of mallard ducks in the area of water that showed the beautiful reflection of the white trunk of a tree in the background. I quickly snapped a […]

Pileated Woodpecker
While visiting and enjoying the beauty of full bloom azaleas at Brighton Dam Azalea Garden two days ago, I came across a pileated woodpecker hopping from tree to tree looking for food. It was such a great opportunity to photograph this beautiful bird in relative […]

Tundra Swans at Middle Creek
When we were at Middle Creek last weekend, we saw many tundra swans in the water but very few in the air. I enjoyed see them in the air with most gracious gestures.

Snow Geese at Middle Creek
It’s time for snow geese in the Eastern Shore areas to begin gathering at Middle Creek near Lancaster, PA, and ready to head north to their breeding grounds in Arctic North in Canada. The estimated number was about 90,000 in last weekend so we took […]

Female Cardinals
I sorted out more female cardinals pictures yesterday. Looking closely the facial expressinos of both male and female cardinals I found out the male one were fiecely looking while the female one looked more peaceful or even graceful!

Cardinals in the Snow
We got six inches of snow yesterday. I couldn’t wait to see cardinals visiting my bird feeder on the deck, especially the male one with bright red feathers in contrast to the white snow – just beautiful!

Great Egrets at Chincoteague Wildlife Refuge
We saw many beautiful, graceful great egrets at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge last week. It was fun taking these photos.