We ended up got about 5-6 inches of snow in our Frederick area in the past two days but was enough to turn into a beautiful white landscape. As in the past I drove to Baker Park to capture some images.
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
We visited Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Cambridge, Maryland last week. We drove around the Refuge just to see if anything interesting to see photograph. We saw a few bald eagles perching on the tree branch but an unusual one on the chimney of […]
Ice Sculptures in Ottawa
It was one of my retirement projects to scan and edit my two children’s young pictures before the digital camera days. I finally set my mind to do it after “only” 18 years since my retirement. In going through some old pictures I came across […]
Looking Back 2020
It was an unusual difficult year of 2020 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic originated from China and extended all over the world that imposed serious restrictions on travel and outdoor activities. We had to cancel our planned trips to Japan and Taiwan in April/May and […]
Snow Geese at Prime Hook NWR, Delaware
After photographing the wild ponies at Assateague National Seashore last Sunday, we decided to take another detour to Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware to try our luck in seeing and photographing snow geese that usually migrated to the wetlands in the Eastern Shores […]
Wild Ponies at Assateague National Seashore
We took a detour to Assateague National Seashore after visiting Chincoteague NWR last Sunday. We were lucky to encounter many wild horses (ponies) in the park.
Dawn and Sunrise at Chincoteague NWR
Chincoteague is a beautiful place. I usually try to arrive there in late afternoon and drive around Wildlife Loop which is opened for vehicle after 3:00 pm. It’s always a challenge the next day to get up bright early to catch the scenes of dawn […]
Sunset at Chincoteague NWR, Virginia
We took an overnight to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Virginia the past weekend. Here are the sunset shots and the shots of birds (tundra swans and Great White Egrets).
Foggy Morning in Frederick
It was a very foggy morning so I decided to drive around the country side in our county. I visited two covered bridges and ended up at the Best Farm of Monocacy National Battlefield in the neighborhood. Best Farm of Monocacy National Battlefield:
More Sunset Photos at Bombay Hook
More sunset photos taken at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on December 12, 2020. The feature photo was taken as we were leaving the Refuge. Beautiful wetland taken with sun behind me: Setting Sun:
First Snow of the Winter 2020
Winter Storm Gail brought about 6 inches (15 cm) of snow and freezing rain/sleet to Frederick Maryland yesterday. The glittering ice particles on the tree branches under the soft morning sun was just astonishingly beautiful. I walked around the hiking trail in our backyard to […]

