All posts tagged: Maryland

The Last Glory of Autumn Color
I took a morning walk on the tow path of C&O Canal at the Great Falls Park yesterday. The fall colors were just about all gone except a few trees still showing beautiful shining colors. There were many mallard ducks in the water and one […]

Roses Blooming
Rose Garden at Brookside Garden are full of beautiful roses. I went over there in mid-morning yesterday when the rain stopped for 2-3 hours. I always grab the opportunity after the rain and still under cloudy sky for shooting flowers.

Late Foliage at Brookside Gardens
I took a walk at Brookside Gardens this morning and was pleasantly surprised to still see some late foliage, especially some bright red leaves.

Misty Great Falls – 2020.9.22.
Today is the first day of autumn 2020. The air temperature dropped to the high 30’s and with river water temperature is still relatively warm in mid-60’s that means a good chance of seeing river mist coming out of the water. I made a special […]

Two Herons at the Great Falls
We used to see many great blue herons at the Great Falls in the summer. But not anymore, I wonder may be there is not much fish in the river any longer! A few years ago I was lucky to capture these sequential shots of […]

Birds at Sunflower Field
I went back to McKee Beshers Sunflower field two days ago for the bird shots. There were lots of goldfinches around as the sunflower seeds have ripened nicely. I stayed over an hour and half but did not spot any indigo butting. Just as I […]

McKee Beshers Sunflower Field – 2020.7.22.
I went to McKee Beshers sunflower field early this morning primarily for shooting birds, gold finches and Indigo buntings. I got lucky to capture both, but wait I also spotted a big and beautiful butterfly and she graciously posed for me to take a shot! […]

Sunflowers at McKee Beshers
Mid July is for sunflowers in Washington, DC area. I took these pictures at McKee Beshers wildlife Management Area 0n River Road in Poolesville, Maryland.