All posts tagged: Poolesville

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 […]

August 6, 2020
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Golden Finches

Sunflower seeds are maturing that attract lots of birds especially golden finches.  Taking advantage of cool and pleasant morning yesterday, I went back to McKee Beshers sunflower field to photograph some of these beautiful golden finches. Instead of using tripod last time, I decided to […]

July 19, 2018
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Sunflower Field at Sunset

Photographing sunflower field at sunset is quite different from photographing them in the morning when the sunlight is coming from behind the shoulder like the previous posting. It presented major challenge in handling the sunlight. I ended up taking most of the shots using HDR […]

July 26, 2017
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Time for Sunflowers

Located on River Road in Poolesville, Maryland, McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a 2,000-acre tract in a mixture of woodlands, fields, wooded bottomland and managed wetland impoundments. The State of Maryland plants sunflowers in several fields with a total area of approximately 30 acres […]

July 23, 2017
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Sunflowers in Poolesville, Maryland

McKee Beshers Wildlife Management Area located off River Road in Poolesville, Maryland is a 2,000 acre tract in a mixture of woodlands, fields, and wetlands. It provides home for a variety of wildlife, including, turkeys, waterfowls, song birds, deer, wood ducks, etc. Approximately 30 acres […]

July 9, 2015
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