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CSmayd222
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Hike backpack photograph; love wildflowers, birds, mammals, inverts, fall foliage, waterfalls and whatever gets in front of my lens.
USA, resident of NJ, spend my best time at Torch Lake (LP) MI.
Retired physics teacher. Older & Crankier.
Kzoo'82 & ASU
I had this charming encounter with a chipping sparrow munching on dandelions right at the end of a hike. Apr '22
February 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Eastern Hognose snakes: I encountered these beauties in Northern Michigan and found the color variations striking. The one on the left was spotted in Grand Traverse County in Aug 2019 and the one on the right was seen in Charlevoix county in Aug 2021. #MichganStateParks #SandLakesQuietArea #Herps
January 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A pair of neat captures of a water snake and a painted turtle, May2024 and a pair of garter snakes, March2024 at #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BucksCountyPA #Herps
January 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
An amazing encounter with a northern harrier at the Pole Farm-she darn near flew right over me. (bonus: i didn't lose my balance and fall down this time.)
#Birds #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #NJBirds #NaturePhotography #OutdoorPhotography
December 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Hung out for a bit with this accommodating red-tailed hawk. #Birds #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #NJBirds #NaturePhotography #OutdoorPhotography
December 28, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Encountered this hermit thrush last week at the Pole Farm. Glared at me, performed a tail bob and then glared some more. #Birds #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #NJBirds #NaturePhotography #OutdoorPhotography
December 28, 2024 at 7:32 PM
If you see this post a coyote
December 20, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Fabulous great horned owl looking very sleepy. 22Nov24 #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BucksCountyPA #Birds #Owls
November 29, 2024 at 4:04 PM
November 9, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Here's some November color from 2022. After a deer drive I got an opportunity to walk around the preserve in the early AM. Pidcock's Creek in its full autumn glory! #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BHWP #PA #OutdoorPhotography #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography
November 9, 2024 at 5:01 PM
If you see this, post a pic of mountains.
November 6, 2024 at 12:38 AM
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November 6, 2024 at 12:14 AM
While down the #JerseyShore in September, I saw a lot of people pointing out to sea. They were looking at very large fish leaping and splashing about-~300 yds out. I grabbed my camera and tried to capture some shots: not great but serviceable. Too much to believe some may be sharks? #IBSP
November 1, 2024 at 2:47 AM
October 2018-Tour da UP: Michigan's (Upper) Taquamenon Falls. #Michigan #FallColors #Herbstfarben #Autumn #Photography #UP #Waterfalls
October 30, 2024 at 1:28 AM
October 2018-Tour da UP: Scenes along Brockway Mountain on Michgan's Keweenaw Peninsula. #Michigan #FallColors #Herbstfarben #Autumn #Photography #UP
October 30, 2024 at 1:26 AM
October 2018-Tour da UP: 1st) Lake of the Clouds slightly past peak color but still glorious. 2nd) Chapel Rock within the Pictured Rocks Natl. Lakeshore. #Michigan #FallColors #Herbstfarben #Autumn #Photography #UP
October 30, 2024 at 1:23 AM
October 2022-Tour da UP: Lake Superior views from Sugarloaf Mountain and Lake of the Clouds in all its Autumnul glory. #Michigan #FallColors #Herbstfarben #Currents #Autumn #Photography #UP
October 30, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Archive Diving: Colorful views of Lake Michigan from Fishermans Island StPk and from Norwood. The light was amazing and the colors so vivid! October 2022. #Michigan #FallColors #Herbstfarben #Autumn #Photography
October 30, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Diving into the archives: 1st: Torch Lake and Grand Traverse Bay as seen from the only place I know that you can still get them both in 1 shot without trespassing. 2nd Torch Lake. Both In Michigan's lower peninsula, October 2018. #Michigan #FallColors #Herbstfarben #Currents #Autumn #Photography
October 30, 2024 at 1:07 AM
Diving into the archives: Autumn as seen in Antrim County in Michigan's lower peninsula, October 2022. #Michigan #FallColors #Herbstfarben #Currents #Autumn #Photography
October 30, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Diving into the archives: Colorful views along the Jordan River Pathway in Michigan's lower peninsula, October 2022. #Michigan #FallColors #Herbstfarben #Currents #Autumn #Photography
October 30, 2024 at 12:58 AM
More views along the Manistee River Trail in Michigan's lower peninsula, October 2022. #Michigan #FallColors #Herbstfarben #Currents #Autumn #Photography
October 30, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Views along the Manistee River Trail in Michigan's lower peninsula, October 2022. #Michigan #FallColors #Herbstfarben #Currents #Autumn #Photography
October 30, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Even more falls and fall foliage. Lovely seven mile lollypop hike-my app showed that I spent more than half the time on trail not moving. I took a lot of pictures! Ricketts Glen State Park, Pennsylvania, USA, 22Oct24 #Autumn #Pennsylyania #Waterfalls
October 27, 2024 at 8:14 PM
More falls, not as much foliage. Ricketts Glen State Park, Pennsylvania, USA, 22Oct24 #Autumn #Pennsylyania #Waterfalls
October 27, 2024 at 8:11 PM