Monthly Archives: June 2009

Lake Ontelaunee, a place to quietly reflect

When I woke up this morning and saw those big, white, puffy clouds filling the brilliant blue sky, I knew I had to see if they were reflecting off of Lake Ontelaunee which is just down the road from my home. Sure enough, they were reflecting nicely. I walked half way across the bridge that...

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WK&S Railroad Locomotive # 65 arriving on time

The Wanamaker Kempton & Southern, Inc. is a tourist railroad that runs steam and diesel locomotive powered train rides around the Berks County countryside. Train rides originate in the small village of Kempton, PA. In addition to regular 40 minute train rides, they also offer special themed train excursions including a murder mystery ride, Harvest...

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Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge – 6-13-2009

I made my way back down to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ on 6-13-2009 to observe and photograph all the many different kinds of birds and other creatures that reside there.  On this trip, I wanted to try and concentrate on some new techniques and ways I thought I could...

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Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge – 6-7-2009

I spent a second day at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ observing and photographing all the many different kinds of birds and other creatures that reside there.   I wanted to go back on Sunday to work on some techniques that after reviewing Saturday’s photos, I felt needed to be worked...

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Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge – 6-6-2009

I spent the day at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ observing and photographing all the many different kinds of birds and other creatures that reside there.   These are some shots from this day. Great Egret.  He stood there preening this way and that way, never really seaming to be happy...

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Silver Thread Falls – Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

This is the first set of waterfalls you encounter after entering the trail on the Way to Dingman’s Falls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pike County Pennsylvania. The falls are eighty feet tall. I shot this back on 5-3-2009 in the rain that never seemed to end that weekend. Unfortunately there...

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Attention backyard ornamental Koi pond owners in the greater Howell, New Jersey area…

…If you are missing a Koi, be forewarned that your Koi is not coming home for dinner tonight because it IS dinner tonight for these Ospreys. An Osprey delivers a fresh branch to the nest to be weaved into the existing nest infrastructure. They do this from time to time to strengthen the nest and...

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