Almost within my grasp…

August 19, 2010

A Bald Eagle reaches out while approaching a fish floating on the surface of the Susquehanna River in Maryland back on 11-7-2009. This is a pretty heavy crop in bad light but I still like the action aspect of it. For more information on Bald Eagles, visit the Cornelll Lab Of Ornithology. Original Share this post [...]

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Jackson Mill Covered Bridge (Bedford County, PA)

August 19, 2010

This bridge is located just off Twp. Route 412, approximately 1 mile south of State Route 2029, about 2 miles south of Breezewood in E. Providence Twp. The bridge was built in 1875 at the cost of $1284 by A.D. Bottomfield and Joe Pee. The structure utilizes a Burr Arch design, is 91 feet long [...]

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Abandonment

August 16, 2010

“A man builds a house in England with the expectation of living in it and leaving it to his children; we shed our houses in America as easily as a snail does his shell” — Harriet Beacher Stowe An abandoned house in Union County somewhere south west of Lewisbury, if memory recalls. I wrote down [...]

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Mr. Uni-antennae

August 15, 2010

More pond side fun with the Sigma 50-500mm at 500mm on Saturday. This Moth landed on a rock at the side of the pond and hid between the plants as if I couldn’t see him there. I have no idea what kind of Moth it is. He is sporting only a single antennae. Original Share [...]

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Daybreak

August 15, 2010

“There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” — Bern Williams Sunrise over the marsh next to the Gull Pond. Shot from the observation tower at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ back on 7-3-2009. For more information on the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, [...]

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Mercer Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, PA)

August 14, 2010

This bridge was built in 1880 by B. J. Carter. The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks.[2] It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both [...]

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“There is no delight in owning anything unshared.” — Seneca (Roman Philosopher)

August 13, 2010

A male Osprey arrives back at the nest with a fish, sans head, for his female. Often times, an Osprey will eat the head of the fish before returning the rest to the nest. Taken back on 6-6-2009 on the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell, New Jersey. For more information on the Manasquan Reservoir, visit their [...]

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Cogan House/Buckborn Covered Bridge (Lycoming County, PA)

August 12, 2010

I had posted the left side of this bridge previously. This is the right side of the bridge. The Cogan House (sometimes known as Buckhorn) Covered Bridge runs 190 feet across Larry’s Creek near the town of Trout Run. It was built in 1877 and utilizes a Burr Arch design. The bridge is open to vehicular [...]

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“Eagles are seagulls with a good hairdo.” — Doug Coupland

August 11, 2010

A Juvenile Bald Eagle, approximately four years old, flies away clutching a partially eaten fish in its talons after being harassed by another Eagle over the fish. Another shot from my Bald Eagle archives. This one, like the last two Eagle shots I posted, is from 11-26-2008. For more information on Bald Eagles, visit the Cornelll [...]

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Bridge (Lycoming County, PA) Moreland Covered Bridge (Lycoming County, PA)

August 10, 2010

This bridge was built in 1888 and runs 186 feet across the Little Muncy Creek just outside the very remote village of Lairdsville in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The bridge, which has also been known as “Fraser Bridge”, is not closed to traffic however there is really no place to go once you cross the bridge [...]

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Kemp One-room Schoolhouse

August 9, 2010

The Kemp one-room schoolhouse was one of eleven that originally served the Greenwich Township area of northern Berks County, PA. This one is located on Kemp School Road just off of Kunkel Mill Road. I’m still researching this school. It’s in excellent shape and has an electric meter installed making me think it might have [...]

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Bug-eyed monster

August 8, 2010

More pond side fun with the Sigma 50-500mm today. I wanted to get a head on shot of one of these Blue Dasher Dragonflies. This is about as shallow a depth of field as you can get with that lens. Maybe a bit too shallow. There isn’t a whole lot on these dragonfly bodies to [...]

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Lenhartsville One-room Schoolhouse

August 7, 2010

This one-room schoolhouse was one of eleven that originally served the Greenwich Township area of northern Berks County, PA. This one is located near the corner of Obyle Road and Yarnell Road just off PA route 737 . Google Maps lists the area as part of Lenhartsville but it is right on the corner of [...]

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Willow Creek Mennonite One-room Schoolhouse

August 7, 2010

This one-room schoolhouse is located on Richmond Road in Fleetwood, PA. It is serviced by a single teacher and there are up to twenty two students at a time. The Mennonites, like the Amish, usually attend school from first grade up to eighth grade. The Willow Creek school has a school year of 180 days [...]

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Not long for this world

August 6, 2010

While I was shooting this crib barn in Wyalusing up in Bradford County, PA back on 3-9-2010, the farmer who owns the barn happened to pull up in his beat up pickup truck. He saw I had an interest in the barn and told me that as soon as the field was dry enough he [...]

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