Well I know it  has  been awhile  since  I have  posted  any  photos, there  just hasn,t  been much out  for  me  to take  photos of  since it  is  so hot.  This  photo of  the  screech owl is  my first  photos of  one ever.  I  hope to  in the  next  few  weeks  get  out  and  try to  get  some  deer photos to  share  with yall.

Well it  has  been awhile since my  last post, and  since the  wind  wont  let me  get out  and  take  any bird photo’s thought I would take  some  at home.   I was looking at nature photographers.net and  noticed  people taking photo’s with a black background.  I went  down to my local flower shop at the  HEB down the street and  picked up some flowers.  To do this  it  is not  all that hard just alittle  time and you would be amazed at what you can get.  I could  go on  for a long time  telling  you what all I did to  capture these, but  I should just show you.  Hope yall enjoy.

Well due  to the  weather I  havent  been able  to  get out and  get many flower photos, the  wind  and  rain have  been there on the  only days  to take  photos.  The  Bluebonnets were taken here in Williamson county, the  rose is  the  one I like the best  was  taken at  a  family members house that  was a real treat  that day.

Well sometime back I took off a few days at work to go take some wood duck photos.  The place for you to go and to get close to them is at Landa Park in New Braunfels.  The wood duck is one of only a few north american ducks that nest in trees. Many people consider it to be  the most beautiful of all waterfowl.  I you would like to see these I suggest you  go to this park, and  now is the  time  to do it.

Well  I  hope everybody had a  good new year.  This  is my first post to the  Lodge for 2010.  I have to say if i got these photo’s the first of the year who knows  what the rest will be like. lol.  I took these photo’s in Llano. I was invited by some other photographer buddies.  The lady who manages these  bird’s is from out of  state and  goes to state parks to  give talks about them.

The owl is  27 years old and  the cara-cara is  34  years old. They are well taken care  of.  When I first saw the  lady pull up, the  owl was  sitting on the  seat  not  in a cage  and loose in the  van. I was shocked.

SOAR Inc.  (Save Our American Raptors) is an organization dedicated to educating the public to the issues surrounding North America’s Birds of Prey.  S.O.A.R operates on the private donations which help defray the cost of providing educational programs as well as the upkeep of Doris’ birds.

Well I  hope  ya’ll enjoy and  have  a safe  new year. May it  be  better than last year.

Justin

Well I have  to say I am having  fun with my  new camera gear.  These three photos are   taken with my new Nikon D300s  and  a  70-200 2.8 lens.  I  dont  know if this  is  the  same  hawk that comes back every year but  it  is of the  same kind.  When I am outside at  work, this guy could care  less if   I am close to him and  I do mean close.  I have gotten within 3 feet of him.  The first photo was  taken in the  barn which I was going in there for an  unknown reason  (LOL).  In the  2nd  photo I was about  15  feet or  so  from him  standing on some  pipe  and  the  last one  was taken on  Friday morning  on top of  some  steel.  One  thing  cool  about  him is that the  flash  doesn’t   bother  him. Enjoy. JJ

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/sharp-shinned_hawk/id

Well I went back down to  south texas again to try out the  new gear, and  it  was a  good  trip because I got  my first  good  flight shot.  While  down south I did  some  fishing  and  caught  some bass  that  were fresh  and  good  to eat.  The  weather  hasn’t  been real  good to me  on  getting  some new  photos.  I  wish I  could  get some  new deer photos, but they  are  out  chasing the  gals.  The  gadwall photo is  from a  park in Round Rock Texas  where these guys  love to  have their photo taken.  Hope  yall enjoy.

Well hunters it’s hunting  season and  there are  many  things  a  hunter can  hunt.  The  ducks and  doves are flying and  the deer are  running the  does.  With  whatever  you hunt  you know it  calls  for  getting  up at the  butt crack of  dawn. The same  thing goes  for me  when I go  out to take  Photos, you dont  get that big one  by sitting on the couch  ( am I rite).  So  during this  season be  careful, take care, and  take someone out who  never gets  to  see the  wonderful things  we  do.   Thank You.

Well  we are  back at El Maso again. These photos are  from my first trip to the  ranch which was a blast.  I saw alot  of  quail, doves and  turkey while I was down. It was  strange to  be  so  close to the  ranch that I was  taking photos at  the month before.  I can’t wait to  go  back down ther  with  my new camera gear to see what  I can get.  I have  upgraded from a Nikon D80  To  a Nikon D300s  which is  sweet.   I also want  to note  that  the turkeys are  saying hi and  bye  at the same time.   Hope  yall enjoy.

Well I am back to working on some of  my South Texas photos that I took this year down at the Garza Ranch with guide Larry Ditto.  This guy  was ion the  water  for  a long  time , the  only  thing is  I wish I would  have  had my new camera at this  time. Hope you enjoy  I should  be posting some  new photos that I have  taken with  my new  Nikon D300s  soon.