WHIMBREL – No Conservation Status: LEAST CONCERN These rocks had been smoothed out by years and years of being battered by the Pacific Ocean Del Mar sunsets are some of the prettiest in the country. With the seemingly never-ending Pacific Ocean as the backdrop for the setting sun, the world becomes blanketed in an array […]
EASTERN BOX TURTLE – IUCN Conservation Status: VULNERABLE Eastern box turtle populations are in decline The eastern box turtles population is in decline throughout the wold. I was lucky that I was able to see this species of turtle in one of the most western portions of its range. Jill and I were out for […]
ATLANTIC CORDGRASS – IUCN Conservation Status: LEAST CONCERNED At high tide you would not be able to see the cordgrass in this photo This month our theme is “backyard nature”. One of my favorite things about shooting photos in your backyard is that you have lots of opportunists to capture weather. I live in Hampton […]
Strawberry Flower: IUCN Conservation Status: INSUFFICIENT DATA I was picking upwards of 50 strawberries in a day! This strawberry flower was one of many exciting plants that grew in our yard this past year. My wife and I moved in during the month of April, and with each passing week a new plant seemed to […]
Ferns – IUCN Conservation Status: 64 Endangered Species The right angle took these unassuming ferns into a beautiful photo This month’s gallery is meant to highlight the photos that you can take in your own backyard. Surprisingly, all of my photos were taken within five feet of each other! Just off my deck is a […]
Eastern Redbud – IUCN Conservation Status: LEAST CONCERN With great luck I go this photo of icicles on an eastern redbud tree I have been thinking about this gallery since Matt and I planned it at the end of 2020. Looking back through my photos, I knew that I had two that I definitely wanted […]
Cotton Stainer – IUCN Conservation Status: INSUFFICIENT DATA Cotton stainers are about one centimeter long as adults This bug is called a “cotton stainer”, but my friend Tyler and I called these “red driveway bugs”. These wild colored bugs could be found daily in our yard and across our driveway. At the time, I lived […]
This photo was taken only an inch away from the spider web I took this photo while only an inch or two away from this spider web. I had just been out for a run in the middle of the summer. I had finished one of my typical 3-6 mile runs that I like to […]
Scrawled Cowfish – IUCN Conservation Status: LEAST CONCERN Notice the horns on the scrawled cowfish Scrawled Cowfish What catches your eye when you see this photo of a scrawled cowfish? For me it was two-fold: one, the mesmerizing blue and yellow pattern that covered the cowfish’s body, and two, the little horns that protrude from […]
EASTERN HEMLOCK – IUCN Conservation Status: NEAR THREATENED Each photo is a game of patience This photo was taken at Annett State Forest in southwestern New Hampshire. I was the only person at this beautiful 1500-acre forest on this day, so things were very tranquil. It was a cold day, and it had just stopped […]