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Eric on
November 3, 2008
I went for a walk in Wehr Nature Center over the weekend and noticed quite a few downys enjoying the warm autumn morning. Luckily, I was able to get several very good photos of them. They are usually very active, quick, and hard to get a good photo of, so I was very pleased with [...]
Posted in Nature Walks, WI Parks, Wildlife
By
Eric on
October 16, 2008
I’ve been speding a lot of time at the Wehr Nature Center in Whitnal Park over the last few months. One particular place I frequent is the waterfall at the north end of Mallard Lake (also called Whitnal Lake). I’ve been working on the technical aspects of making the water look silky, which has been [...]
Posted in Closeup/Macro, Landscape, Nature Walks, Technical, WI Parks
By
Eric on
September 1, 2008
I went back to Wehr Nature Center today to try my luck photographing the falls at Mallard Lake again, but I found the falls were reduced to a trickle. I was surprised at first, but then realized it hasn’t rained here in a good month, maybe more. As I walked down the creek, I came [...]
Posted in Closeup/Macro, Nature Walks, WI Parks, Wildflowers, Wildlife
By
Eric on
August 30, 2008
I headed out to Minooka Park earlier today with a colleague for a 3-mile hike. As we walked along a small lake, we saw one of these guys flying around.
He happened to get too close to the frog below and ended up being a late afternoon snack! (look closely at the frog’s mouth, part of the [...]
Posted in Closeup/Macro, Hiking, Nature Walks, WI Parks, Wildlife
By
Eric on
August 24, 2008
I visited Boerner Botanical Gardens last month and had an enjoyable walk around the grounds. While its not as big as other botanical gardens I’ve been to, it does have a nice variety of plants and flowers. It also has a very large rose garden.
Posted in Closeup/Macro, Nature Walks, Places
By
Eric on
August 13, 2008
Here are two photos of Mallard Lake and the Falls at the Wehr Nature Center.
Posted in Hiking, Landscape, Nature Walks, WI Parks
By
Eric on
August 13, 2008
Also from the nature hike at Wehr, some of the many wildflower photos. I will be adding more to the gallery as soon as I sort through them all.
Posted in Closeup/Macro, Hiking, Nature Walks, WI Parks, Wildflowers
By
Eric on
August 13, 2008
I went for a nature walk at the Wehr Nature Center over the weekend and saw quite a few butterflies out and about. In fact, I think I’ve seen more butterflies in my last few weeks in wisconsin than I have seen anywhere else. I’ve also seen a lot of dragonflies around and have dozens [...]
Posted in Closeup/Macro, Hiking, Nature Walks