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See the menu for my new photography instructional page about Tracking a moving subject!

May 1, 2016 by marymcavoy

Using an example of my tracking a great blue heron in the Everglades, I’ve added a new page to this site that gives my best advice for being successful when tracking a moving subject.

Categories: Nature Photography, Photography, Photography Advice • Tags: advice, photography, tips, tracking

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Lavender Iris

April 30, 2016 by marymcavoy

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: blossoms, lavender iris

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Purple Crane’s Bill – Geranium

April 29, 2016 by marymcavoy

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: geranium, purple flower, purple-cranes-bill

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Borage Blossoms, Buds and a Bee – two images

April 28, 2016 by marymcavoy

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: bee, blossoms, borage, buds

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Chionodoxa – Glory of the Snow

April 27, 2016 by marymcavoy

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: Chionodoxa, flower, glory-of-the-snow

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Osteospermum barberiae

April 26, 2016 by marymcavoy

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: Osteospermum barberiae, purple and orange center, white daisy

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Red-Tailed Hawk

April 26, 2016 by marymcavoy

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: red-tailed hawk

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Paper-Kite Butterfly

December 27, 2015 by marymcavoy

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: butterfly, paper kite, red blossom

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red petals with red buds and yellow and red blossom

Flame of Jamaica Blossom

December 23, 2015 by marymcavoy

Categories: Photography • Tags: flame of Jamaica plant

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Isabella’s Longwing Butterfly

December 22, 2015 by marymcavoy

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: butterfly, Isabella's Longwing, orange butterfly

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Lizard

December 18, 2015 by marymcavoy

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: lizard

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black and white feathers of the anhinga bird

Anhinga Bird Feathers

December 18, 2015 by marymcavoy

Categories: Nature, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: anhinga, black and white, feathers

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Some birds of springtime in New England 1) male cardinal 2) his mate in thicket below 3) breeding male house sparrow 4) mallard in sunset 5) redwinged blackbird 6) calling redwinged blackbird in reeds, which are home to the rwb. I think he's exemplifying the expression "red alert" - which he did when he saw me. One of the male's calls includes this full on puffing up of his red shoulders. I'm so happy I caught it in this photo. 7) the graceful heron in a sunset sky

During my voluntary isolation, which has now lasted 2 mos, I have enjoyed the entertainment of a family of squirrels living in a hollow tree knot across the street from my front door. I count 5 rambunctious youngsters. They are both neurotic and daring as they venture from their home, to date just dashing out briefly while clinging to the knot! I've never paid much attention to squirrels, but in this peculiar time of isolation this not so little family has endeared itself to me!

Looking out my kitchen window 50 years later, and thinking about the Kent State shooting, and the thousands of future sunny days those students lost in a moment of utterly unnecessary government strong arming.

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