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05.22.2023 An Unhappy Frog, a Happy Heron, and Where have I been?

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Steve Gingold

A few weeks ago I got offered a one photographer show at a local gallery a few miles from here. I really didn’t have anything prepped so have been spending most of the last month printing and framing a bunch … Continue reading →

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11.24.2022 Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I don’t really have a turkey image to share today (although I do have many turkey of an image candidates), but this heron was a bit of one for staying around long enough to have frosted wings on this day. … Continue reading →

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11.23.2022 Wordless Wednesday-Photobombed!

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Steve Gingold
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07.10.2022 Prey Manipulation in Great Blue Herons

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Sounds pretty scientific, huh?  I’m no scientist but did read a little bit about what is going on in this image. This is the same heron I posted images of from a month ago.  It caught this fish, a catfish … Continue reading →

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06.14.2022 You should have seen the one that got away.

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Steve Gingold

It was this big…

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06.12.2022 Bwaa haa haa haa

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Steve Gingold

So dutifully looking for frogs yesterday late afternoon, several folks told me as I walked along the rail trail at Poor Farm Swamp that there was a heron ahead.  Sure enough, right at the second pond was this youngster standing … Continue reading →

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05.06.2022 A few minutes of GBH fun

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I set out again to shoot some turtles and maybe a frog or two and did so cannot do a fourth “You don’t always” post.  No complaint about that.  And I usually like to keep my subjects varied over time … Continue reading →

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05.04.2022 You don’t always get what you want-3

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I’m on a roll here.  Sunday afternoon I walked the rail trail hoping to photograph turtles.  I just saw a couple but they were swimming at a distance so just happy to see them.  But, as shown the last few … Continue reading →

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04.10.2022 Silent Sunday…so to speak

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Steve Gingold

This morning I visited a beaver pond on some private property.  I’ve done some window treatment work for the owners and was invited to visit the pond whenever I wished and as early a I wished. Today was my first … Continue reading →

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08.02.2021 A quiet Sunday morning

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Sunday was another cloudless beginning to the day.  Not a good sign for sunrise photography and as I drove looking for something to catch my eye nothing did.  So it goes sometimes.  Still a lovely start to the day with … Continue reading →

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