I am totally enamored with the barred owl that has been hanging around the park. I wanted to get a better photo of it so I went to the park again this afternoon to hunt him down. It didn't take long to find him . . . and today he cooperated completely. He posed …
Sunset
Our weather changed this week and a winter storm front came through. Although we didn't get any snow in town, the mountains were pummeled with snow. We had a little break right around sunset and with all the clouds in the area, it was very colorful. There was one cloud overhead that was the …
Wood Ducks . . . and Other Water Fowl
While I was at the park looking for the barred owl, I stopped by the "duck pond" to check on the ducks. I call it the duck pond because it seems all the ducks on the river congregate there. While there, I saw a couple of wood ducks, which I had never seen before. In …
Barred Owl
Photographing an owl in the wild has always been one of my goals. So when I heard that a barred owl had been frequenting a local park recently, I packed up my gear and went to search for the little fellow. It didn't take long to find him. A dead give-away was the number of …
Drake Park
One of my favorite places in Bend is Drake Park. It is situated in the center of town. Maybe one of the reasons I like it so much is that it was one of the first places I visited when I first came to Bend and the beauty just took my breath away. The park …
Through My Lens 