Thursday, February 28, 2013

Winter World


The winter doldrums continue, snow fall is a common everyday occurrence.  Thank goodness there is not enough accumulation to make the world stand still.  We've only had to plow the driveway twice so far this year.

The first two pictures of this week's blog were shot just as a new coat of snow began falling early in the afternoon.

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The weekend of February 15 thru 18 was the 16th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count. This year we counted 15 different species which was down by at least 5 from last year's count.

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Male Cardinal

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White-breasted Nuthatch and Male Downy Woodpecker.

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Male Hairy Woodpecker prepares to land on the suet feeder.  Much to my surprise the little Male Downy Woodpecker stood his ground and the two birds shared a lunch together.

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This Female Pileated Woodpecker showed up just in time for breakfast on Sunday morning.


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Industrial heating unit hanging from the ceiling at Quaker Steak and Lube near Johnstown, PA.

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Old barn near Glendale Lake.

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Steers always get the weirdest look on their faces when they see a Canon.

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Abandoned farm equipment.

The final three photographs were shot on a quick trip to Prince Gallitzin State Park to see how much ice was on Glendale Lake.

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Four Weeks Until Spring




Another beautiful sunrise in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains.


I saw this sign and took the road anyway.  It wasn't all that bad.  Everyone needs a little bit of adventure in their life.


I stopped by my friend Ed's pond on the way to the grocery store.  In the fall I like to use this venue for doing senior portraits.

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Same road trip, another pond.  This one is along Old Miller Road.

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Snow covered trees on the edge of the yard.

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Another picture of the garden shed.  It looks kinda small sitting among the trees.

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Two of about twenty doves that were hanging out near the bird feeders.

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Abandoned farm in Susquehanna Township.  I pass by this on my long, out of the way trips to the grocery store.

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One of my favorite places to shoot is a junk yard along Double Dam Road in Northern Cambria.

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Red-bellied Woodpecker just about to take off from the suet feeder.  If you look closely you can see that its feet are still hanging onto the feeder.

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Storm damage.

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Following the PennDOT salt truck into Emeigh on our way to Clymer, PA in Indiana County.

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If you are looking for something to do this weekend that is educational and doesn't cost any money, it's not too late to sign-up for the Great Backyard Bird Count.  For more information go to birdsource.org