Shadows of a split rail fence darken a trail in Blendon Woods Metro Park, Westerville, Ohio.

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Photo of the week: 12.14.25 — Raccoon in tree

Something I like about my wildlife photo-hikes is that I never know what I’m going to see or photograph. That’s even the case when I have a specific subject in mind when I head out. For instance, my somewhat annual trip to wildlife areas along Lake Erie in Northern Ohio each May to photograph migrating warblers usually leads to photographs of many things besides …  Continue reading

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Featured gallery: December — Tufted Titmice  

I do quite a bit of wildlife photography so I spend a lot of time looking at a variety of birds through the viewfinder of my cameras. My concentration is on all the technical aspects of photography: focus, exposure, composition, etc. It doesn’t matter if the bird is a cardinal, a sparrow or a finch. But when I get a Tufted Titmouse in the viewfinder I tend to laugh. The large, round  …  Continue reading

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Shadows of a split rail fence darken a trail in Blendon Woods Metro Park, Westerville, Ohio.

Shadows of a split rail fence darken a trail in Blendon Woods Metro Park, Westerville, Ohio.

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