I have a few dozen older blogs from the old East Texas Naturalists site that I will slowly bring over to this one. These are not from the newer site but rather the one from a few years ago. They will also soon appear in print. . . maybe.
Also, do you blog about birding in East Texas or would you like to do so? If so, contact me.
Michael’s Journal
Photography Blogs
Field Notes
Spring in the Lost and Found Box
We had a big storm blow through the Lake O' the Pines area last night. For a while, the winds were rather fierce accompanied by a drumming rain that brought a bit of hail and just a touch of thunder and lightning. It was "interesting" for a little while, but nothing...
Appreciating Spring Can’t be Done on the Computer
With the arrival of Spring, even after not much of a winter, my life changes. I am not crazy about being inside all the time anyway, but with Spring, it is all I can do to spend any time inside. After all, how many Springs do we have in our lifetimes? Maybe 70 good...
Taking Pictures of the Common in Uncommon Ways
I am big on making lists and setting goals. That really does not extend itself to New Year's Resolutions for I basically perform the same function on no less than a monthly basis. It is sort of how frequent drinkers look at New Year's Eve. They may not go out that...
Get Back! No Pictures For You
I try to have a picture with each of these little messages, blogs, stories or whatever they are, but this time I was not fast enough to take one. I was grilling butterfly pork chops and turned to go back in the RV to get a plate when I saw a large bird out of the...
Birds That Let Everyone But Me Take Their Pictures But Me
Almost everyone who regularly photographs birds or other subjects in nature have something that just will not cooperate. For me, there are two species of birds that seem to give me fits. One of them, the belted Kingfisher, I have actually gotten some fairly decent...
Spring Became Fall Overnight Or So It Seems
What a crazy year we have had. I have been caught up in too many things to spend much time rebuilding this site. I was able to recover the old one and will be moving the old blog posts over as soon as I can. Hopefully, I will also be adding new ones. It seems that it...
A Typical Morning Photographing Birds
I began September on this day in my somewhat normal routine of going out to my gravity chair that sits about 10 meters, 30 feet, from the water’s edge. This is where I typically spend the first part of the day if I don’t have early morning obligations. Normally that...
Photo Workshops
We Offer Small Class Size Workshops Workshops are offered on an irregular basis and are advertised in a variety of online locations. We also send notices via our mailing list. You can request a workshop at just about any time. If you would like to schedule a...
