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Falling Snow

February 22nd, 2012 by Ethan

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Snow falling out of the tree.

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Melting Snow

February 20th, 2012 by Ethan

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The best kind. 150mm macro.

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Nuthatch

February 19th, 2012 by Ethan

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A third of a second in the life of a nuthatch.

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Nishnabotna Bridge

February 18th, 2012 by Ethan

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The Nishnabotna bridge on the Wabash Trace, south of Malvern. There are more Wabash Trace photos in the gallery on my main site – Photogallery

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Chicory

February 17th, 2012 by Ethan

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A Chicory blossom at Glenwood Lake Park.

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Violets

February 16th, 2012 by Ethan

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An old photo revisited with Lightroom 3. I shot this in 2006 at Hillsdale cemetery.

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In The Mud

February 2nd, 2012 by Ethan

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Found along the banks of the Nishnabotna river. I used the Wheeler Lightroom preset, Burnt Sepia.

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Treed

January 28th, 2012 by Ethan

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Pokey and a stray cat.

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Ice Fog

January 27th, 2012 by Ethan

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A foggy morning at Mile Hill Lake.

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Happy Thanksgiving !!

November 24th, 2011 by Ethan

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My neighbors’ Christmas lights. It’s great to be shooting outside at night in late November and not be freezing.

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The Granddaddy of ’em All

November 23rd, 2011 by Ethan

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A huge old wolf spider in my basement. They’re such cooperative subjects. They tend to freeze when they realize they’ve been spotted.

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Happy Halloween !!

October 31st, 2011 by Ethan

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Yellow Warbler

August 31st, 2011 by Ethan

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A yellow warbler nesting in my yard.

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Riders Leaving Glenwood

July 28th, 2011 by Ethan

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RAGBRAI riders leaving Glenwood on Sunday, July 24, 2011.

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More RAGBRAI 2011 Photos

July 27th, 2011 by Ethan

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More RAGBRAI photos from Sunday morning in Glenwood.

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Hands-Free Device

July 26th, 2011 by Ethan

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RAGBRAI XXXIX in Glenwood

July 25th, 2011 by Ethan

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It’s Pink Floyd !!!!!

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Some more photos from the first day of RAGBRAI XXXIX in Glenwood on July 24, 2011.

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RAGBRAI 2011

July 24th, 2011 by Ethan

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I thought I would take a break from posting flood photos and share some images from the start of RAGBRAI XXXIX in Glenwood. More to come…

If you’ve arrived at this page from Google, you can click the ragbrai tag below (or on your left) to view all the posts.

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Missouri River Levee

July 23rd, 2011 by Ethan

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The Missouri river levee south of Hwy 370 near the Bellevue bridge. July 2, 2011

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Haworth Park

July 22nd, 2011 by Ethan

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The basketball court at Haworth park in Bellevue, NE. July 2, 2011

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Sunset Trail Overlook

July 21st, 2011 by Ethan

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Looking south from the Sunset trail overlook at Waubonsie state park. 560mm seven shot pano. July 8, 2011

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Bellevue Flooding

July 20th, 2011 by Ethan

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Floodwaters on the Nebraska side of the Missouri river. I shot this one on July 2, 2011.

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Fremont County Flooding

July 19th, 2011 by Ethan

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Flooded farms & fields as seen from the Sunset trail overlook at Waubonsie state park.

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BNSF Railroad Levee

July 17th, 2011 by Ethan

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The BNSF railroad levee west of Pacific Junction in Mills county. Railroad workers raised the level of the tracks by 5 feet and built a levee on both sides of the tracks. July 6, 2011

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Waubonsie Overlook

July 16th, 2011 by Ethan

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Looking WNW from the main overlook at Waubonsie state park in Fremont county, Iowa. July 8, 2011.

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Southwest Iowa Flooding

July 15th, 2011 by Ethan

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A six shot pano from the Sunset trail overlook at Waubonsie state park in Fremont county. The view is looking west toward Nebraska City. July 8, 2011

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Lightning Bugs

June 30th, 2011 by Ethan

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A 6 second exposure of the fireflies in the field next to my yard.

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Morel Mushrooms

May 8th, 2011 by Ethan

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I found these morel mushrooms last week.

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Henry’s Elfin

April 28th, 2011 by Ethan

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A Hairstreak that I’ve never photographed before.

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Bullfrog Camouflage

March 30th, 2011 by Ethan

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Another shot from a few years ago that I never got around to posting here.

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Red-Belly In Flight

March 23rd, 2011 by Ethan

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A Red-bellied woodpecker launches itself into the air from the feeding platform.

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Red-Bellied Woodpecker

March 22nd, 2011 by Ethan

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A Red-bellied woodpecker guarding the seed pile. A red belly will easily stand its ground against 3 or 4 blue jays. Sort of like a ninja vs. a gang of street toughs.

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Broken

March 4th, 2011 by Ethan

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An old windmill, south of Malvern, near White Cloud. A lonesome spot, especially on a foggy day.

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Nishnabotna River

February 24th, 2011 by Ethan

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A foggy day last week along the West Nishnabotna river, south of Malvern, Iowa.

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Great Horned Owl

January 4th, 2011 by Ethan

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Here’s a couple of older shots of a Great Horned Owl I never got around to posting. I saw this owl four nights in a row during mid-August 2008. Just after dusk I would see it running around in my yard like it was chasing something. Mice perhaps, or it may have been looking for cicadas.

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Venus Flytrap Blossoms

January 2nd, 2011 by Ethan

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A couple of Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) blossoms from last summer.

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Happy New Year !!

January 1st, 2011 by Ethan

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A couple of late night long exposures of a common grey tree frog. It was clinging to the front of my garage under the light. The first one is 30 seconds, the second is 10 seconds. I shot these on a hot night last August. 300 mm macro. I could go for some of that August heat & humidity right now.

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Merry Christmas !!

December 24th, 2010 by Ethan

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A friend of mine found this painted turtle in his yard this summer. He brought it over to me for some pics and then I turned it loose in the water hole. It hung around for a few days and then wandered off downstream.

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Burnt To A Turn

December 22nd, 2010 by Ethan

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A burning pile of sticks.

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Winter Solstice Eclipse

December 21st, 2010 by Ethan

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The lunar eclipse from early this morning. Conditions were perfect – clear & calm with temps in the low 30s. The Cold Moon was full at 2:14 AM CST. The coyotes were howling and several times I heard the echo of an owl hooting in the slough down across the highway. I even saw a shooting star. Very satisfactory for an event which has not occurred in the last 456 years.

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Glenwood Park

December 20th, 2010 by Ethan

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A beautiful November afternoon at Glenwood Park.

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Red-Tailed Hawk

December 19th, 2010 by Ethan

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This large hawk had just finished eating a vole before it moved to the top of the birdhouse. I doubt the little screech owl living inside liked having such a big hawk on its roof.

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Screech Owl

December 18th, 2010 by Ethan

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This screech owl has made the flicker box in my front yard its winter quarters. I’m hoping for a nest next spring.

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Portrait of a Blue Jay

December 17th, 2010 by Ethan

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Here’s an old one I never got around to posting.

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Woodhouse’s Toad

September 20th, 2010 by Ethan

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A large Woodhouse’s toad that lived in my garage for most of the summer. Note the extremities of a daddy longlegs sticking out of its mouth in the lower photo.

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Raindrops

September 6th, 2010 by Ethan

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Raindrops on the hood of my wife’s car.

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USAF Thunderbirds

August 30th, 2010 by Ethan

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The USAF Thunderbirds performed at the Defenders of Freedom Airshow at Offutt AFB, on August 28-29, 2010.

I’ll be adding a Thunderbirds gallery to the main site soon.

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Common Grey Tree Frog

August 2nd, 2010 by Ethan

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A very small tree frog on the back of my shed. Approximately 1.25″ long. 300mm macro. Note the tiny spider webs in the large version.

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Baby Toad

July 31st, 2010 by Ethan

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I was chasing this tiny baby American toad around in the dark with a flashlight the other night. I didn’t think it was ever going to hold still long enough for a shot. Eventually it stopped for breath up against the side of my shed and I got a few quick shots.

Sigma 150mm 2.8 EX Macro + Sigma 2x TC and Sigma EM-140 DG ring flash. A great setup for nighttime macros with my Canon 1D3.

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Juvenile Kestrels

July 28th, 2010 by Ethan

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A young American kestrel (aka sparrow hawk) contemplates taking the big leap to join a sibling already out of the nest.

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The first juvenile kestrel to leave the nest. It was not yet able to fly, but could flap its wings to maneuver around.

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The final shot of the first bird to leave the nest. After failing to make it back up the tree (above) it relocated to a nearby mulberry clump. At that point I decided it was time to leave. The parents were already quite suspicious of me and I didn’t want to interfere with this youngster getting his lunch.

I went back to check on them a couple of days later and they were all gone from the nest.

Thanks again to Mid-American Energy for notifying me about the electric pole replacement.

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