Listen To The Silence

Posted on May 11, 2011 by nelsonearthimages

Silence….quietness: the absence or lack of noise Quiet….undisturbed: free from trouble or disturbance Whatever your definition is of silence or quiet, it has rewards that are often ignored in this very noisy world we live in. It seems to me … Continue reading →

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Faith

Posted on May 11, 2011 by nelsonearthimages

This gallery contains 12 photos.

“A faith to live by, a self to live with, and a purpose to live for.” – Bob Harrington Three bird species that I rarely show. Ovenbird (warbler)Eared (not Horned) GrebeBrown ThrasherTwo very different views of Great Sand Dunes N.P., … Continue reading →

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Life In The Slow Lane

Posted on May 10, 2011 by nelsonearthimages

This gallery contains 11 photos.

I’ve always preferred to live life in the fast lane.  That is except when I was out in nature.  Then I could never slow it down far enough to satisfy me. The past year has seen me live most of my life in the … Continue reading →

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Another Day at The Ranch (Backyard?)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by nelsonearthimages

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Currently the second most prolific bird in the backyard.  White-crowned Sparrow. As some of you may know, you can buy hanging baskets full of appropriate small bird nesting material.  I enjoyed an hour of watching and photographing a series of … Continue reading →

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Cowboy Stuff

Posted on May 8, 2011 by nelsonearthimages

This gallery contains 8 photos.

One of the great periods of my life was the 20 years I spent with horses.  Just like I photograph everything in nature, I embraced every aspect of the horse world.  I had an American Saddlebred, Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, Arabians … Continue reading →

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Nuts & Bolts

Posted on May 6, 2011 by nelsonearthimages

This gallery contains 15 photos.

Spiderwort.  I used the tried and true method of isolating a flower against a clean and simple background to make sure the viewer was focused on my subject.  I used a 300mm lens instead of my trusty 105 macro in … Continue reading →

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The Misfit

Posted on May 5, 2011 by nelsonearthimages

This gallery contains 6 photos.

mis-fit (miss fit) somebody who does not belong When I was just a young lad, I had a teacher ask that “just once could I do what everybody else does”.   When I was married my mother in law proclaimed, “you certainly do travel … Continue reading →

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Celebration

Posted on May 4, 2011 by nelsonearthimages

This gallery contains 13 photos.

Please allow plenty of time for the pictures to become clear, after they have downloaded. Celebrating Life Through Nature A Glorious Morning…Guadelupe Mts. N.P., TexasBuckeye Butterfly on Purple Coneflower, IllinoisBumble Bee & Purple Coneflower, IllinoisMale Rose-breasted Grosbeak, WisconsinMale Pine Grosbeak, Colorado Female … Continue reading →

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Etiquette Ideas to Enhance Watching Wildlife

Posted on May 4, 2011 by nelsonearthimages

by Ron Toel Every year millions of people travel for vacations. If asked what they saw, the wildlife will always be a part of their reply. Much of the experience of wildlife watching is that one never knows what they … Continue reading →

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For Just a Moment

Posted on May 3, 2011 by nelsonearthimages

This gallery contains 9 photos.

Life itself is a series of moments woven together into a great journey.  Moments are a very fleeting thing whether they are about our live’s or the making of an image.  One of the reasons I never went into the … Continue reading →

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