ENJOYING MY TIME WITH THE LOONS Size:10X15 METAL PRINT It was worth the hike

It was worth the hike and patience to capture this majestic landscape

which I did as a beautiful sunset appeared on this December evening with the sky coming alive with fascinating colors

I knew exactly where in the park to head to photograph the wildflowers

A male northern cardinal perches on a branch of a peachleaf willow tree on this summer evening at Wildflower Park

After taking a few shots of the dock

ENJOYING MY TIME WITH THE LOONS Size:10X15 METAL PRINT It was worth the hikeI had been photographing the common loons for a few days and on this particular morning I was hoping one or two of the loons would come closer to the banks of the lake then they had the previous days. With this image, I had my eyes in the view finder of my Nikon camera using my 300mm f4. 0 lens on the tripod, checking out a loon when I lifted my head up and noticed this loon swimming just off shore checking me out. Excited that this was the shot I was