Three-Years Ago (17-May-2014) — Texas

South Texas Birding Photo Safari with Jason Odell Day 2.

Male and Female Painted Buntings at Campos Viejos Ranch in southern Texas. Images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens.

Male Painted Bunting Having a Bird Bath at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 450, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Male Painted Bunting Having a Bird Bath at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 450, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Female Painted Bunting Leaving After a Bird Bath at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 500, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Female Painted Bunting Leaving After a Bird Bath at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 500, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Male Painted Bunting Having a Bird Bath at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 560, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Male Painted Bunting Having a Bird Bath at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 560, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (17-May-2014) — Texas

South Texas Birding Photo Safari with Jason Odell Day 2.

Bronzed Cowbird Drinking at Dos Venadas Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 400 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 140, 400 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec).

Bronzed Cowbird Drinking at Dos Venadas Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 400 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 140, 400 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Bronzed Cowbird Drinking at Dos Venadas Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 400 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 140, 400 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)

Nine-Years Ago (17-May-2008) — New Jersey

Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. A caterpillar crawling on the ground. If it makes it, maybe it will become a swallowtail butterfly???

 

Caterpillar -- Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/16, 1/60 sec) and SB-800 flash. (David J Mathre)
Caterpillar — Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/16, 1/60 sec) and SB-800 flash. (David J Mathre)

 

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Ten-Years Ago (17-May-2007) — Colorado

RNA Therapeutics 100-Day Celebration. Colorado Rockies Baseball game at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Check out the reflection of the baseball field in the sunglasses.

 

Julie at a 2007 Colorado Rockies Baseball Game. Check out the reflection of the ball field in the shades. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 280 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Julie at a 2007 Colorado Rockies Baseball Game. Check out the reflection of the ball field in the shades. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 280 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

 


 

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One-Year Ago (16-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

A rabbit in my wildflower garden. It kept coming out early every morning, but had not done much damage. The wildflowers I planted were supposed to be deer resistant, so maybe didn’t taste good for the rabbit either.

Rabbit in my wildflower garden. Backyard spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Rabbit in my wildflower garden. Image taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)