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A Sample of Pop’s “Bee” Images

Another Day at Work

Apis Workers' Party

Predator

Some of Your Beeswax

Sedum Bumbler

Look of Defiance

Chicory Bee

Bumbling Bees

Garden Cafe

Buzz By Here - To Infinity and Beyond

Pick Your Poison

Blind Side Attack

On a Mission

Honey Bee on Sedum

Covering the Cosmos

Center of the Cosmos

Three's a Crowd

Popular Spot

On A Pedestal

A Sample of Pop’s “People” Photo Collection

Big Harry Fireworks Display

To Impress the Girl

Different Perspective

Sweet Ride

Perfect Little Piggies B&W

Flipping the Light Fantastic

Festival of Flights

To the Crowd's Delight

Amish Go Round

Wondersome One

The Stars In Her Eyes

Tuesday's Child

Sleeper Hold

Considering the Next Move

Sugar and Spice

Front Porch Portrait

Caged Competitor

Early Adoration

Child In the Ligtht

Stroll Through the Weeds

Attention Grabbing

Eye Contact

On the Line

Eyes of Wonder

Rounding the Curve

Troubadours of Basin Spring Park

Down by the Creek

Sun Day

Catching Some Light

EAA Fireworks

Hear Me Roar

Wisconsin

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Siberian Squill

 

Siberian Squill, Blue, Flower

This tiny blue flower is one of the earliest spring bloomers.  This is Siberian Squill. You will find it low to the ground and you have to look quick, because they don’t bloom long. It’s one of our favorite flowers in our rural Wisconsin the flower bed.

You can get a larger, more detailed view by clicking on the image.

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Moment of Reflection

Wasp, Yellow Jacket, Water, Reflection

These common wasps seemed to be admiring themselves in the water’s reflection.  Actually, they were getting a drink at the birdbath in our yard.

I happened to notice a few wasps at the birdbath one day and keep watching.  I found a steady stream of wasps visiting the birdbath all day long.  Shortly after, I discovered a steady stream of wasps flying up into a corner of our house. They obviously they had built a nest there.

I also found a couple of wasp nests in the ground of our yard. It must have been a good year for wasps in our area. On a good note, they were never bothersome to us; a little worrisome when one found its way into the house, but no stings. (Ironically, my wife was stung by one while hiking during our vacation in South Dakota.)

You can get a better, more detailed look at these by clicking on the photo.

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Shaggy Ink Cap Mushrrom

This is an interesting growth I noticed in the newly-harvested field next to our home. A quick search revealed that it is a Shaggy Ink Cap Mushroom.  Apparently, they are edible and quite delicious when fresh.

Mushroom, Shaggy Inc CapThis is a rather large mushroom and it caught my eye because it was standing tall in the field of stubble. This mushroom is also known by the name, “lawyer’s wig.”  They don’t last long, as you can see in the photo on the right. This is a view of the same mushroom just two days later.  As far as being edible, they are one of the “fool proof four” along with giant puffballs, chicken of the woods, and morels.

You can get a slightly larger, more detailed view of either of these images by clicking on them.

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It’s a Trap

Spider Web, Flora, Plants

When the flowers began to fade and summer was being pushed out by autumn; an opportunistic spider was taking one last shot at securing a store of food before winter.

As I’ve mentioned before, when people ask what kind of photographer I am (as in, Landscape, Wildlife, Portrait, etc.) I tell them I just capture whatever catches my eye. This is one of those photographs. I’m not sure if any will appreciate it but the more I look at it, the more I like it. I like the variety and depth of colors and the near-perfect symmetry of the web.

You are looking at a spider web that was prominently placed in a large flower pot. The flower pot occupies a corner of the cement pad in front of our garage.  I captured this on an early morning walk around my yard, while the dew was still clinging to the web.  The spider was nowhere to be found.

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The Wild Bunch

Guinea, Guineafowl, Guineas, Bird, Birds

These guineafowl remind me of gang of miscreants looking for trouble. While out on a drive in our area of rural, northeast Wisconsin we turned around in a small farm yard at the end of a road and these birds were quick to check us out.

The guinea is a bird that emanated from Africa. I hear they make a good pheasant-like meal, but I’ve never attempted to eat one.  We used to have a number of them on our small rural homestead in Missouri. We enjoyed them for the variety they added to our flock of fowl (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, etc.) and ease of care, because they pretty much take care of themselves. They are prized for eating ticks and other insects. They also make good “watch dogs” because of their tendency to make an annoyingly, loud racket when something or someone new is entering the yard.

You can get a better view of the beautiful polka dot plumage below the ugly heads by clicking on the photo. When you do, a larger version will open in a new browser tab.

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Should Be A Postcard

Algoma, Lighthouse, Lake Michigan, Sunrise

The lighthouse at Algoma, Wisconsin stands in bold silhouette before a summer Lake Michigan sunrise.  A glorious morning to photograph one of my favorite subjects.

This photo was taken in September of 2015 and has managed to go unnoticed on my hard drive…until today.

You can view a larger, more detailed version of this image by clicking on the photo. When you do, the boat on the right side of the horizon will be easier to see.

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Safe Space

Raccoon, Tree, Baby, Animal

This very young raccoon kept me in its view as I walked around the tree he was sitting in. The was the last of the siblings that were hanging around our yard for a couple of weeks last summer. This was the only one I saw climbing and I was surprised by how well it was able to get up the tree for how small it was.

To add to the adorable nature of this photo, if you look closely, you will a little dirt on the tip of its nose.  They would spend most of their time with their noses buried in the grass, hunting bugs and grubs and who knows what tiny raccoons eat.

You might be able to see the dirt better if you click on the photo.  A larger version will open in a new browser tab.

All of the photos I post are available for purchase. If you’d like to buy one, click on the blue “Buy this Online” bar below for a variety of print and frame options or contact me (pops@popsdigital.com) for digital purchase and licensing options.

Directionally Challenged

Airplane, Aerobatics, Loops

This aerobatic pilot performed an amazing series of loops during one of the air shows at EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Some images just make me smile. This is one.  There is not much to it, but it conveys an interesting idea in a minimalist way.

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Beginning Climber

Raccoon, Racoon

This little rascal was an early climber.  This is one of several baby raccoons that showed up in the yard of our rural home. We never saw an adult around. They were so young I was worried they were going to starve to death or wander out in the road and get hit.

If they weren’t sleeping under a bush in our yard, they were wandering through the yard; noses buried in the grass looking for bugs and grubs.  Within a few weeks all of them seemed to have moved on.  However, I did see one recently on security camera video at around 2 am, climbing down this very same tree and wandering into the farm field.

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Chill In the Air

Algoma, Lighthouse, Winter, Sunrise

I recently upgraded my computer and while transferring files, I discovered a number of images worthy of revisiting.  (Actually, there’s a lot I’ve just not gotten around to processing.)

My typical photo outing is to go take a number of photos, download them to the computer, find my favorite, process it and post it.  That leaves a lot of photos taken on the same day untouched.  Many of them are worthy of posting, but I rarely get to it.  This is one of those images dating back to February 17, 2013.  Back then I selected and posted “Frigid Sunrise Fog” as my favorite shot.

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