Tag Archives: winter

Seasons

I photographed a couple of the landscapes at different times of the year.  The first above was at the Beaver Lake Nature Center near Baldwinsville, New York.  The upper photo was taken in the Spring on a cloudy day which … Continue reading

Posted in Nature, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

Winter’s Back is Broken

I first encountered the phrase, “Winter’s back is broken”, while reading Jean Auel’s The Mammoth Hunters,  the third book in her Earth’s Children series (excellent books, by the way).  I had never heard it but Google shows me others are … Continue reading

Posted in Nature | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 42 Comments

A Day with the American Bison

I got really excited when I came upon my first American Bison or Buffalo in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. It was around the next bend from the elk herd I talked about earlier this week.  He … Continue reading

Posted in Animals, Nature, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

View 106: Where the Buffalo Roam

Visited the Theodore Roosevelt National Park today in search of wildlife.  As you can see, I was fortunate enough to come across this American Bison (Bison bison) more commonly called Buffalo.  This animal was a member of a herd of … Continue reading

Posted in Animals, Travel, Weekly View | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

View 57: Winter at the Zoo

The thermometer was reading 12 degrees Fahrenheit with the wind chill at -18F last Saturday and, of course, I choose to go to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York. The zoo is running their annual winter photography contest … Continue reading

Posted in Animals, Weekly View | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments