Photographer and friend Ernie Mills accompanied me on my annual West Union (Park County), Indiana bald eagle trip. For particulars about where and when and what to expect visit my earlier post here. We left home at 5:30 and arrived at the West Union Covered Bridge at 7:30 as planned. Several other folks had gathered [...]
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Park County Bald Eagles – 2012
Posted in Field Study, On the Road, Photography, tagged Blue Jay, cat, covered bridge, eagle, Indiana, kitten, titmouse, turkey, turkey run, woodpecker on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In the Heart of Suburbia!
Posted in Field Study, tagged bald, Bald eagle, bird, bird watching, Birding, eagle, Indiana, loon, morse, Photography, waterfowl on December 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I shared, over Thanksgiving week, some photos taken by Ernie Mills. Last summer Ernie and I traveled throughout New England shooting landscapes and coastal shots. It was an amazing experience. This fall I shared with Ernie the great birds that I was seeing on Morse Reservoir north of Noblesville, IN. Near Morse Beach I was [...]
See Bald Eagles (Lots of Them) in Indiana
Posted in Bird References, Field Study, tagged bald, bird, Birding, covered bridge, eagle, Indiana, park county on January 5, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Two years ago I joined a large group to see bald eagles in Western Indiana. On a sub-zero winter dawn we gathered on a bridge and over the next hour we oberved about 50 bald eagles. Since then I’ve wanted to return to this spot. As much as I enjoy the knowledge shared by a [...]
A Stapf Inspired Eagle
Posted in 50 Birds for Blue Stone Folk School, Creativity, tagged Bald eagle, bicentennial, bird, carving, eagle, Indiana, Noblesville, stapf, whittling on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I grew up in the 1960s and 70s. My parents were very conservative. Mom grew up in Philadelphia. We were surrounded by the icons of 1970s patriotism. I even remember the bathroom wallpaper had consisted of drawing of the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and facsimiles of the the signatures of the signers of the Declaration [...]
The Creative Process – Drawing The Great Speckled Bird (2nd Installment)
Posted in carving, Creativity, The Drive to Create, tagged art, bellamy, carving, chicken, Creativity, eagle, hen, hymn, old time, Pennsylvania dutch, pennsylvania german, stapf, whittling, woodworking on February 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I didn’t work much on this project this weekend. I started puttering around with George Stapf inspired eagle. Stapf (1862-1958), a Pennsylvania German finish carpenter carved eagles for federal buildings, GAR halls, etc. around Lancaster and Harrisburg. I began playing with one of his designs and spent most of the weekend working on it. Most [...]
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