Photo of the Week – The Prairie Ecologist
Is there anything more characteristic of autumn prairie than milkweed seeds? See and read more at: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/10/28/photo-of-the-week-october-28-2011/
Is there anything more characteristic of autumn prairie than milkweed seeds? See and read more at: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/10/28/photo-of-the-week-october-28-2011/
By Jeff Kurrus Little fork for dinner; pasta in a bowl; big spoon for scooping ice cream, but little spoon for eating ice cream. Spinnerbaits in clear water; expandables over traditionals; and afternoon hunts instead of early morning ventures. These are just a few preferences in my life … just a …
Learn about a fascinating website and project that introduces the public to the neighbors they might not otherwise pay much attention to. Click here: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/10/26/meet-your-neighbors/
Revisiting a recent blog, I’ve continued to experiment with in-camera jpeg defaults, using a new set of jpeg defaults recommended by a photo forum author. Not too much drastically changed, but it was fun to see the difference between the in-camera’s jpeg, the really blah raw file when opened in …
By Jeff Kurrus It was the first rule I received when I began working with NEBRASKAland Magazine. I could spend nearly as much time as I wanted afield, as long as I always returned with photos, words, or hopefully both. It’s been a rule that I have tried to share …
What kind of habitat do grassland birds need during migration? We have almost no idea. A new study gives us a peep through the keyhole at this issue, but there’s still much to learn. Read more at: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/10/25/what-do-grassland-birds-need-for-migratory-habitat/
By Jeff Kurrus Unless the wind is blowing out and I’m at Wrigley Field, I’m usually not too excited about it. When it blows, I’m deer hunting. When it doesn’t, I’m duck hunting. A north wind often turns into a south wind, and a day at the office turns into no wind at all. …
Garden spiders are very common in the eastern half of Nebraska. In the late summer the female lays hundreds of eggs and encases them in a large egg sac, which she suspends near her web. Read more here: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/10/21/photo-of-the-week-october-21-2011/
It’s almost winter. I went out a week ago and capture a few images of what’s left of this field season before everything shuts down completely. See more photos here: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/10/18/last-gasp-of-summer/
I cut my journalistic teeth in the newspaper business, starting in sports photography and expanding to write and photograph any subject the boss told me to. I tell everyone who asks and will listen that my sports photography background translates perfectly to wildlife and nature photography. Sometimes you have to …
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