Into the woods: 2012 Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk

A morning photo walk in Mercer County Park leads to a quiet moment with a spider’s web, unexpected connection, and shared experience.

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Just for fun

Why do spider webs look so different from each other? That was the question that stuck in my mind as Prasanna and I wandered the blue trail at Mercer County Park. He couldn’t make it to the Scott Kelby Photowalk last week, when I walked the same route with a group of local photographers. This…

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Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) at Bryan Farm on Island in the Net

Happy Earth Day!

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Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) at Bryan Farm

One cold windy weekend, I skipped my morning coffee and visited Mercer Meadow at the Reed/Bryan Farm trailhead. I was bundled up but after a few minutes of looking at the European Starlings in the trees at the trailhead, I walked toward the footbridge at the far end.

The Merlin ID app identified several birds nearby which I sighted as well but I was without any photographs are several minutes. The cold started to bite. I had left my gloves in the car. While standing on the footbridge, I [...]

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