Crabtree Nature Preserve
Crabtree Nature Preserve continues to be a small haven of wildlife and habitat within suburbia.
Feb 12, 2015 | AF-S DX 12-24mm f4G IF ED, Crabtree Nature Preserve, Daily Image 2015, Landscape, Nikon D200
Crabtree Nature Preserve continues to be a small haven of wildlife and habitat within suburbia.
Feb 11, 2015 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Daily Image 2015, Gray Squirrel, Nikon 1 V1, Wildlife
The Gray Squirrel, another common species around here, stays all winter.
Feb 10, 2015 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Daily Image 2015, Nikon 1 V1, Sparrow, Walkabout, Wildlife
Sparrows Sometimes, we forget about common species. These Sparrows stay around northern Illinois all year long. Along today’s walkabout. they were sitting, all puffed out, enjoying a nice warm 30° winter day.
Feb 9, 2015 | AF-S 50mm f1.4G, Daily Image 2015, Nikon 1 V1
A Little More Snow With only 39 days of winter left, a little lake effect snow was a nice surprise.
Feb 8, 2015 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Animals, Daily Image 2015, Dogs, Husky, Nikon 1 V1
Jake & Elwood are at it again; becoming sled dogs for a day. They only get a chance to pull a sled once a year, but you’d think they had been trained pulling a sled every day. As the dogs are being hooked up and the musher is preparing the sled to go, the dogs are all barking and playing around like it was a big holiday. Then, all of the sudden as the musher calls out to the lead dog and the dogs all start to pull, they go quiet. It’s like flipping a switch; pretty cool. Then, they’re happy. Huskies love to run; particularly in the snow. Although they don’t get to be sled dogs often, Jake and Elwood run several miles almost every day. It’s the highlight of their day.
Feb 7, 2015 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Animals, Daily Image 2015, Dogs, Husky, Nikon 1 V1
Free Spirit Siberian Rescue Every year the Free Spirit Siberian Rescue organization in northern Illinois holds a dogsled event with Huskies galore. These guys are having great fun; they just love the snow. Yep, that’s Jake and Elwood in the center of the pack.
Feb 6, 2015 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6, Aviation, Daily Image 2015, GA Aircraft, Nikon 1 V1, Piper J-3 Cub
Cub on Skis Ski plane weekend only happens once a year. Unfortunately, I can not attend this year. Here’s Rick hand propping a Piper Cub on skis; bush pilot heaven.
Feb 5, 2015 | AF-S 50mm f1.4G, Daily Image 2015, Nikon 1 V1
Designer Snow Snow patterns vary; some are more interesting than others.