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Gray Fox or Black Squirrel | a 7 Image Story
Gray Fox or Black Squirrel | a 7 Image Story Around the Midwest, most squirrels are gray squirrels. Still, large numbers of fox squirrels also make the Midwest their home. Then, of course, pockets of blacks squirrels also share the habitat. So, are they really...
Blue Jays | a 7 Image Story
Blue Jays | a 7 Image Story The Blue Jay is a common songbird in northern Illinois. Native to North America, at least some Blue Jays stay around all winter. They are beautiful against the snow. They seem to be a hardly bird; living up to 26 years old. Blue Jays...
A Pug’s Value : Nick’s Legacy | a 7 Image Story
A Pug's Value : Nick's Legacy | a 7 Image Story Nick the Pug; most human! Let’s celebrate Nick’s life, a pug who was truly our best friend. And, a pug who brought much joy not only to me, but to our entire family and everyone else that touched his life. He loved...
Koalas | a 7 Image Story
Koalas | a 7 Image Story Koalas are just so cute. You have to love them. Now, they need our help. They are native to eastern Australia, where the eucalyptus trees are plentiful. But now, the fires are killing the koalas and destroying the eucalyptus trees....
Dogs at Christmas | a 7 Image Story
Dogs at Christmas | a 7 Image Story ‘Twas the Night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a Pug; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that Santa Pug soon would be there; The Pugs were nestled all snug...
People Portraits | a 7 Image Story
People Portraits | a 7 Image Story Although my photography does not capture people portraits often, occasionally a nice people image gets in front of my camera. These people images represent some of my better portraits. Notice they are mostly captured with natural...
Pronghorn | a 7 Image Story
Pronghorn | a 7 Image Story Pronghorn are an original Native American animals. They are found only in North America. Although often called an antelope, they are not antelope. They belong to a family of their own; one of a kind. Pronghorn are symbolic of the...
Bighorn Sheep | a 7 Image Story
Bighorn Sheep | a 7 Image Story Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep are found in western Canada and western United States. These images were captured at Badlands NP and Yellowstone NP. Bighorn Sheep are the largest wild sheep in North America. A large ram can weigh over...
Spring Colt | a 7 Image Story
Spring Colt | a 7 Image Story So, strictly speaking, what is a colt? A colt is a male horse younger than four years old. When a colt gets older than four, he is considered an adult and called a stallion if intact, gelding if castrated, or just a horse. Horses...
Gators Galore | a 7 Image Story
Gators Galore | a 7 Image Story The American Alligator resides in the southern United States particularly in the Everglades near Everglades NP. Clearly, the Everglade's environment is an alligator’s playground. It remains the iconic animal of the Everglades and...
Nesting Robins | a 7 Image Story
Nesting Robins | a 7 Image Story The American Robin is one of the earliest bird species to lay eggs in the spring, Female robins choose the nest site; typically in the lower half of a tree. They also nest in gutters, eaves, light fixtures, etc. as well as a...
Pug Puppy | a 7 Image Story
Pug Puppy | a 7 Image Story Pug puppies are love; little bundles of love on four legs. Pug puppies are happy, affectionate, charming, playful, and mischievous. Although they are incredibly cute, they're also quite mischievous with a very high energy level until...
Snow Monkeys | a 7 Image Story
Snow Monkeys | a 7 Image Story It’s a rainy day at the NYC Central Park Zoo. It's January and fairly cold; just above freezing. These Snow Monkeys don't seem to care. Their hair must keep them warm and dry. One of the Snow Monkeys finally decided to take shelter...
Snow Leopard | a 7 Image Story
Snow Leopard | a 7 Image Story Of course, these Snow Leopard images were captured in January a few years ago in a zoo, specifically, the Central Park Zoo in NYC. Some folks are really into the big cats. Moving toward you, they present a very imposing figure. My...
Little Boy Shows Off | a 7 Image Story
Little Boy Shows Off | a 7 Image Story Thanksgiving provides us a reminder to say thank you. This Thanksgiving I'm thanking Aunt Pauline. Aunt Pauline was my mother's sister. This image shows her and I in grandma's backyard. Aunt Pauline made a photo book for me;...
PFC Cooper’s DSC | a 7 Image Story
PFC Cooper's DSC | a 7 Image Story PFC Howard E. Cooper was an American hero. Like so many millions of Americans, Howard Cooper joined the Army in WWII to do his duty for God and country. He was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd...
Morning Dove Posing | a 7 Image Story
Morning Dove Posing | a 7 Image Story Morning Doves tend to stick around for winter. With the leaves off the trees, sometimes they make great images. They don’t seem to mind the cold and snow. It probably helps that they have plenty of seed to eat from my bird...
Pug Wisdom | a 7 Image Story
Pug Wisdom | a 7 Image Story There are no great Pugs; only great challenges, which under extraordinary circumstances; ordinary Pugs must meet. Pugs must sometimes meet difficult challenges to bring happiness and joy to their pack; particularly their two-legged...
Elk | a 7 Image Story
Elk | a 7 Image Story Today Elk live primarily in western North America in mountainous areas such as Wyoming’s National Elk Refuge near the Grand Tetons NP and Yellowstone National Park NP. Elk are related to deer but are much larger. Male elk are called bulls and...
Great Blue Heron | a 7 Image Story
Great Blue Heron | a 7 Image Story Why do I like Great Blue Herons? The Great Blue is a big beautiful bird. It’s common in many parts of the country so there are many photographic opportunities to capture images with multiple poses. And, my nightly walkabout...
American Bison | a 7 Image Story
American Bison | a 7 Image Story The American Bison, also call Bison Bison, is our National Mammal and symbolic of the Great Plains. The largest land animal in North America; at one time millions roamed the grasslands of North America from Alaska to Mexico in...
Wolf Park Wolves | a 7 Image Story
Wolf Park Wolves | a 7 Image Story Although I rarely capture images of captive wild animals, Wolf Park is an exception. It maintains a near wild environment for their wolf pack while providing a wild canid research and education center. Wolf Park is a...
Husky Dogsled Party | a 7 Image Story
Husky Dogsled Party | a 7 Image Story Each year in January or February, the Free Spirit Siberian Rescue organization hosts a Husky Dogsled event in northern Illinois, with Huskies galore. Jake and Elwood have gone for the past several years. They love to run and...
Winter Birds by Feeder | a 7 Image Story
Winter Birds by Feeder | a 7 Image Story Colorful winter birds cheer us up during the long, cold winter months. My bird feeder gets used heavily in the winter; particularly when show covers the ground. In fact, sometimes there's so many birds, it seems like they...
Thanksgiving with Nick the Pug | a 7 Image Story
Thanksgiving with Nick the Pug | a 7 Image Story We Pugs love Thanksgiving; perhaps even more than Christmas. Why? Pugs love food; people food. In fact, some Pugs I know seem to think they are really furry people. Of, course, the rest of us know; people are just...