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Posted on August 11, 2023August 8, 2023

Unexpected Hiking Partner

Photograph of a Zebra Swallowtail butterfly on a hiking boot

Usually it’s harder to photograph butterflies than you might think. They are always moving and lots of them flutter away when they see anything approach.

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Posted on August 19, 2019August 4, 2019

Brown Thrasher

Photograph of a Brown Thrasher by Doug Couvillion

On a hot summer day this Brown Thrasher visited one of the bird baths in my yard.

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Posted on August 12, 2019August 4, 2019

Northern Flicker On The Fence

Photograph of a Northern Flicker by Doug Couvillion

On a recent Sunday morning I set out to photograph of some of the birds frequenting my backyard feeder. It’s always a slow process that requires a lot of patience.

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Posted on August 3, 2019August 3, 2019

Bumble

Photograph of a bumble bee on a cone flower by Doug Couvillion

Earlier this summer the bumble bees really enjoyed our cone flowers.

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Posted on July 26, 2017July 16, 2017

Solitude On The Rivanna

photograph of the Rivanna River by Doug Couvillion

Most of the Rivanna River is like this.  It’s a fairly slow, shallow river.  The bottom alternates between sandy and rocky portions without much mud or silt so the water is very clear.  There aren’t many people on the river particularly during the week. Continue reading “Solitude On The Rivanna”

Posted on July 19, 2017July 16, 2017

Watching Over The River

photograph of a great blue heron watching the Rivanna River by Doug Couvillion

A Great Blue Heron was flying up the Rivanna River as friends and I were floating the down it.   Continue reading “Watching Over The River”

Posted on July 3, 2017July 16, 2017

The Ever Changing River

Photograph of a canoe passing a large tree in the Rivanna River by Doug Couvillion

This tree trunk is an example of the ever changing nature of rivers. Continue reading “The Ever Changing River”

Posted on August 30, 2016July 16, 2017

Face Full Of Pollen

Photograph of a bumble bee pollinating yellow flowers

Posted on August 16, 2016July 16, 2017

Just Above The Waves

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I love watching pelicans glide effortlessly over the ocean.  They hang in the air, sometimes just inches off the water, bobbing up and down with the passing waves.

Posted on August 11, 2016July 29, 2017

Morning At The Huguenot Bridge

photograph of Richmond's Huguenot Bridge taken from the James River

Canada Geese preen and sun themselves on rocks below the Huguenot Bridge early one August morning.

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