Photo Blog

ILLINOIS DEER - SATURDAY FARMER'S MARKET

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:58:04 +0000

Here are a few deer that I ran into this week in Central Illinois.

I willl have a booth at the Ellington Farmer's Market this saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The market is held in Arbor Park near Ellington Center. See http://ellingtonfarmersmarket.com/ for more information.

2012 RELEASES

[Your Name Here] — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:24:37 +0000

I've created a new gallery with 63 of my latest images. Click on the lnk below.

http://www.ericjvirkler.com/fine-art-galleries/2012-releases/

Bobcat goes swimming

[Your Name Here] — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:06:13 +0000

This bobcat had its eye on a couple of wood ducks before leaping into the water and swimming away.

Taken in: Tolland County, CT

DAVID VS. GOLIATH

[Your Name Here] — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:09:25 +0000

Two unevenly matched bull moose square off amongst the cottonwoods near the Gros Ventre River in Jackson Hole.

PAINTED WITH FIRE

[Your Name Here] — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:40:00 +0000

East of Yellowstone Lake Yellowstone National Park

Fire destroyed the timber, allowing sunlight to once again hit the forest floor. The crisp days of fall have turned the undergrowth from shades of green to orange and red.

BULL ELK BUGLING

[Your Name Here] — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:38:24 +0000

Yellowstone National Park

BULL WITH ATTITUDE

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:01:12 +0000

Near the Gros Ventre River, Jackson Hole, WY

This bull moose is showing his teeth in a rare display of anger after his mate walked out on him.

Afternoon Snack

[Your Name Here] — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:52:24 +0000

Lamar Valley, Northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park
Rich evening sunlight bathes this red fox, causing it to squint, as it looks for a place to store it's freshly aquired snack for a later time.

CONTEST WINNER

[Your Name Here] — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:38:03 +0000

Here is a list of the guesses that people came up with. I could visualize each of the guesses, everyone did a really good job of coming up an animal that it really could have been. Unlike the contest I ran in 2009, but that one was nearly impossible. (See link below if you missed that contest and are looking for a challenge.)

http://www.ericjvirkler.com/photo-blog/2009/9/14/contest.html

The guesses were

Whale frolicking

osprey

penguin

dog (labrador)

whale's flapper

swimming elephant

nessie

orca

river otter

humpback whale

leatherback turtle

loon

dolphin

osprey going after a fish

beaver

muskrat

not a giraffe

NO EYE DE AH

eel

Many of these guesses were duplicates, so it looks like many of you were thinking along the same lines. See below for a better angle of the animal.

Does that help, or does it merely eliminate many of the guesses? See next photo for the answer.

The correct answer is RIVER OTTER.

Congratulations to Keegan E. (formerly of Trinidad & Tobago), whose name was drawn from a plastic hardhat.

An Honorable Mention goes to Dan V. and Robert F. IV who also guessed river otter.

CLOUDY NOVEMBER = EXCELLENT COLOR

[Your Name Here] — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:20:09 +0000

A great side effect of all these cloudy days we get in November is that sunrise and sunset are often spectacular. Here are sunrise and sunset photos from Monday, with a little bit of wildlife sandwiched in between. (Not a bad way to start off the week)

Shenipsit Lake, CT