Osprey with catch, Patapsco River at Oella, MD. #patapsco #birding

Patapsco Bath Day A soaked male Baltimore Oriole plunges to the Patapsco River to continue his late day ablutions. #birding #maryland #oriole #patapsco

Thank You For Your Service Memorial Day Weekend, Baltimore National Cemetery, Catonsville, Maryland #memorialday #veterans #maryland

I've read that the Piscataway viewed owls as protectors and guides to the spirit world. Because owls see things others can't, viewing one during the day means clarity and enlightenment. So I got that going for me. Barred Owl, Patapsco River, Maryland. #patapsco #owl #maryland

Louisiana Waterthrush Sings. Patapsco River at Oella, Maryland. #birding #birdphotography #patapsco #maryland #spring

Shouldn't everyday be Earth Day? Celebrating by featuring my muse: the Patapsco River. Shown here is Daniels, Maryland. #earthday #patapsco #maryland

Patapsco River Rising #patapsco #ellicottcity #maryland #dawn #longexposure

Crescent Moon over Arbutus, Maryland. #arbutus #maryland #moon

And the Osprey are back on the upper Patapsco. #patapsco #ellicottcity #maryland #birdsofprey #osprey

Ellicott City, Maryland at Dusk. At left is Saint Paul Church, and at right is Main Street. #maryland #patapsco #ellicottcity

Fox after the rain, Patapsco Valley State Park. #patapsco #maryland #naturephotography #fox

Oella, Maryland cherry blossoms near peak. #oella #patapsco #spring #cherryblossoms #maryland

Druid Hill Park photo walk, Baltimore, MD. #baltimore #MDinFocus #onlyinmaryland #maryland #druidhillpark #mono #blackandwhitephotography

No Kings Protest, 3/28/26, Catonsville, MD. #noKings #protest

Your Photographer & Abandoned Mine, Patapsco, Maryland. More on my Substack. Link in bio. #patapsco #maryland

"Hey Bub, I'm not moving." King of the stump, Patapsco River at Oella, MD. #naturephotography #patapsco #oella #maryland

The first day of the sweet smell of warm spring air. Oella, Maryland #photography #nature #fox

Signs of Spring around Patapsco A robin feeding on the last of bittersweet berries. Spring peeper in vernal pool. Downy woodpecker rests. Tundra Swans head for home high over the river. #birding #spring #patpasco #maryland

Red-tailed Hawk leaving the Kill, Oella, MD. #photography #birding

Sugar Snow, Patapsco Valley, MD. #photography #balckandwhite

Trying some long form over on my new SubStack. Have a look. open.substack.com/pub/geoffrey...

My Town, Oella, Maryland. #oella #maryland #streetscape #historic #patapsco

Hundreds of supports of Howard County's emergency legislation to revoke permits for an ICE detention facility in Elkridge, rally before a County Council meeting on the matter at the George Howard Building in Ellicott City, Maryland. #ice #DHS #democracy #elkridge #maryland #howardcounty #protest

Named for the heavy snowfall typical during this month, the February full snow moon rises over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis, Maryland on Sunday night. #chesapeakebay #snowmoon #fullmoon #chesapeakebaybridge #maryland 8s

Winter's Icy Grip. #winter #macro #ice #photography

Written on Saturday, recorded yesterday. Bruce speaks. youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

Mount Gilboa AME Church, Oella, Maryland. © Geoffrey S. Baker #blackandwhitephotography #mono #oella #church #maryland

Snowed In, Ellicott City, MD Available exclusively at: bit.ly/4qJftVt Human made, on location, with a camera. No generative AI or overlays. #snow #ellicottcity #maryland #hoco #onlyinmaryland #mdinfocus

Winter's Day Done. A five percent crescent moon trails the setting sun, Oella, Maryland. #patapsco #oella #maryland #crescentmoon #landscapephotography #winter

Enchanted Patapsco Aurora. Patapsco Valley Maryland. 1/20/26 Shot by a human on location, no generative AI, no overlays, one exposure. © Geoffrey S. Baker | All Rights Reserved #aurora #photography #patapsco #maryland

Courting on the Patapsco. A recent sunset illuminated a male and female bald eagle engaged in call and response and flyby's. Their shrill chirping echoed off the valley walls as the sun sank on a cold winter day. #patapsco #baldeagle #birding #maryland #photography

ICE Out for Good vigil, Broken Land Parkway and Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD. #iceoutforgood #protest #democracy #columbia #maryland #reneegood

Wingspan Wally (the wingspan of a bald eagle typically ranges from 6 to 7.5 feet) gives me a show in dying light at the Patapsco River. #baldeagle #birdsofprey #patapsco #ellicottcity #maryland

The Museum of Howard County History shares the night sky with a January Wolf full moon in historic Ellicott City, Maryland. #wolfmoon #fullmoon #ellicottcity #maryland

Folks it's bald eagle mating season. If you'd like to see one, head to the Patapsco. This beauty gave me a show on New Year's Day. #baldeagle #birding #birdsofprey #patapsco #maryland #oella #naturephotography

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge, Maryland. These are the gifts I was given last Tuesday. #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography #maryland #cambridge #blackwater

Patapsco Peace, Historic Ellicott City, Maryland. #photography #ellicottcity #maryland #peace #christmas

From the Land of Pleasant Living, Happy Holidays! The Beauty of Baltimore Holiday lights and a cold December sunrise frame Baltimore's Patterson Park Observatory. © Geoffrey S. Baker | All Rights Reserved [Made by a human. Shot on location, with a camera. No generative AI] #baltimore #maryland

While you were sleeping. Oella and Ellicott City, MD Snow. #winterphotos #winterinmaryland #citywinter #nightphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #ellicottcity #oella #maryland #hoco #howardcounty #holidays #lights

My night snow rig. Tripod + Magic Arm + Golf Umbrella. Predicting several inches overnight here in Baltimore. Who else will be out roaming the quiet streets all night making images? #baltimore #photography #night #snow #longexposure #maryland

Sublime performance by Stella Cole in her debut visit to the Keystone Korner Baltimore jazz club. #jazz #baltimore #maryland #stellacole

Historic Ellicott City, Maryland in a dusting of snow just in time for tonight's Midnight Madness. #blackandwhite #monochrome #photography #ellicottcity #hoco #howardcounty #maryland

Happy Holidays Hon! Washington Monument Lighting, Mount Vernon, Baltimore. #charmcity #baltimore #holidays #mountvernon #maryland #bmore #beautyofbaltimore #mdinfocus #onlyinmaryland #visitbaltimore #thebaltimorecreatives #visitmaryland #baltmag #nikon

Two of my images were selected as first place winners in the Patapsco Heritage Greenway’s PaSNAPsco 2025 photography contest. Pictured here: “Home Town Holiday” was selected as the winner of the Step Back Award and “Cold Winter Paddle” was selected as the winner of the Get Out Award. #photography

63rd JFK 50 Mile Ultra. The largest ultra in the US starts in Boonsboro, MD, climbs South Mountain joins the AT, down to the C&O Canal, back roads to finish at Williamsport, MD. #JFK50 #ultrarunning #trailrunning #endurance #boonsboro #williamsport #maryland #washingtoncounty #running #altra

Love Riot at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD. #photography #baltimore #loveriot #music #creativealliance

Patapsco Morning Fog. #patapsco #oella #maryland #river #fog #blackandwhite #landscape

Truckin', Oella, MD. #photography

River of Leaves, Ellicott City, MD. #ellicottcity #patapsco #maryland #naturephotography #fall

The view of tonight's aurora from historic Oella, Maryland. 9:08 PM, 11/11/25 #photography #patapsco #oella #maryland #aurora #maryland