I stuck a color-changing light wand under the chunks of ice cleared from my driveway with a pick. We call it snowcrete. This is a 4-image composite of the results. #photography #ice #snow #snowcrete

On your mark — get set — go! #wildlifephotography #photography #squirrel #winter #snow

How’s this for a wingspan? #photography #birds #geese #canadagoose

Leading lines can be found anywhere, especially in a mall. #photography #leadinglines

With a big snowstorm threat in the forecast for the weekend, it’s a good time for this flashback to “snowzilla” that crushed the DC region in 2010. #snow #photography #blizzard

Our local NBC news affiliate gathering aerial B-roll footage for a story on a nearby event today. #photography #nbcwashington #helicopters

Shhh. Goose nap time. #birds #photography #geese #canadagoose #waterfowl

Red Shouldered Hawk at sunrise. #photography #sunrise #birds #bird #hawk

Mallards in flight. . . #photography #birds #duck #naturephotography

High up in their favorite sycamore tree a pair of local eagles have their winter renovations in high gear. Their goal is to have the nest ready for the upcoming egg laying day in the weeks ahead.

Common Mergansers in flight along the Potomac River #birds #photography #ducks #naturephotography #potomacriver

Male Northern Cardinal 📷: 01.03.26 #birds #photography #birdphotography #featheredfriends #canonphotography #cardinal

Ice circles - An unusual phenomenon we occasionally see on the Potomac during extended periods of freezing temps when ice forms on the river surface. #photography #winter #ice #rivers #nature

Winter color pallet: Ice on the piedmont section of the Potomac River #photography #landscapes #winter

Canada Geese flying in formation. #photography #birds #featheredfriends #canadageese

This vintage Fleetwing Racer has been in my family since the early 1950s when my parents bought it for their sledding adventures. Today, it still hangs in my garage awaiting the next snow. #photography #sled #winter #snow

Flying colors #photography #rainbows #birds #crows #weather

Mission accomplished and taking the scenic route home. #santa #photography #kayaking

Counting crows . . #birds #photography #crow #naturephotography #shotoniphone

Each December I select one of my favorite images to create my annual holiday ecard. Please enjoy this year’s card featuring a snowy, historic 1913 Murray’s Mill and mill pond located in Catawba County, NC . . #photography #landscapes #snowscape #christmas

Double exposure with ICM. #photography #doubleexposure #icm #holidays

Smooth landing — Tundra Swan . . #photography #birds #naturephotography #swans #tundraswan #featheredfriends #nature

A Canada Goose demonstrates the art of napping while balancing on one leg. Fortunately, it was not a windy day. . . #photography #birds #geese #canadagoose #featheredfriends #waterfowl #birdphotography

Snow days are always busy at the feeder. . . #birds #photography #cardinal #birdfeeder #snowday

Today was perfect for a visit to the Great Falls of the Potomac. It is waterfall Wednesday after all. . . #photography #landscapephotography #waterfalls

A Red-headed Woodpecker enjoying a warm perch on a recent sunny, cold day. . . #birds #photography #woodpecker #naturephotography #birdphotography

The one that got away. . . #photography #birds #turkey #thanksgiving #holidays #naturephotography #featheredfriends

Capture of morning ground fog pouring from a nearby field, through the tree-line and down the riverbank onto the Potomac. 📷: 11.26.25 #photography #landscapes #fog #kayakingadventures

This tree limb is the perfect hiding place. No one be able to see me here. . . #photography #birds #eagle #baldeagle #naturephotography

Down the hatch! . . #bird #birds #heron #greatblueheron #gbh #photography #featheredfriends #wadingbirds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canonusa

Sunday cruise-in. No cars allowed. . . #photography #kayaking

Streetlight through the fog. . . #photography #night #foggy #fall

A young cormorant patiently scans the water for its next snack. . . #photography #birds #cormorant #waterfowl #birdphotography #featheredfriends #nature

Eastbound. . . #photography #sunrise #tracks #traintrack #goldenhour

A fall day on the piedmont Potomac River above Great Falls. If you ever notice that my kayak is usually on the right side of low level images like this one, there’s a simple reason — I’m a southpaw. . . #photography #rivers #landscape #kayaking #lefties #southpaw #shotoniphone

Bald eagle keeping an eye out for any unwary fish that happen to swim by. . . #birds #eagle #baldeagle #photography #birdphotography #raptors #birdsofprey #wildlifephotography #canon #potomacriver

A Red-bellied woodpecker and a Cardinal swapping stories at the seed bar. . . #birds #bird #woodpecker #cardinal #photography #birdphotography #naturphotography #birding

Whoever said, “the trees have eyes” was telling the truth. . . #photography #naturephotography #wildlife #squirrel #greysquirrel #trees #fall #canonphotography

Minimalism during nautical twilight’s rise into the blue hour. . . #photography #bluehour #fog #potomacriver #blue

Sunrise and fog on a piedmont section of the Potomac River. . . #photography #sunrise #fog #sup #landscapephotography #rivers

Some days the eastern sky is just as dramatic as the west at sunset. . . #sunset #photography #fall #appalachians #shenandoahnationalpark #landscapes #landscapephotography

Trumpeter Swans enjoying a warm November afternoon on their pond. . . #bird #birds #photography #swans #featheredfriends #waterfowl #naturephotography #birdphotography

Osprey, the master of fishing just before hitting the water. . . #photography #naturephotography #birds #osprey #raptors #birdsofprey #birdphotography

Calling the SUP Witches Coven to gather for a post-Halloween paddle. #photography #paddleboard #halloween

Riding through the largest Gingko grove in the US. . . #photography #horses #landscapephotography #yellow #equestrian #trees #fall

A juvenile Cedar (Waxwing) in a cedar (tree). . . #photography #birds #birdphotography #nature #cedarwaxwing

A great blue heron enjoying the fall colors. . . #photography #birds #bird #fall #heron #greatblueheron #audubonsociety #canonphotography

Thanks to years of leaking chemicals from coal mines, the water in certain areas of the Blackwater River in WV take on a turquoise color and the rocks are stained orange. 📷: Albert Falls . . #rivers #coalmines #photography #landscapephotography #waterfalls #westvirginia #canonphotography

Sometimes you just have to take a little risk to get your shot. . . #photography #landscapephotography #fallcolors #fall #mountains #westvirginia #cliff

Wind energy is important, even in the middle of WV coal country. . . #photography #landscapephotography #windturbine #cleanenergy #fallcolor #canonphotography #canon