Fly on an iris flower. #naturephotography #flowerphotography #macrophotography #iris #insectphotography #photography

Red-bellied woodpecker eating some of my home-made bark butter. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #woodpecker #redbelliedwoodpecker #photography

Rose-breasted grosbeak female. (Photo taken May 7) #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #grosbeak #rosebreastedgrosbeak #photography #birds

Sculpture in Oakhurst Gardens, Minnetrista, Muncie, Indiana. Picture taken at the end of March using expired film. #minnetrista #sculpture #expiredfilm #blackandwhitephotography #filmphotography #photography

Mallard duck flying over the White River in Muncie, Indiana. #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #duck #mallard #photography #birds

Eastern warbling vireo near the White River in Muncie, Indiana. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #vireo #easternwarblingvireo #photography

Red-shouldered hawk near the White River in Muncie, Indiana. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #hawk #redshoulderedhawk #photography

I was excited to add this bird to my life list this morning. Yellow-billed cuckoo near the White River in Muncie, Indiana. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #cuckoo #yellowbilledcuckoo #photography

Lincoln statue at the courthouse in Wabash, Indiana. #travelphotography #architecturephotography #wabash #courthouse #lincoln #photography

Bluebird fledgling right after it left the nesting box. Second shot is one of the fledglings about 5 days later, already brave enough to visit our patio. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bluebird #fledgling #photography

Baltimore oriole singing in the evening. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #oriole #baltimoreoriole #photography

Close shots of the male and female bluebirds that nested in our backyard box. Right now they are working hard, feeding the fledglings in the trees. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bluebird #backyardbirds #photography

Red-breasted nuthatch. First time I have seen one of these. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nuthatch #redbreastednuthatch #photography

View over the treetops at dusk in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. #oldsanjuan #viejosanjuan #travelphotography #sanjuan #puertorico #photography #nightphotography

Me at the Red-tail Nature Preserve in Indiana, shot on expired film (photo taken by my wife). #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #expiredfilm #blackandwhitephotography #photography

Red-bellied woodpecker on the tree in our backyard. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #woodpecker #redbelliedwoodpecker #photography

People enjoying a waterfall in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico. #landscapephotography #elyunque #nationalforest #puertorico #waterfall #photography

Magnificent frigatebird, Cataño, Puerto Rico. #birds #birdsofpuertorico #birdphotography #travelphotography #magnificentfrigatebird #puertorico #photography

Yesterday's nature walk at Yuhas Woods, managed by the Red-tail Land Conservancy, Farmland, Indiana. #naturephotography #landscapephotography #forestphotography #redtailconservancy #photography

Jazz night at a bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico. These guys were really good! #latinjazz #travelphotography #sanjuan #puertorico #nightlifephotography #photography

Flower in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico. #naturephotography #flowerphotography #elyunque #nationalforest #puertorico #photography

Historic reenactors in front of the cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. #oldsanjuan #viejosanjuan #travelphotography #sanjuan #puertorico #photography

Rock pigeon in a window, San Juan, Puerto Rico. #birds #birdsofpuertorico #birdphotography #travelphotography #pigeon #puertorico #photography

This is my father’s Ricoh Ricolet camera from the 1950s. There were some issues with a sticky shutter mechanism, but it seems to be mostly working. I just started shooting with my second roll of film in this camera. #photography #vintagecamera #ricoh #ricolet #filmphotography

Greater Antillean grackle, San Juan, Puerto Rico. #birds #birdsofpuertorico #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #greaterantilleangrackle #grackle #puertorico #photography

Scene near the Puerta de San Juan in the Old San Juan historic district, Puerto Rico. #oldsanjuan #boatphotography #landscapephotography #sanjuan #puertorico #photography

Eastern red-legged thrush, San Juan, Puerto Rico. #birds #birdsofpuertorico #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #easternredleggedthrush #puertorico #photography

Craddock Wetlands, Muncie, Indiana. Shot on expired film in a camera with some light leaks. #naturephotography #landscapephotography #filmphotography #expiredfilm #photography

I have photographed this tree (poplar, I think) many times, in different seasons, different weather, different times of day, different light. This was April 5, around 4:00 pm. #naturephotography #landscapephotography #treephotography #poplar #springphotography #photography

Tulip in our front yard after the rain. #naturephotography #flowerphotography #springphotography #tulips #springflowers #photography

Oakhurst Home, Minnetrista, Muncie, Indiana. Shot on expired film. This was built by the Ball family (manufactured Ball jars). #minnetrista #oakhurst #muncie #expiredfilm #blackandwhitephotography #filmphotography #photography

This female cardinal seems to have had a bath before coming to our patio for an evning snack. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #cardinal #photography

A tree swallow couple keeping watch over their nesting box. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #treeswallow #photography

Tulips at Minnetrista, Muncie, Indiana (April 4). #naturephotography #flowerphotography #springphotography #tulips #springflowers #photography

We were surprised to see three northern flickers together in our backyard a couple days ago--2 females and a male. The female in the front was doing a territorial dance, moving its head from side to side. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #northernflicker #photography

Osprey keeping watch over the White River in Muncie, Indiana. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #osprey #photography

Downtown Muncie, Indiana, shot on expired film. #muncie #downtown #expiredfilm #blackandwhitephotography #filmphotography #photography

I saw this unusually friendly duck on the White River this morning. Muncie, Indiana. #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #mallard #duck #birds #photography

Former Muncie train station, now used by the Cardinal Greenway, in Muncie, Indiana. Shot with an old point-and-shoot Fujifilm camera with expired film. #muncie #railroadphotography #trainstation #cardinalgreenway #filmphotography #photography

Japanese wagtail, Shukugawa, Nishinomiya, Japan. (photo taken in November). #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #japanesewagtail #wagtail #birdsofjapan #photography

Hiroshima Peace Memorial. This was the only structure left standing after the atomic bomb exploded in 1945. #travelphotography #japantravel #hiroshima #hiroshimapeacememorial #peace #photography

Dark-eyed junco eating some of my homemade bark butter. The juncos will be migrating north soon. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #junco #darkeyedjunco

Hiroshima castle moat (photo taken in November). #travelphotography #japantravel #hiroshima #hiroshimacastle #moat #photography

American white pelicans. I believe they are migrating. I don't remember seeing them in Indiana in the past. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #pelican #americanwhitepelican

The birds are pretty active in our backyard right now. Here is a white-breasted nuthatch enjoying our suet feeder. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nuthatch #whitebreastednuthatch

Interesting little scooter in this street scene. Miyajima, Japan. #travelphotography #japantravel #miyajima #streetphotography #scooter

This hungry deer thought my wife might have a snack to share. Miyajima, Japan in November. #travelphotography #japantravel #miyajima #deer

Train crossing the White River in Muncie Indiana. #naturephotography #landscapephotography #riverphotography #winterlandscape #bridgephotography #whiteriver #railroadphotography

On Saturday I played with the Ball State Electroacoustic Ensemble. We premiered my new piece "Shape Shifting 2: Ensemble in Three Parts". I played a couple of my homemade instruments. #homemadeinstruments #experimentalmusic #livemusic #graphicscore #improvisedmusic #cigarboxguitar #guitarpedals

This red-winged blackbird was really showing off his red patches when singing. Must be mating season! Dutro-Ernst Woods in Muncie, Indiana. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #blackbird #redwingedblackbird