As a hobbyist nature and wildlife photographer in Central Texas, summer is my least productive time due to the heat. We had some cooler temperatures a couple of weeks ago, and I went again to Berry Springs Park, where I captured a photo of this fine specimen.

We have a greenbelt and small creek directly behind our house. I caught this magnificent specimen out there earlier today trying to catch its lunch.

We had a professional family portrait made in this same location when the kids were young. This past weekend, we updated it with our current family.

This morning, there was a light fog over the greenbelt behind our house, so I went out to take some photos. I got one decent photo with fog, but I also ran across some wildflowers and saw that the yellow-crested night heron was back again.

We just had two days of rain here in Central Texas, and I spotted this guy in the creek next to our house after the rain. He was gracious enough to stick around while I took photos.

Yesterday I took my camera and telephoto lens to Lake Pflugerville, and I got a couple of decent photos.

I walked around downtown Austin on this bright, sunny February afternoon. Beautiful weather for a walk, not the greatest for photography, but I got some okay shots.

We live in a low spot in our neighborhood, so we don’t have very clear views of sunrises and sunsets. I saw this sunrise on January 9 and ran out into the greenbelt behind the house to capture it as best as I could. On review, I found that it was a much better composition than I thought.