Life has gotten the best of me. Well, that and concentrating on other projects. I have been having a heck of a time just keeping up with my
Jim's Assorted, Usually Photographic, Ramblings blog where I've been doing most of my work. I concentrated on dragonflies last year and spent a lot less time in blinds.
That's not to say that I haven't spent any time in blinds. Through fall of last year and into the spring of this year I have spent a lot of time in blinds and let me give you some quick hits on things I've done and observations I've had.
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| Northern Cardinal - Pedernales Falls State Park |
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Pedernales Falls SP: The new blind was productive again this through the fall and winter. I haven't been back since February, but things were very good there. They have widened the photographer's window significantly and it is very usable and the images are much more clear than shooting through the window. The only problem with the window is that it is at an awkward unless you're about 5' 6" tall. |
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| Inca Dove - South Llano River State Park |
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South Llano River SP: I have made a couple of trips into their over the winter and very early spring. Blinds are as good as always. Made some really nice images. Shot a ton of frames. It was my first over 1,000 day since my return to Texas. |
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| Black-crested Titmouse - Warbler Woods Bird Sanctuary |
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Warbler Woods Bird Sanctuary: I have always hesitated to put this location on the list because the blinds on the property are not blind like you would find at the State Parks or a private ranch. But Susan has added an additional blind that is awful close to a traditional blind and I had some good luck at it and a couple of the non-traditional blinds. I need to make a return trip soon. |
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| Crested Caracara - Rocking R6 Ranch | |
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Rocking R6 Ranch: Made my first visit to this private ranch last weekend. I had an awesome time. 1 1/2 days of shooting to include some great opportunities at the blind set up for raptors. I owe a full report which I hope to do soon. For now you can check out my post over at Jim's Assorted Ramblings. |
Some tasks that are on my agenda when I can find some time is to do a review of the Texas Photo Blind Google Map to ensure the information remains accurate. I have at least one additional site I need to add to the map and undoubtedly there has been one or two that have dropped off.
This is about the time of year where the blinds start to calm down and I end up shooting dragons and damsels. But I promise I'm going to do a better job of keeping up and at least doing weekly posts here.
