Articles tagged with: sunlight

13 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | Birds »

A contrast of light and shadow,
an acrobatic space unfolding where
the real cavorts with the imaginary.


Two songbirds are a contrast of light and shadow

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Sparrow | Passer domesticus

21 Mar 2010 | 4 Comments | Birds »

Elegantly agitated sparrows unfold nimbly in an overhead stage,
attired in fiery sunlight and deep shadow,
a avian dance easily upstaging any Broadway troupe.

 
Elegantly agitated sparrows unfold nimbly in an overhead stage

3 Jan 2010 | 15 Comments | Insects etc. »

We head into a new decade, while a bee slices
through the humid morning air towards
the empire of the sun.

 
A honeybee slices through the humid morning air towards the empire of the sun.

8 Dec 2009 | 4 Comments | Birds »

The light fades on a snowy afternoon,
and a radiant rascal surveys the
raging sky with a whisper.

 
A radiant songbird surveys a snowy landscape

1 Oct 2009 | 7 Comments | Insects etc. »

Yellow angel of the garden, hearts desire, lord and master of sunlight.
 

A honey bee comes in with a harvest of dark pollen, a small contribution to the distinctive flavor of the hive’s honey.
 
Lord and master of sunlight

22 Sep 2009 | 7 Comments | Insects etc. »

A tiny moth, dreamer of porch lights, slipped into a pocket of sunlight in a shaded glade.
 
A tiny moth, dreamer of porch lights

        Out today photographing sun-struck bees at the hive, a beautiful backyard afternoon.

        Here’s a hive-bound pollen-laden bee back from a successful morning’s forage.

        This image also appears in my newest book, Bee Dreams.
Hive-bound honey bee

19 Mar 2009 | 2 Comments | Insects etc. »

Glowing honey gold in a sunlit glade, a bee dashes off on its morning’s errands.
honey bee

23 Nov 2008 | No Comment | Insects etc. »

A more contrasty image than I usually make, but I like the attitude of this ant peeking out in a shaft of sunlight.
Ant

If Harold Lloyd was an ant.

30 Sep 2008 | No Comment | Insects etc. »

Under a warming blast of sunlight, a honeybee starts the morning search for pollen.
Honeybee

Experience ultra-cool bee noir in the underbrush.

15 May 2008 | 4 Comments | Birds »

Okay, this finch image from last summer is crying out for a caption, but I can’t think of one. I need some help. So I’m having a caption contest similar to what the New Yorker magazine does on their last page.

The best caption gets a free desktop wallpaper. Post your caption as a comment.

Buy a print of this image.
Finch

See two bickering goldfinches.