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Opening Gallery :

Opening Gallery

Updated: Nov 22, 2013 2:12pm EST

New York City :

New York City

Updated: Nov 17, 2013 9:21pm EST

Thornton Award :

Thornton Award

Updated: Nov 08, 2013 10:52pm EST

Awards :

Awards

Updated: Nov 07, 2013 3:58pm EST

2013 :

2013

Updated: Nov 03, 2013 3:01pm EST

TACT2013 :

TACT2013

Updated: Oct 18, 2013 12:27pm EST

Artforia : Тази вечер след 20 часа любезният стопанин на пясъчните скулптури ни ги показа и разказа за тях.

Artforia

Тази вечер след 20 часа любезният стопанин на пясъчните скулптури ни г ...

Updated: Oct 16, 2013 5:14pm EST

Linköping May 16 : 6-8 am along Kinda Kanal

Linköping May 16

6-8 am along Kinda Kanal

Updated: Oct 16, 2013 4:59pm EST

Paris-Bulgaria 2013 :

Paris-Bulgaria 2013

Updated: Oct 16, 2013 10:00am EST

Birds_BG_2013 : My favorite place for birding in Bulgaria is located in the north portion of the Bulgarian Black sea coast, around a historic fortress called Kaliakra - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliakra. It is a narrow piece of high cliffs (some 200 feet high). The area around it is a flat rocky semi-desert which has some bird species that are rare for Europe. Here you can find some pictures from a few hours of birding in September, 2010 and 2013

Birds_BG_2013

My favorite place for birding in Bulgaria is located in the north port ...

Updated: Sep 28, 2013 4:00am EST

Bulgaria September 2010 :

Bulgaria September 2010

Updated: Sep 27, 2013 8:30am EST

spanishAugust2013 :

spanishAugust2013

Updated: Aug 09, 2013 10:46pm EST

Citifari Night Tour :

Citifari Night Tour

Updated: Jul 05, 2013 10:14am EST

stepping up ceremony : June 19, 2013

stepping up ceremony

June 19, 2013

Updated: Jul 02, 2013 6:29pm EST

IVC19 Program Committee March 2013 :

IVC19 Program Committee March 2013

Updated: Mar 02, 2013 6:40pm EST

Nadya Vlaeva Concert :

Nadya Vlaeva Concert

Updated: Feb 13, 2013 10:49pm EST

Taiwan : Random snapshots from a brief visit to Taipei - November 8-12, 2012. The people in Taiwan are the kindest and politest in the world

Taiwan

Random snapshots from a brief visit to Taipei - November 8-12, 2012. T ...

Updated: Feb 02, 2013 8:48am EST

look back at 2012 :

look back at 2012

Updated: Jan 02, 2013 9:39pm EST

NYC_Dec_2012 :

NYC_Dec_2012

Updated: Dec 30, 2012 2:27pm EST

TACT2012 :

TACT2012

Updated: Nov 21, 2012 8:28pm EST

2012_ :

2012_

Updated: Nov 21, 2012 8:50am EST

Quinceañera :

Quinceañera

Updated: Oct 27, 2012 9:54pm EST

2012 :

2012

Updated: Oct 11, 2012 8:47pm EST

bg_2012 :

bg_2012

Updated: Jul 21, 2012 5:05am EST

Ванко :

Ванко

Updated: Jul 12, 2012 3:18pm EST

AVS_BoD_NYC_2010_11 :

AVS_BoD_NYC_2010_11

Updated: Dec 11, 2011 7:24pm EST

2011 :

2011

Updated: Nov 27, 2011 10:56pm EST

Song Birds from the Prairie : Bird-photography for me is about discovering and sharing the beauty of song birds. The show is an attempt to display the splendor and variety of songbirds in our area, both local residents and migrants. Many of the pictures are taken in the backyard through the living room window. Close-up photographs reveal detail in feather and color that otherwise might be hard to observe in these restless creatures. I have compiled a booket for the event: http://www.blurb.com/books/1688454 Only part of these pictures can be exhibited.

Song Birds from the Prairie

Bird-photography for me is about discovering and sharing the beauty of ...

Updated: Sep 26, 2011 11:36pm EST

Vania's Party : August 31, 2011, a surprise party for Vania at the patio of FS-MRL

Vania's Party

August 31, 2011, a surprise party for Vania at the patio of FS-MRL

Updated: Sep 01, 2011 12:18am EST

Korea_Sept_2009 :

Korea_Sept_2009

Updated: Jan 31, 2011 9:14pm EST

October-November 2010 :

October-November 2010

Updated: Jan 27, 2011 7:42pm EST

January 2010 :

January 2010

Updated: Dec 19, 2010 5:19pm EST

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2010 : October 23, 2010: I am just back from Albuquerque, New Mexico from another vacuum society congress (physics not Hoover). They have the Petroglyph National Monument at the west edge of town and Rio Grande Nature Center in the heart of the city. Some of the petroglyphs are in a volcanic rock canyon (Boca Negra). I did not expect much of wild life there but a couple of wrens surprised me pleasantly. I saw one up close, ran back to the car to get the heavy lens. In about ½ hour I manage to get them close again. They were Rock Wrens amidst the rocks - how appropriate. First encounter!! I saw what I believe was a Black-Tailed Hare (no picture) and an unknown to me ground squirrel. It was a bit disappointing that Rio Grande is almost dry but I saw my first roadrunner there - a very interesting bird. There is something called Open Spaces Visitors Center – very close to Boca Negra Canyon - where the city has preserved some land for cranes. I saw four sand-hill cranes from afar perhaps the first of the year. There were a lot of ducks also, many white crowned sparrows and a couple of lesser goldfinches. A king fisher, western kingbird and another roadrunner. At the west edge of town I saw two quails in somebody’s front yard - no picture. Here are a few pictures. Regards Ivan

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2010

October 23, 2010: I am just back from Albuquerque, New Mexico from ...

Updated: Oct 24, 2010 2:18pm EST

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B class reunion 2008

B Class reunion

Updated: Sep 13, 2010 2:46pm EST

San Diego 2010 : April 23-19, 2010: Twelve hours of birding around San Diego over several days. Most days before noon it was cloudy so sunrise trips to the beaches, before the conference sessions, did not give good pictures. The afternoons however were sunny and unexpectedly the hotel parking and the bordering creek turned out to be a gold mine for birding. I took many pictures from the car – birds seem to not notice the vehicle. Another advantage, passer-bys are not startled by the big lens, which also bothers security guards. I took a trip to the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. It was an unexpectedly chilly (40-50F) and windy day. Sunny, though, and extremely satisfying. More pictures to be added.

San Diego 2010

April 23-19, 2010: Twelve hours of birding around San Diego over sever ...

Updated: Sep 12, 2010 10:02am EST

Sparrows in America : Family Emberizidae: Sparrows, Towhees, Juncos Family Passeridae: Old World Sparrows

Sparrows in America

Family Emberizidae: Sparrows, Towhees, Juncos Family Passeridae: Old ...

Updated: Sep 12, 2010 10:01am EST

China_August, 2010 :

China_August, 2010

Updated: Sep 01, 2010 2:21am EST

August 2010 :

August 2010

Updated: Aug 30, 2010 9:55pm EST

September 6, 2009 :

September 6, 2009

Updated: Aug 15, 2010 3:39pm EST

Starved rock : January 24, 2009 was a wonderful sunny day with negative wind-chill at Starved Rock. Just one youngster flew nearby. Gorgeous sight.

Starved rock

January 24, 2009 was a wonderful sunny day with negative wind-chill at ...

Updated: Aug 07, 2010 11:55pm EST

May - June, 2010 :

May - June, 2010

Updated: Aug 07, 2010 11:48pm EST

Sweden 2010 :

Sweden 2010

Updated: May 16, 2010 3:30pm EST

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Helen photography

B Class reunion

Updated: May 15, 2010 5:58am EST

February 2010 :

February 2010

Updated: Apr 16, 2010 9:10pm EST

April 2010 :

April 2010

Updated: Apr 15, 2010 12:13am EST

hawk and falcon :

hawk and falcon

Updated: Apr 01, 2010 10:39am EST

Florida, March 2010 : I was in Florida last weekend and did some birding at the Orlando wetlands ( several square miles of artificial swamp as a part of the water purification system), Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and then just driving around Tampa. The owl nest, the osprey nest and the eagle nest are just next to the road around Tampa and the inhabitants did not care much about the on-lookers. Here is a sample of what I saw:

Florida, March 2010

I was in Florida last weekend and did some birding at the Orlando wetl ...

Updated: Mar 28, 2010 1:34pm EST

Hazen Bridge and Great Blue Heron Rookery : A friend told me of a Great Blue Heron Rookery. It is some 100 feet north from the bridge on county road 2600N over Sangamon river. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.252948,-88.383824&spn=0.002047,0.004812&t=h&z=18 There is a very interesting old iron bridge there - Hazen Bridge. I counted a couple of dozen heron nests and half a dozen birds. You need to walk in the mud a bit to see the rookery. The iron bridge alone is worth seeing.

Hazen Bridge and Great Blue Heron Rookery

A friend told me of a Great Blue Heron Rookery. It is some 100 feet no ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2010 3:58pm EST

Raptors :

Raptors

Updated: Jan 07, 2010 3:23pm EST

vultures :

vultures

Updated: Dec 19, 2009 10:37pm EST

August 2009 : Slideshow-fast should be less than two min. Curtis "wetlands" and Buffalo Trace; Champaign IL

August 2009

Slideshow-fast should be less than two min. Curtis "wetlands" and Buf ...

Updated: Dec 01, 2009 10:20pm EST

October-November, 2009 : You may view this gallrey as a slide show if you click "slideshow" in the upper right corner of the menu. You may have to wait a few seconds before the show begins there are slow, med, and fast rate for the slide show in the upper left corner once it begins

October-November, 2009

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Updated: Nov 22, 2009 10:11pm EST

Northern Harrier : October 12. I visited the Champaign "wetlands" on West Curtis Road. I had a good view of a northern harrier plus some other photos

Northern Harrier

October 12. I visited the Champaign "wetlands" on West Curtis Road. I ...

Updated: Nov 22, 2009 9:57pm EST

Peregrine falcon on UI campus : The campus was almost empty today. Only the peregrine falcon was perched on his post high up on Sherman hall for hours.

Peregrine falcon on UI campus

The campus was almost empty today. Only the peregrine falcon was perch ...

Updated: Nov 22, 2009 9:35pm EST

rough-legged hawk & pheasant : Rough-legged hawk flying west of Champaign near Rising X Old Church and a female pheasant near the golf course on Curtis road. I was driving north on Rising when I saw the hawk heading south, going up and down and circling, about half a mile to the east. Turned the car and managed to get on Old Church road before the hawk. He made two passes nearby but not as close as I would have liked.

rough-legged hawk & pheasant

Rough-legged hawk flying west of Champaign near Rising X Old Church an ...

Updated: Nov 22, 2009 9:31pm EST

Winter birds in Urbana Champaign : January 31-February 1, 2009

Winter birds in Urbana Champaign

January 31-February 1, 2009

Updated: Nov 22, 2009 9:29pm EST

November 2009, California and Florida : The Baylands Park, Palo Alto, Ca, November 9 and 10, 2009

November 2009, California and Florida

The Baylands Park, Palo Alto, Ca, November 9 and 10, 2009

Updated: Nov 16, 2009 2:49pm EST

Birds Sofia September 2009 :

Birds Sofia September 2009

Updated: Sep 13, 2009 11:43pm EST

September 2009 : The Forestry, September 2, 2009

September 2009

The Forestry, September 2, 2009

Updated: Sep 02, 2009 11:54pm EST

Killdeer :

Killdeer

Updated: Aug 05, 2009 11:34am EST

July 2009 : Cliff swallows near Homer, Illinois

July 2009

Cliff swallows near Homer, Illinois

Updated: Jul 12, 2009 12:50pm EST

June 2009 : I have had best luck with birding at Buffalo Trace, Mahomet, Ill, this June. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mahomet&ie=UTF8&ll=40.205558,-88.399773&spn=0.024352,0.038495&t=h&z=15 To view area copy the whole line above.

June 2009

I have had best luck with birding at Buffalo Trace, Mahomet, Ill, this ...

Updated: Jun 28, 2009 5:03pm EST

May 31, 2009 : Some snapshots from the weekend

May 31, 2009

Some snapshots from the weekend

Updated: May 31, 2009 10:38pm EST

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Nelly

Updated: May 11, 2009 3:13pm EST

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Zvezda

Updated: May 10, 2009 9:04am EST

San Diego 2009 : Some pictures from San Diego, made on May 1, 2009

San Diego 2009

Some pictures from San Diego, made on May 1, 2009

Updated: May 08, 2009 11:35pm EST

April, 2009 :

April, 2009

Updated: Apr 23, 2009 8:43pm EST

water fowl : ducks, grebes, egrets

water fowl

ducks, grebes, egrets

Updated: Apr 15, 2009 9:40pm EST

Bird photos. : taken mainly in Illinois, California, and Bulgaria.

Bird photos.

taken mainly in Illinois, California, and Bulgaria.

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 8:48pm EST

Chipping sparrow : The tyny chipping sparrow at Meadowbrook gardens in Urbana, August 24, 2008

Chipping sparrow

The tyny chipping sparrow at Meadowbrook gardens in Urbana, August 24, ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 8:43pm EST

Winter Sparrows in Illinois :

Winter Sparrows in Illinois

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 8:41pm EST

Winter sparrows and long-eared owl : February 15, 2009; Long Eared Owl at University of Illinois Arboritum and winter sparrows ar UI South Farms.

Winter sparrows and long-eared owl

February 15, 2009; Long Eared Owl at University of Illinois Arboritum ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 8:31pm EST

LeConte's sparrow : Greg Lambeth and I met by chance today at the south farms. He showed me the LeConte's sparrow and we manage to make a number of close-up photos. In fact it is a strikingly beautiful bird!. What a lucky encounter. Thank you Greg.

LeConte's sparrow

Greg Lambeth and I met by chance today at the south farms. He showed m ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 8:28pm EST

March 25-30, 2009 :

March 25-30, 2009

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 12:41pm EST

woodcock 2006 : on April 7, 2006 a saw a brown spot, like a pile of leaves, under the juniper in the back yard. When I looked though the camera I saw a woodcock under the first rays of the morning sun. Made some footage with a sonny mini digital video camera which I was using at that time. Here are a few frames. I assumed the bird was resting in between migration flights. An exceedingly rare visitor.

woodcock 2006

on April 7, 2006 a saw a brown spot, like a pile of leaves, under the ...

Updated: Mar 22, 2009 7:34pm EST

Downy woodpecker : March 15, 2009; Homer lake: A Downy Woodpecker worked some old tree trunks without paying attention to me being close by.

Downy woodpecker

March 15, 2009; Homer lake: A Downy Woodpecker worked some old tree tr ...

Updated: Mar 15, 2009 11:06pm EST

The two North American Meadowlarks : After eight years of searching for these beautiful birds I saw both the eastern and western lark within one week at relatively close distance

The two North American Meadowlarks

After eight years of searching for these beautiful birds I saw both th ...

Updated: Mar 14, 2009 3:51pm EST

Berkeley photos :

Berkeley photos

Updated: Mar 13, 2009 10:57pm EST

Arizona photos : Superstition Mountains, Tonto National Forest, February 28th, 2009

Arizona photos

Superstition Mountains, Tonto National Forest, February 28th, 2009

Updated: Mar 02, 2009 2:24pm EST

My Smug Mug :

My Smug Mug

Updated: Feb 15, 2009 9:14pm EST

White-winged crossbill : I did have a glimpse of the crossbills today at Woodlawn - very high in the tree and flew away very quickly. The Robins had a lot of fun in the cold, windy, but sunny morning. The Redpolls were there and I watched them for a while.

White-winged crossbill

I did have a glimpse of the crossbills today at Woodlawn - very high i ...

Updated: Feb 06, 2009 3:14pm EST

A year in travel 2007-2008 : WORK IN PROGRESS

A year in travel 2007-2008

WORK IN PROGRESS

Updated: Dec 10, 2008 9:10am EST

Mons and Brussels, Belgium :

Mons and Brussels, Belgium

Updated: Nov 30, 2008 6:55pm EST

Goldfinch on green background :

Goldfinch on green background

Updated: Nov 29, 2008 5:12pm EST

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Ognyan

Updated: Nov 11, 2008 11:15am EST

Plum Island, Massachusetts : Reporting from Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island, MA. Here are some pictures from October 23, 2008. It was sunny and cool - a fantastic day. More information about the place at: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=53550; http://www.parkerriver.org/; http://www.fws.gov/northeast/parkerriver/

Plum Island, Massachusetts

Reporting from Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island, M ...

Updated: Oct 24, 2008 10:37pm EST

Boston, October 2008 : A conference trip to Boston

Boston, October 2008

A conference trip to Boston

Updated: Oct 21, 2008 8:51am EST

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Lenko

B Class reunion

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 8:13am EST

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Pocu

Updated: Oct 16, 2008 11:27pm EST

Innsbruck, September 2008 :

Innsbruck, September 2008

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 9:41pm EST

Germany, September 2008 : Early morining in Munchen and a rainy noon in Garmisch. Septermber 13, 2008.

Germany, September 2008

Early morining in Munchen and a rainy noon in Garmisch. Septermber 13, ...

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 8:54pm EST

Sweden 2008 : An exciting weekend of birding with my friend and nature lover Jens Birch: http://jensbirch.smugmug.com/ September 20-21, 2008, Linkoping, Sweden

Sweden 2008

An exciting weekend of birding with my friend and nature lover Jens Bi ...

Updated: Sep 25, 2008 4:57pm EST

Septermber 6, 2008 :

Septermber 6, 2008

Updated: Sep 06, 2008 2:09pm EST

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From Ognyan's archives

Updated: Sep 04, 2008 11:14am EST

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AugustSept2008

Updated: Sep 02, 2008 10:02am EST

Storks in Bulgaria : Many snapshots of storks in Ihtiman, Bulgaria.

Storks in Bulgaria

Many snapshots of storks in Ihtiman, Bulgaria.

Updated: Aug 25, 2008 11:10pm EST

two warblers and a flycatcher : Two warblers and a flycatcher showed up in the backyard today; Aug.24, 2008

two warblers and a flycatcher

Two warblers and a flycatcher showed up in the backyard today; Aug.24, ...

Updated: Aug 24, 2008 2:33pm EST

nightjars and barn swallows : There were hundreds of nihttjars flying quite low at Meadowbrook tonihgt; too bad the sun hid behind a cloud before sunset. Baby barn swallows quite late in the summer.

nightjars and barn swallows

There were hundreds of nihttjars flying quite low at Meadowbrook tonih ...

Updated: Aug 23, 2008 9:53pm EST

Birds of Bulgaria : This is just a nascent gallery where I intend to present more pictures

Birds of Bulgaria

This is just a nascent gallery where I intend to present more pictures

Updated: Aug 16, 2008 9:27am EST

sedge wren : a cloudy morning of August 9, 6:30 am at the Buffalo Trace in Mahomet, Illinois. The next morning the sun was out and I could take a few more pictures

sedge wren

a cloudy morning of August 9, 6:30 am at the Buffalo Trace in Mahomet, ...

Updated: Aug 10, 2008 4:29pm EST

Champaign shorebirds :

Champaign shorebirds

Updated: Aug 02, 2008 11:03am EST

Bird Photos, July 27, 2008 :

Bird Photos, July 27, 2008

Updated: Jul 27, 2008 10:25pm EST

Indigo bunting from July 26, 2008 : A family of indigo buntings was foraging near the Buffalo Trace trails in Mahomet, Illinois. July 26, 2008

Indigo bunting from July 26, 2008

A family of indigo buntings was foraging near the Buffalo Trace trails ...

Updated: Jul 26, 2008 5:59pm EST

living room photos : These photos are taken from the living room in our house in Champaign, Illinois.

living room photos

These photos are taken from the living room in our house in Champaign, ...

Updated: Jul 24, 2008 11:22pm EST