After searching for two and a half days for a fawn and just when I thought I would being leaving Shenandoah National Park without seeing one, this little creature above was discovered in a thick blanket of ferns.  Finally, I was able to reach my goal of this trip, to photograph a new born white-tailed deer fawn.  Moving slowly, I was able to get very close, raising the curiosity of the fawn but not causing it to run away.  This shot was taken with a wide-angle lens.

Earlier in the morning, just after sunrise, I used a telephoto lens to look down into the valley which was filled with fog.

It was a great weekend to be in Shenandoah NP and I’m looking forward to my next trip there. A special thanks to Ian Plant and Joe Rossbach who helped me capture these images.

Continued searching for fawns in the fields on the next day of my trip to Shenandoah National Park, but none were to be found. No matter, there are plenty of other subjects to photograph here.  Spent the evening up on Stony Man mountain to capture the sunset.

Well after the sun had set, fog began forming and it started to race over the mountain tops. A long exposure captured the image below.  Look closely and you can see Skyline Drive under the fog in the lower left of the image.

In early June, I spent a weekend in Shenandoah National Park with the primary goal of photographing the new born fawns around the Big Meadows area.  There were a number of does in the meadows but finding a fawn proved elusive.  However, the park offers plenty of other subjects to photograph, with a number of waterfalls nearby.

The weather conditions were right for producing some early morning fog between the mountain ridges, adding depth and definition to the ridge lines.

The World Wildlife Fund’s Life Grows On photo contest is now open for voting.  My image of Two Medicine Lake was selected as a finalist.  Please help me win a trip to photograph polar bears by voting for this photograph each day through July 15th.   THANK YOU!!

I’ve been spending a lot of time at Huntley Meadows over the past couple of weeks.  Each time I have been there, it has been hard to keep up with all of the bird activity.  The birds didn’t seem to mind all of the people activity and this led to getting some nice closeup photographs.  The young mallard above was much more interested in enjoying the day rather than being concerned about some guy pointing a big lens in its direction.

Even the ducklings seemed at ease without mom around.

The Barn Swallow below was in no hurry to fly away from its nearby perch and I was able to take a number of photographs.  This shot of the swallow was my favorite.