
Author: Earthwatcher
I am a very analytical person. My creativity flows from my need to understand and explain. I made a career of distilling processes to their essence and reconstructing them to be more efficient and productive. My approach to photography is an extension of my life’s work. I distill a scene to identify its processes and actors. I try to understand how the processes, generally the forces of nature and the forces of humans, have and are interacting with the actors to create the scene. I focus on one or more of the actors and compose a scene that shares a moment with them in an aesthetically pleasing way.
Actors may be humans or wildlife. They also may be the sun, the moon, a tree, a river, mountain or other object. Each image shares a unique moment showing how its actors and processes have, are, and sometimes even will impact each other. But I also want to entice the audience to linger and to find their own story. I want them to imagine themselves experiencing the sights, the sounds and the feeling as if they were there.
Brushstrokes in the Fog
A Great Blue Heron Takes to Flight
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; July, 2025
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in the Early Morning Sun.

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025
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A diverse set of plants find a home in the crevices of Bald Cypress trees.
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA; AUG 2018
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Juvenile Hawks

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025
On our recent trip to the Okefenokee NWF it was baby season for Red-shouldered Hawks. It was fun to see.
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025
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The Standoff

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025
We had the opportunity to visit one of our favorite spots: the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. While there we got to see a very interesting event. About 2 feet above the Hawk’s head is the Squirrel’s nest. The squirrel was about 15 feet away in another tree running around like crazy trying to distract the hawk.

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025
Update: Molting Eastern Bluebird
A birding expert corrected my interpretation of the Molting Male Eastern Bluebird. They explained that what I am seeing is a brood patch. See the explanation below.
From Wikipedia 20250428: The brood patch is a patch of featherless skin on the underside of birds during the nesting season. Feathers act as inherent insulators and prevent efficient incubation, to which brood patches are the solution. This patch of skin is well supplied with blood vessels at the surface, enabling heat transfer to the eggs when incubating.
Molting Male Eastern Bluebird

Roswell, Georgia, USA; APR 2025
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Is there any ornithologist or other bird expert that can explain why the molting feathers are black? Are they the old ones or the new ones? Thanks
Dogwood in Bloom – a wonderful springtime treat.

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Canada Geese

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; APR 2025
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Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; APR 2025
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These and other images are available to purchase by contacting larry.klink@earthwatcher.us.
Two Woodpecker Specires

Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA From the size of the hole it is examining, I suspect it be working on a nesting cavity.
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Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, Florida, USA; FEB 2025
This Sapsucker lacks the red chin and cap associated with Sapsuckers. It is either a juvenile or molting adult.
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