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Katydids

jgustav71 August 31, 2022July 25, 2023

Today I had a cool visitor in my garden. This interesting bug is a bush cricket or Katydid. They have excellent camouflage. Katydid is an insect that belongs to the family Tettigoniidae, commonly known as the long-horned grasshoppers. It is a small, green insect with long antennae and large hind legs that allow it to jump long distances. Katydids are found in many parts of the world, including North America, Europe, and Asia. Katydids are an important part of the ecosystem, as they are a

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Bees, Insects, Jonswan Nature Blog

The Green Sweat Bee

jgustav71 August 29, 2022July 25, 2023

This is my favorite bee to photograph. I took these photos inOaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge....

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Bugs can be Beautiful

jgustav71 August 28, 2022July 25, 2023

I have been enjoying photographing a variety of bees and dragonflies. Most of these photos were taken at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. Please consider becoming a member to support my efforts to bring these images to you. As a member you will be able to download these images. I will also make my music and music videos exclusively to my members....

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Insects, Jonswan Nature Blog, Nature Images

Dragonflies of Oaks Bottom

jgustav71 August 25, 2022July 25, 2023

This is the time of year when dragonflies are out in full force. I was able to get close to some cool dragonflies today with my 80mm macro lens with a 1.4 teleconverter....

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Birds, Jonswan Nature Blog, Raptors

Eagles on The Willamette River

jgustav71 August 10, 2022August 11, 2022

Today was a perfect day to be out on the River. I decided to paddle up the in my Kayak to search for Bald Eagles. Here are a few pictures of a Bald Eagle that I took from my Kayak....

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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Memories of my work in Neskowin

jgustav71 July 4, 2022July 5, 2022

At the start of June, I took on a job doing some renovation and remodeling a beach house in Neskowin Oregon. After doing a few hours of work I started feeling sick and getting cold symptoms. I took a rapid test the next day and tested positive for covid. This was disappointing since I thought being vaccinated twice would help prevent severe covid symptoms. I spent the next 6 days in bed with full blown covid with continuous coughing and fever. My throat was so

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A Magical Day In Oaks Bottom

jgustav71 May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

Today I decided to check out Oaks Bottom Wildlife refuge in the early evening hours. Here are some of my favorite photos from today. You can download this photo gallery with the link below....

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Jonswan Nature Blog, Nature Movies

May Music Video

jgustav71 May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

Here is some video footage of wildlife in Portland Oregon. The soundtrack to this video is a relaxing and meditative piano improvisation by Jonathan Swanson. For the highest quality video, select 1080 on the video player. If you have a slower internet you may have to select a smaller size video...

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Hummingbirds, Jonswan Nature Blog

Spring in Portland

jgustav71 May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

There has been a lot of rainy weather here in Portland. It is definitely keeping things green. Here are some pictures that I was able to get between the rain storms. I have also enjoyed getting some photos of Male Anna’s Hummingbirds....

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Another Spring Day in Portland Oregon

jgustav71 April 30, 2022April 30, 2022

Today’s weather forecast called for rain and thunderstorms. There were several breaks between the storms and I was able to get some photos. All the photos should have links to the full images....

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