Nature Photographer and Music Producer
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Here are two short videos that featuring mallards acting crazy. For a more dramatic effect, I added sound effects and music. Ducks sometimes get territorial and get a little crazy
Today I decided to focus on photographing the female mallard. It seems that the male mallards get all the attention of photographers with their beautiful colorful green and blue head
Continue readingMallards in the Willamette River
Today was a cold and rainy day but I still braved the elements to get a few pictures. I try to go out everyday and make it a routine. I
Continue readingA Rainy Sunday
Here is a page to find some of my nature movies in a gallery. Tundra Swans...
A pondering crow that I photographed today. Being able to contemplate your own thoughts used to be thought of as only a human trait. It is now known that crows
Continue readingA Pondering Crow
Today was a beautiful day in Portland and decided to go to Willamette Park. I was able to get about 20 feet from a Red Tailed hawk. It was on
Continue readingScenes from my Daily Walk
A gallery of songbird photos
A photo gallery of Raptors that include owls, bald eagles, osprey, hawks, and falcons...
Here is a gallery of hummingbirds. Most of these photos are Anna’s Hummingbirds photographed in Portland Oregon by Jonathan Swanson...
Today was a beautiful day to be outside. I was able to get a few good shots of a Cooper's hawk. They are about the size of a falcon and are very good hunters. They are also very hard to find because they blend in with the tree branches very well.