Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

I took a trip to Maryland's Eastern Shore last week and I visited one of my favorite spots--Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. With my 300mm zoom lens I was able to get some halfway decent photos of the bald eagles even though they were hundreds of yards away.

Bald Eagle

Osprey

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

St. Michaels, MD

Blackwater Nat'l Wildlife Refuge

Snapping turtle (a huge one!)

Black swallowtail butterfly

Black swallowtail butterfly

Sideling Hill

I had a chance to get out for some photos today and I thought I'd share one of my favorite views in Western Maryland. This was taken from the west side of Sideling Hill, just off Interstate 68.

After the Storm

I drove through some nasty weather this afternoon on the way home from visiting my mom. I was treated to a spectacular view on top of one of the mountains, however. This photo doesn't do it justice since it was hard to photograph because there was such a wide dynamic range between light and dark. This one came out the best of all that I took.