Brendan J.: Fifteen years of SLR photography and this is the first time I've used a lens longer than 105mm
Brendan J.: A beautifully framed shot of a boring tree that just barely manages to include some birds
Brendan J.: There was a hawk circling and they all yelled a lot like pterodactyls whenever he got close
Brendan J.: The majesty of the Great Blue Heron
Brendan J.: Dignity... grace... unruffled composure...
Brendan J.: "I woke up like this," the heron insisted
Brendan J.: Oh bye
Brendan J.: This is what we were tromping around in, trying to shoot
Brendan J.: Pretty sure this is some other kind of bird egg but who knows
Brendan J.: Treehole keyhole
Brendan J.: Luke and Kat and Sophie are excited
Brendan J.: Gal pals
Brendan J.: Splash snowman
Brendan J.: I promise this isn't a poorly-done CGI water simulation from 2006
Brendan J.: We're just going to pretend this is in focus because I'm never gonna catch a drop quite like this again
Brendan J.: The stealthy Hundred-Year-Old-Garbage-Bug adapts flawlessly to blend in with its environment
Brendan J.: Good evening, ma'am, you are not as well camouflaged as you might expect
Brendan J.: Kat in their happy place
Brendan J.: Kat in their happy feet
Brendan J.: The Warco Incident
Brendan J.: This can might be older than me. Did I mention I turned 40?
Brendan J.: I feel like this must have been a vaseline jar?
Brendan J.: I have no idea what kind of egg this is
Brendan J.: Whoa there are also owls in this habitat
Brendan J.: Great Butt Heron
Brendan J.: Great Two Herons
Brendan J.: The sky really was like this
Brendan J.: The silhouette here makes the heron look like a peacock
Brendan J.: "wat" --a heron
Brendan J.: "WAT" --a heron