In The Neighborhood

Spring officially arrived at my home in Parker, Colorado, the other day. I knew this because I heard my first house wren of the year. This tiny bird, with its wonderful, melodious and happy bubbling song, is a true harbinger of spring where I live. The bird, a male, sat in my garden and trilled a happy good morning for all to hear. I grabbed my camera and telephoto zoom and decided to start the new season out with some photography.

The wren was just the kick-start I needed to simply take a walk with my camera. I don’t usually need much motivation to go outside and take photos. I’m a passionate and motivated professional nature photographer, and I simply love outdoor shoots. But even so, office work, emails, marketing calls and image keywording often greet me each day.

Sometimes the prospect of going somewhere new gets us excited about photography.