One of the buildings that attracts the most attention in picturesque Lakeside, Ohio is most certainly “The Pavilion.” From its shaded porches, one can sit, relax, and take in the beauty of Lake Erie. During the height of the summer months, these porches are likely crowded with people; during my own visit they were blissfully […]
As I’m still rather road-weary from my recent attendance at the Midwest Birding Symposium in Lakeside, Ohio, my “recombobulation” process is going a bit slowly. Among other normal post-expeditionary activities, I’m sorting through the photos I recorded during my travels – among which I found a nice series taken of the Marblehead Lighthouse at Marblehead […]
Sunset over Lake Erie as seen from Marblehead, Ohio. The industrial structure seen in the image is the conveyor system between the Marblehead quarry and the lake’s docks. Equipment: Canon PowerShot G10 Settings: F-stop: f/2.8 Exposure time: 1/20 sec. ISO speed: ISO-200 Exposure bias: 0
Despite their seemingly benign appearance, when it comes to predators in the tidal zone of the Pacific Northwest, the Ochre Sea Star, Pisaster ochraceus, is among the most ferocious. There are few other creatures that inhabit this zone that this sea star cannot successfully kill and eat. The ones I found in the early morning […]