Mallard Drake hanging out on Forest Park’s Post Dispatch Lake. This are a is full of wildlife, including: ducks, egrets, and geese. I enjoy walking in the area with Blossom, my Basset Hound enjoying this beautiful park. This is a scenic, 22.5-acre lake located inside Forest Park. Spanning over 14 acres of water surface, theContinue reading “Duck”
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Screwhorn Antelope
White Addax at the WildWood Wildlife Park Zoo in Minocqua, Wisconsin. They are also called the white antelope or screwhorn antelope, and are rare critically endangered desert-dwelling mammals native to the Sahara Desert. Known for its spiral horns and coat that changes from white in summer to grey-brown in winter, fewer than 100 individuals areContinue reading “Screwhorn Antelope”
New deer at the park
Newborn at the WildWood Wildlife Park Zoo in Minocqua, Wisconsin. This is an interesting little zoo just outside on Minocqua. It is like a petting zoo with an African Safari in the back. Deer, goats and tortoises run wild allowing me to get up close to the fawn.
Min-Aqua Bats!
The Min-Aqua Bats are the oldest ski team in the world. Located in Minocqua, Wisconsin the team has been performing since the early 50’s with a lot of very skilled acts. I have been going to shows since 1955. This photo was taken this year in 2026, 71 years later. If you are traveling “UpNorth”Continue reading “Min-Aqua Bats!”
4014 Cab
Here is a shot of the cab of Union Pacific’s “Big Boy 4014” on the way home to Wyoming. 4014 was on a cross country tour of the United States to celebrate its 250th Anniversary. Here you can see the Fireman watching the track ahead and an unknown person between the engine and tender. ClickContinue reading “4014 Cab”
Big Boy on its way home
Ths is Union Pacific’s 4014, Big Boy returning from a coast to coast tour celebrating the United States 250th anniversary. Big Boy is a1.2 million pound steam locomotive that was restored by Union Pacific and now tours mosstly through the mid-west. The “Big Boy” engines were the largest ever made. Union Pacific (UP) needed aContinue reading “Big Boy on its way home”
F-15 Fly By
The Blue Angels made an appearance at the St. Louis Spirit Air Show. We were able to watch from a bluff overlooking the event airport allowing us to look directly at the planes. Here they are flying their F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. Low flying and precision acrobatics made for a lot of excitement. Click here toContinue reading “F-15 Fly By”
Mallard on the Rocks
Mallard ducks are highly abundant throughout the waterways and lakes of Forest Park in St. Louis. As part of the park’s thriving urban wildlife ecosystem, they are heavily tracked by local researchers via the Forest Park Living Lab. Whether you are looking to photograph them, bird-watch, or simply relax by the water, several primary areasContinue reading “Mallard on the Rocks”
Forest Park Egrets
Egrets are a common and highly visible sight across Forest Park, serving as a prime destination for local birdwatchers and photographers. While these elegant, white wading birds spend their days foraging throughout the park’s expansive waterways, their presence is closely tied to a fascinating, unique urban phenomenon just outside the park boundaries. While egrets feedContinue reading “Forest Park Egrets”
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc
The Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc is an iconic World War II British fighter. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin 60 series engine, it was famously designed as an emergency response to counter the Luftwaffe’s Fw 190. The “c” designation indicates its wing armament configuration. This Spitfire is performing at the 2026 Spirit of St. Louis AirContinue reading “Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc”