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We took part in our second ‘butterfly walk’ of the summer yesterday. It was hot, but we saw a lot of beauty. This is either a question mark or a comma butterfly .. either way, it’s a beautful creature.

Here is a little help if you want to study up.

As I posted yesterday, we setup a YouTube channel. The tales.photos YouTube channel will include video footage from our various outings. It could be from local photo hikes, or more extensive travel footage.

For a long time, I have wanted to share more than just still images. This will allow Teresa and me to do that. There will be a weekly video. You can subscribe and be notified when new videos are available. I hope you enjoy this as much I we will enjoy sharing.

~Rick

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©2018 Rick Cartwright

We have launched a YouTube channel

I have been wanting to do this for a while. I am excited to announce that we now have a weekly vlog that accompanies this blog. The plan is to share video footage and some extra photos that we capture each week. The first video is really rough .. but you have to start somewhere, and this is where I am starting.

Leave your feedback .. good and bad. Laugh a little too:). Most important to me .. subscribe! I am getting a drone this week, and will be adding some aerial photos too. This is exciting (for me), although not so much for Teresa 😂. She puts up with me, and contributes to our photography.

If you want a link to the video on YouTube, here you go: Tales.Photos

Have a great week.

~Rick

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Prints are available for many of the photos on this site on canvas, metal or glass. They are stunning and you can purchase them for a wall at home. Click the link or the ‘prints and such’ tab.

©2018 Rick Cartwright

Meow ...

I saw this grey catbird early Sunday morning. I really love the catbird. They have some unique coloring, which sadly is not visible in this photo. This one would not move into a better position for that photo. ​

~Rick

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Prints are available for many of the photos on this site on canvas, metal or glass. They are stunning and you can purchase them for a wall at home. Click the link or the ‘prints and such’ tab.

©2018 Rick Cartwright

The other cardinal ..

This young female cardinal was enjoying the morning. She would not stand still, but I managed to get a few photos.

While the male colors are more brilliant, I find the female to be as beautiful. For some reason, the female is also a more difficult photo. Beauty is not just the colors .. it’s the contrast, and how the colors all come together. This is one very special creature .. the other cardinal.

~ Rick

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Prints are available for many of the photos on this site on canvas, metal or glass. They are stunning and you can purchase them for a wall at home. Click the link or the ‘prints and such’ tab.

©2018 Rick Cartwright

A museum of waxwings

I don’t know, but this appears to be a family. Waxwings are often found in flocks, so this may just be that, a flock. I saw more in the area.

The parents are monogamous, and I believe the top two birds are a couple. Perhaps the others are their young. That would surprise me, but I need to do some research.

I found them near the Miami River, just south of the Farrington Reserve. I love how the sky looks like a sheet of paper. It was a cloudy, glumly morning.

Have a great day!

~ Rick

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Prints are available for many of the photos on this site on canvas, metal or glass. They are stunning and you can purchase them for a wall at home. Click the link or the ‘prints and such’ tab.

©2018 Rick Cartwright