Category: snags

• Woodpeckers at nest-hole

  Hairy Woodpeckers Busy At Nest Hole in Snag With her usual genius for showing me great shots or videos, my wife urged me to set up to shoot this pair of Hairy woodpeckers. As she said, filming them was easy because the two birds’ ins and outs were so predictable. Did they have eggs in…

  jwilce

  May 9, 2026

  #bird photography, #FlagstaffArizona, #nature, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photography, #technological improvement, #wildlife photography, #wings, Arizona, bird photography, bird photos, Ecology, Mirrorless cameras, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, photo websites, professionalism, snags, snags, videos, Videos, websites, wildlife, wildlife photography

  #birds, #getolympus, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, Flagstaff

• Woodpeckers On Snag

  Why dead trees are the most alive places in the forest The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is one of North America’s very social birds — and one of its most dependent on dead trees. As I have watched them over the years, I see that they are never alone, never quiet, and never still. Five…

  jwilce

  May 3, 2026

  #photography, snags

  #birds, #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography, birding, wildlife

• Why Snags?

  Read on, then follow the link to… Video narrative explaining why I am “Hooked on snags” I have been photographing snags for years. A snag is a dead tree still standing, and — CRUCIALLY— still contributing to its environment This post is all about a 1.5 minute video. It includes movie clips and still photographs…

  jwilce

  April 2, 2026

  #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #photography, #raptors, #wildlife photography, animal behavior, landscape photography, snags, snags

  #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography, Nature photography

• Snags

  an ongoing project I have not talked about People I meet while I’m out on my photo-walks (combining some exercise with lots of visual fun) often ask me what I’m shooting. If I tell them “snags,” they often give me a blank look. I tell them Snags are dead trees still standing. Snags are important…

  jwilce

  November 21, 2023

  #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, Ecology, FAA: Fine Art America, professionalism, snags

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