Karl and Kathleen Nichter Photography



This blog began in 2009, about a year after we started our photography business. People attending our photo exhibits, or our hikes and workshops, asked for details on where we traveled for photography. As naturalists we usually kept a field journal, so we used that as a basis for Field Notes.
In Summer, 2014 we took a break from the blog because our business, and lives were changing. In January 2015 the blog restarted with an expanded theme. It now contains photography, notes, and articles from all of our travels and all of our photography, not just nature themed. The posts prior to 2014 have been archived.

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Monday, June 1, 2015

Last Hike of the Season

Karl and I led our last hike of the season at Brooker Creek Preserve this past Saturday. We stop for June, July, and August because the heat and humidity common those months made it uncomfortable for hikers, and who can forget the ever present mosquitoes out in force.

I take a pre-walk before the hike, to see what I can spot and also to get a good feel of the light we can expect. The quiet early morning and soft light through the tree canopy, now filling in so light is even more filtered, made the creek look so calming and surreal. I took this shot, and then stood and enjoyed the view before remembering my time and moving on.


The hike went well. We saw a lot of dragonflies, and snakes. One of the hikers spotted a pygmy rattlesnake right off the trail, and near the Education Center we saw three black racers. While the rattlesnake moved slowly, and as a result some of the hiker did get photos, the black racers moved like their name, very fast.

















At the end of the hike, this small alligator moved into the sunshine and stayed, allowing all of us to get good shot of him.











Each year we change the format and theme of the hikes. I will let you know as soon as we develop next season's plan.


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