Southwest Virginia

Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Shot from the front porch (range approx. 25 yards), hand held using a a Canon T3 mounted with a Sigma 150-500MM Optically Stabilized lens.

May 19, 2012 | Categories: Birds, Blue Ridge Mountains, Mother Nature, New River Valley, Southwest Virginia | 11 Comments

I was puttering around in the yard when a sudden rain shower swept through and I took shelter in our backyard shed. This little guy, a male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), landed on a nearby branch and I managed to shoot a few frames (My camera bag is ALWAYS close at hand!) before he spotted me and decided to find a more private branch to wait out the storm.

May 15, 2012 | Categories: Birds, Blue Ridge Mountains, Mother Nature, New River Valley, Southwest Virginia | 9 Comments

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Roket Man

About me

City boy now retired and loving life in The New River Valley area of Southwest Virginia. I'm a US Air Force vet who served on a 4 man Titan II ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) Missile Combat Crew for nearly 4 years in the early 70s. Yes, I was one of those men in the silos standing ready to launch a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union. Thank God the execution message never came.

After 5 years in the Regular Air Force I transferred into the Ready reserve and cross trained as a Pararescueman serving for another 9 years in the Special Operations Community.

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