Steven Helmer Publications

I am having a bit of a lazy Sunday today. I did some random chores and started some chili in the crockpot but I'm mostly just waiting for the Packers to play later this afternoon. While doing that, I went through my camera roll and pulled a few I haven't bothered to edit before. Here are some of them: _____________________________________________________________________ Here are some of my previous photos: Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/19/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/20/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (7/23/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (7/6/2026)

I didn't see much on my walk today. I heard lots of movement but the things making the noise kept out of camera view. The lone exception was this blue heron, which I spotted on a fallen tree resting in a pond. It must have been hunting something because it ignored me as I got the photo. ____________________________________________________________________ Here are some other heron photos: A Couple Heron Photos (10/7/2026) Some Heron Photos Heron Photo Heron With Breakfast

I would have loved to have been able to sleep in today, but my daughter had to go to work so, while waiting to take her, I killed some time by getting some photographs of the birds taking turns at our front yard feeder.  Here are some of the photos: _______________________________________________________________________ Here are some other bird feeder photos: Bird Feeder Photos (9/7/2026) Front Yard Bird Photos (10/10/2026) Bird Feeder Photos 4/28/2018 and 4/29/2018 Bird Feeder Photos 11/10/2018

I have been getting out for my walks before it gets too cold to do so but haven't had a great deal of success photo-wise. Today was better than my last couple outings though and I was able to get some pictures. Here are some of them: ________________________________________________________________ Here are some of my previous nature photos: Lunchtime Walk Photos (9/24/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (6/4/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/14/2026) Morning Walk Photos (6/3/2026)

 I re-filled the bird feeders yesterday and had a flock of them out front early this morning. So, I decided to grab my camera and get some photos. Here are a few: __________________________________________________________________________ Here are some previous bird photos:  Front Yard Bird Photos (10/10/2026) Some Bird Photos from Around the Yard Morning Walk Photos 7/18/2017 Just a Robin Photo

I finally got around to picking up a big bag of bird food so I could fill all my feeders (and have some left to re-fill them as needed). It didn't take long for the birds to flock to the front yard to take advantage of that, so I grabbed my camera and got photos. Here are some of them: ____________________________________________________________ Here are some of my previous bird feeder photos: Bird Feeder Photos (9/7/2026) Just a Random Bird Feeder Photo Some Bird Photos from Around the Yard Bird Feeder Photos 4/28/2018 and 4/29/2018

I don't know if it's just the time of day or the fact the park has been slightly busier than usual, but I haven't had a lot of success getting photos the past couple days. Everything is either hiding or skittish to the point they flee the second I'm within range.  I did, however, manage to get a couple blue heron photos while I was out today. I'm not completely sure if it is two different herons or the same one in different spots but here they are: ______________________________________________________________ Here are some of my previous heron photos: Heron Photos Some Heron Photos Heron With Breakfast

Last week's rainy weather kept me from getting out for a walk so, since the sun was out today, I made sure to try to make up for it. It was surprisingly quiet considering I would normally expect the geese to be taking a break there on their way south, but I did still manage to get some photos. Here is a selection of them: ________________________________________________________________________ Here are some of my previous nature photos: Lunchtime Walk Photos (5/27/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/6/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/10/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (9/11/2026)

It was a decent fall day today, partly cloudy and reasonably warm, so I made sure to get out for a walk at lunch. There wasn't as much to photograph as I would have preferred (lots of birds but they like to hide in the middle of trees rather than stay someplace I can get a photo) but I did get a few, including some of a surprisingly cooperative woodchuck. Here's a selection of the photos: ______________________________________________________________________ Here are some of my previous nature photos: Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/19/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/7/2026) Some Random Nature Photos Morning Walk Photos 7/6/2017

I didn't get an opportunity to get out for a walk yesterday or Monday, both because of the weather and other obligations. So, since the weather was cooperative today, I figured I'd grab the camera and make up for it. As it turned out, the critters weren't overly cooperative today, including a pair of birds that seemed to be purposely teasing me. I did, however, still manage to get some photos. A few of them are below. _______________________________________________________________________ Here are some of my previous nature photos: Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/7/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (6/4/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (7/6/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (5/13/2026)

After getting rain yesterday, I decided to get out with my camera today while the weather was much more cooperative.  Unfortunately, there were quite a few more people there than usual and the foot traffic ultimately resulted in me cutting the walk short. I did, however, still end up with some photos. Here are a few of them: _____________________________________________________________________ Here are some of my previous nature photos: Lunchtime Walk Photos (6/4/2026) Morning Walk Photos (6/3/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (7/6/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos 9/18/2020

Since the birds are starting to migrate, I decided to fill all my bird feeders today (versus just a couple of them) and get them strategically placed around the yard. I had a bit of free time this afternoon, so I went outside with my camera to see if I could get some bird photos. It was a little more difficult than expected, both because they were extra active and wouldn't hold still and because the heavy cloud cover made it darker than I would have preferred. I did manage to get some though. Here is a selection: ___________________________________________________________________________ Here are some of my previous birdfeeder/yard photos: Just a Random Bird Feeder Photo Some Birdfeeder Photos Bird Feeder Photos (9/7/2026) Around the Yard