Belted Kingfisher, evening light

On summer days like this people will see me in the office at noon and say "Boy, I thought you'd be out in the woods looking for a critter." But photography is always about light and the light in the middle of day in the summer around here usually stinks — high, hot and harsh. Plus, most critters aren't very active in the middle of the day anyway. So I go for morning and evening hikes, or hike all day to get to a spot where the light will be nice. It will wear you out, but hey, that's life.