Sonja Grace

I looked into my backyard. Snow was everywhere. Birds were flocking our feeders trying to get some seeds. A fox squirrel scurried up the stairs of my deck with snow covering his face. Most of the birds that normally would be feeding on the ground were scratching through the thick snow trying to find some fallen seeds. This was not what most…[Read more]

I looked into my backyard. Snow was everywhere. Birds were flocking our feeders trying to get some seeds. A fox squirrel scurried up the stairs of my deck with snow covering his face. Most of the birds that normally would be feeding on the ground were scratching through the thick snow trying to find some fallen seeds. This was not what most…[Read more]

The female Red-winged Blackbird is much plainer than the brightly colored male which can make it harder to spot. God gave the female the perfect coloring to blend into its environment to help hide it from predators while nesting and taking care of its young. During a visit to the Creation Museum in Kentucky, I was walking in the gardens outside…[Read more]

Did you know that hummingbirds have long, straw-like tongues? The hummingbird’s tongue can stick out double the length of its bill, and this tiny bird uses it to drink nectar. I had only recently learned about hummingbirds’ funny looking tongues when I found a hummingbird in my backyard that had just been drinking nectar from some flowers. I s…[Read more]

The sun was shining brightly. That was disappointing. Photographing in harsh sunlight was not my first choice, but I decided to take on the challenge. I was searching for a killdeer. Killdeer are common near water, but they can also be found in fields and in dry areas even though they are shorebirds. While quietly making my way through a…[Read more]

I love birds! My love for bird photography started with photographing birds in my backyard for identification purposes. This love increased dramatically when I was given a nice camera for my 15th birthday. I was fascinated with the challenge of digitally capturing God’s beautiful creation, and I started learning as much as I could about p…[Read more]

I was searching for birds to photograph in my backyard when I stopped at some wild Rocky Mountain bee plants. I knew hummingbirds loved these flowers. I put my camera onto a burst shooting mode with a fast shutter speed and continuous auto-focus. Then I waited. I had seen this hummingbird at the flowers earlier, and I really wanted to get some…[Read more]

Hopefully this should work

I don’t think it is showing my photos, this is my first time doing this, so I probably did something wrong. I will try to upload them again.

Here are my “Storm Clouds Breaking” Photos 🙂