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A Morning in Marshall Forest

Occasionally you stumble upon something special that is in close proximity to you and yet you never knew it was there. Such was the case when I was told by a friend at work of Marshall Forest Preserve which is located in Floyd County near the town of Rome, Georgia. Marshall ...

A Walk in the Woods

Blue Flowers	Chipmunk	Dragonfly on Reed	Dwarf Crested Iris	Female Cardinal
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Gray Squirrel	Spring Beauties	Maple Seeds	Male Blue Bird
Trumpet Vine	Cedar Waxwings	Little Wood Satyr	Louisiana Waterthrush	Native Azalea
White-breasted Nuthatch	Viceroy Butterfly and Leaf	White-tail Deer

Every since I was a child I have felt a certain binding to the natural world of which we all are part of. I can remember those simple times as a youngster, exploring the woodlands of my neighborhood, seeking its secrets and marveling at it’s treasures. I can remember wading ...

New section added

I have added a new section to the website called Michael Jones Stock Imagery. This is a growing selection of stock images of various nature categories for purchase. All the information as well as the stock galleries can be accessed from The Naturewalker's Journal website or through this link Michael ...

Persistence…

I once read a quote by a professional photographer that nature photography requires persistence. I didn’t really grasp the context of this statement until recently while on a field trip with a friend to photograph early spring wildflowers. It was mid-morning and we were shooting in a park that was ...

Jewels of Early Spring

Early spring, in particularly the last few weeks of March and the first weeks into April, offers a unique opportunity to observe and photograph the first wildflowers of the season. However, to see these beauties you have to get close, literally on your hands and knees, to really appreciate the ...

Welcome to “The Walker’s Journal”

Hello and welcome to "The Walker's Journal", the online blog for my website "The Naturewalker's Journal". As I figure out the fine art of blogging, this will be a online journal of my photographic excursions as well as a sounding board for both nature photography as well as ...