nature thru my eyes, the favorites"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the places and moments that take our breath away". Anonymoushttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/A103260-2/676497183_8gJJo-Ti.jpghttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/gallery/4904255_JyrVQ/2009-10-10T12:27:45ZCopyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugRed Neck Grebe in green<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Red Neck Grebe in green</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#676497183_8gJJo" title="Red Neck Grebe in green"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/A103260-2/676497183_8gJJo-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Red Neck Grebe in green" title="Red Neck Grebe in green" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/A103260-2/676497183_8gJJo-Th.jpg2009-10-10 08:06:43Hitchcock Mallards<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Hitchcock Mallards</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#676496357_HJh4C" title="Hitchcock Mallards"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/A103258/676496357_HJh4C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="Hitchcock Mallards" title="Hitchcock Mallards" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/A103258/676496357_HJh4C-Th.jpg2009-10-10 08:06:22Red Neck Grebe's visiting our park.<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Red Neck Grebe's visiting our park.</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#676495400_Lwr6M" title="Red Neck Grebe's visiting our park."><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/A103255/676495400_Lwr6M-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Red Neck Grebe's visiting our park." title="Red Neck Grebe's visiting our park." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/A103255/676495400_Lwr6M-Th.jpg2009-10-10 08:04:55Kingfischer enjoying the morning lite<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Kingfischer enjoying the morning lite</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#676495178_hDrWs" title="Kingfischer enjoying the morning lite"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/A103250/676495178_hDrWs-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Kingfischer enjoying the morning lite" title="Kingfischer enjoying the morning lite" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/A103250/676495178_hDrWs-Th.jpg2009-10-10 08:03:01Geese of the fog<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Geese of the fog</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#676493425_bU8nA" title="Geese of the fog"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/A103223/676493425_bU8nA-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Geese of the fog" title="Geese of the fog" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/A103223/676493425_bU8nA-Th.jpg2009-10-10 07:41:39Seney National Wildlife Refuge<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Seney National Wildlife Refuge</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#663225443_dgjxX" title="Seney National Wildlife Refuge"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/9212746/663225443_dgjxX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Seney National Wildlife Refuge" title="Seney National Wildlife Refuge" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/9212746/663225443_dgjxX-Th.jpg2009-09-21 14:42:06Nahma Marsh
Rapid River Mi.<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Nahma Marsh
Rapid River Mi.</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#663255397_DDkbj" title="Nahma Marsh
Rapid River Mi."><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P9215334/663255397_DDkbj-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Nahma Marsh
Rapid River Mi." title="Nahma Marsh
Rapid River Mi." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P9215334/663255397_DDkbj-Th.jpg2009-09-21 10:25:38Nahma Marsh
Rapid River Mi.<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Nahma Marsh
Rapid River Mi.</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#663252211_L2fS6" title="Nahma Marsh
Rapid River Mi."><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P9215325/663252211_L2fS6-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Nahma Marsh
Rapid River Mi." title="Nahma Marsh
Rapid River Mi." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P9215325/663252211_L2fS6-Th.jpg2009-09-21 10:20:50Remember,keep your Ducks (oops Geese) in a row.<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Remember,keep your Ducks (oops Geese) in a row.</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#576393336_2yVkM" title="Remember,keep your Ducks (oops Geese) in a row."><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P6264657/576393336_2yVkM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Remember,keep your Ducks (oops Geese) in a row." title="Remember,keep your Ducks (oops Geese) in a row." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-28T08:01:28Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P6264657/576393336_2yVkM-Th.jpg2009-06-26 20:13:28Family swim on the Rock River<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Family swim on the Rock River</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#576393611_tWjAF" title="Family swim on the Rock River"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P6264644/576393611_tWjAF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Family swim on the Rock River" title="Family swim on the Rock River" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-28T08:00:44Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P6264644/576393611_tWjAF-Th.jpg2009-06-26 19:48:34Spring Prairie Burn, Kieslburg Forest Preserve, Winnebago Co. IL<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Spring Prairie Burn, Kieslburg Forest Preserve, Winnebago Co. IL</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#494851395_FcBGs" title="Spring Prairie Burn, Kieslburg Forest Preserve, Winnebago Co. IL"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P3194401/494851395_FcBGs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Spring Prairie Burn, Kieslburg Forest Preserve, Winnebago Co. IL" title="Spring Prairie Burn, Kieslburg Forest Preserve, Winnebago Co. IL" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-28T08:00:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P3194401/494851395_FcBGs-Th.jpg2009-03-19 11:40:19Surving the Winter Storm<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Surving the Winter Storm</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#482888313_9xFvp" title="Surving the Winter Storm"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/Weather-the-Storm/482888313_9xFvp-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Surving the Winter Storm" title="Surving the Winter Storm" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-28T08:00:08Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/Weather-the-Storm/482888313_9xFvp-Th.jpg2009-01-29 11:26:44Sparrow on the Fence<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Sparrow on the Fence</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#276394848_gxJtb" title="Sparrow on the Fence"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/Sparrow-on-a-Wire-4050744/276394848_gxJtb-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Sparrow on the Fence" title="Sparrow on the Fence" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/Sparrow-on-a-Wire-4050744/276394848_gxJtb-Th-1.jpg2008-04-05 08:54:11Dells Trail Oct. 18 2005<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Dells Trail Oct. 18 2005</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#501069177_PnbCs" title="Dells Trail Oct. 18 2005"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/20051018-PA182307-2/501069177_PnbCs-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Dells Trail Oct. 18 2005" title="Dells Trail Oct. 18 2005" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/20051018-PA182307-2/501069177_PnbCs-Th.jpg2005-10-18 14:19:49Still one of my personal favorites. Took this in 2003 on and Alaska trip. Shot with a Olympus 5050.<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Still one of my personal favorites. Took this in 2003 on and Alaska trip. Shot with a Olympus 5050.</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#425105819_tG2ZR" title="Still one of my personal favorites. Took this in 2003 on and Alaska trip. Shot with a Olympus 5050."><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P1010050/425105819_tG2ZR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Still one of my personal favorites. Took this in 2003 on and Alaska trip. Shot with a Olympus 5050." title="Still one of my personal favorites. Took this in 2003 on and Alaska trip. Shot with a Olympus 5050." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/P1010050/425105819_tG2ZR-Th.jpgTeasel's Just Enjoying The Day<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Teasel's Just Enjoying The Day</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#269527756_2iNWA" title="Teasel's Just Enjoying The Day"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/July-24-2007-7246468/269527756_2iNWA-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Teasel's Just Enjoying The Day" title="Teasel's Just Enjoying The Day" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/July-24-2007-7246468/269527756_2iNWA-Th-1.jpgSigns of Spring<p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com">rickbarton</a><br />Signs of Spring</p><p><a href="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/4904255_JyrVQ#528369848_UooSC" title="Signs of Spring"><img src="http://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/5011926/528369848_UooSC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Signs of Spring" title="Signs of Spring" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2010-01-01T09:54:07Zrickbartonhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.comhttp://rickbarton.smugmug.com/Nature-Outdoors/nature-thru-my-eyes-the/5011926/528369848_UooSC-Th.jpg