Kim Holloman
Photographs and field notes from the woods, marshes, and mountains of Virginia — and wherever else the road goes.
Recent field notes
Blue dasher on cattail
Blue dashers perch on the same few stems for long stretches, returning to the same lookout after every short patrol flight over the water — which makes them one of the easier dragonflies to photograph well. Dragonflies are an early…
Fog over the Shenandoah Valley
Cold air pools in the valleys below Skyline Drive most spring mornings, leaving the ridgelines to float free of the ground until the sun burns the fog off, usually within an hour of sunrise. The fog layer shows the shape…
Great Blue Heron at first light
Great blue herons hunt by standing motionless in shallow water and striking in a fraction of a second. This one held its pose for nearly ten minutes while the sun came up behind the cattails. Herons are a good indicator…