Your Bio

I reside in central Virginia which includes the northern portion of the Blue Ridge mountains and the Piedmont Plateau. This juxtaposition makes for an extremely diverse ecological community. I moved here as a working ecologist and was suprised at how many species of plant and insect I did not recognize. I first took pictures as an aid to help me with identifications but my hobby has since evolved into an interest of photography. All of my photos are of plants and animals in their natural habitat. None of my pictures are staged and none of my subjects are confined, captive, or cultivated.

Contact: cmhoover06@yahoo
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Galleries

Virginia Wildflowers : All of these wildflowers can be found within an hours drive of Charlottesville.  These photos are a few of well over three hundred individual species in my collection.  It is amazing what you can see around here if you slow down and take a good look.

Virginia Wildflowers

All of these wildflowers can be found within an hours drive of Charlot ...

Updated: Aug 10, 2009 9:35pm PST

Virginia Caterpillars : Colors and unique designs that rival what could be found in a tropical rainforest....and all in my backyard.

Virginia Caterpillars

Colors and unique designs that rival what could be found in a tropical ...

Updated: May 07, 2008 11:13pm PST

Virginia Butterflies and Moths :

Virginia Butterflies and Moths

Updated: Aug 18, 2009 3:31pm PST

Virginia Insects :

Virginia Insects

Updated: Aug 25, 2009 9:40am PST

Virginia Amphibians and Reptiles :

Virginia Amphibians and Reptiles

Updated: Aug 19, 2009 12:01am PST

North American Birds : North American birds

North American Birds

North American birds

Updated: Jan 28, 2010 12:48am PST

Central American Birds : Central American Birds

Central American Birds

Central American Birds

Updated: Aug 10, 2009 4:33pm PST

Honduras 2008 : Honduran trip to Pico Bonito in the Nombre de Dios Mountain range and Cayos Cochinos in the Bay Islands.

Honduras 2008

Honduran trip to Pico Bonito in the Nombre de Dios Mountain range and ...

Updated: Aug 07, 2009 3:53pm PST

Belize 2009 :

Belize 2009

Updated: Aug 10, 2009 8:45pm PST

Landscapes : Landscapes from my travels.

Landscapes

Landscapes from my travels.

Updated: Jan 28, 2010 12:31am PST

Class of '84

Updated: Sep 28, 2009 5:53pm PST