Big Grammy congratulations to two wonderful artists whom I have had the pleasure of hearing and photographing over the years: Kurt Elling and Pacifica Quartet! Applause to Bryan Farina and Jim Ginsburg and Cedille Records!! 🥳👏🥂 @kurtelling @pacificaquartet @cedillerecords @soundbry

🦅 Bald eagles are the best. So I loaded up the car with a long lens, layers, and lots of coffee, and headed out to the Mississippi River. Check out the gallery for more of my favorite shots on the blog. 🦅 Photos © copyright 2021 by Elliot Mandel. All rights reserved.

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❄️ My appreciation of winter, and a gallery, now on the blog (link in bio).

Iced in, -5 at sunrise 🥶

Mediocre shots of Superb Owls. 🦉 Attempting to catch short-eared owls at sunset as they hunted over Midewin International Tallgrass Prairie last December. 🦉 Happy #SuperbOwlSunday

Hey everyone- wish Bridget a happy birthday! 🎉🎉 @bridget.skaggs #marmot

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2021

2021: We're back! Are we back?

December 30, 2021

A look back at some of the good things I saw this year.