This afternoon, a large envelope addressed to me was waiting in my mailbox. When I opened it, I found a complimentary copy of a Birds and Blooms magazine with a note saying that they had published one of my pictures in it. How cool is that?
The funny thing is, I submitted this photo well over a year ago, before I even had my current camera. Since several of you (especially Laura from Create Art Everyday) have kindly commented that my pictures are “publication worthy”, I thought I’d share this fun news.
Here is the photo of a Mockingbird singing in the pouring rain that is in their September (extra) edition.
I’m pretty sure this is the only photo I have ever sent them…and I have to admit, it makes me smile to know that it got published…but I honestly get just as much pleasure by posting my pictures here in this Birdnerd Blog! 🙂
Backyard Bird Nerd 
Congratulations, Kathy!!! 🙂 See, I knew the publishing world would discover you one day. 🙂 Birds’n’Blooms is a magazine I used to subscribe to a few years ago; are they still advertising-free (like Garden Gate)?
Great photo of the mockingbird, right down to the raindrops decorating his head!
They are mostly advertising free. And I guess I will need to renew my subscription, eh?
Hi Kathy,
After reading your post I went and looked at my latest “Birds & Bloom.” (I am way behind reading the last few issues.) There on page 76 was your photo! Yea! Great photo as all of yours are! Congratulations with many more to come!
Alan
Thanks Alan. I have to admit, it was a fun surprise.
Congrats Kathy! Awesome photo !!!
Thanks. I sent the photo in so long ago that I had forgotten about it, so it was a sweet surprise.
Congratulations, it is a lovely photo! I so enjoy your posts! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks. I so enjoy writing these blog posts and sharing pictures here, so it is always a blessing to hear that someone else enjoys them too. 🙂
YAY! Happy dance! Congrats on getting this sweet photo published! 💜 Your photos are always a delight! 😊🌟💚
🙂 Happy dance indeed.
Congratulations on being a published photographer!
Thank you. It does feel kind of fun! 🙂
Congratulation Kathy, how wonderful to have your work recognized and published, well done!
It did feel rather nice. 🙂
YAY !!!!!!!!! This is so exciting!!! The sky is the limit for you in this, Kathy!!
I thought of you right away when I opened the magazine. I’m pretty sure I thought something like, “Laura is going to be more excited about this than I am!” It really was a sweet surprise.
I wonder if I really AM more excited than you! :))) Have you/will you submit more? You have tons of images that are even better than this one!!
As far as I remember, that is the only one I submitted to a magazine. I am entering a contest this month though. 🙂
Woot! 👏👍
Awesome picture and congratulations!!
Thanks! I have to admit, it was a kinda fun surprise. 🙂
Wow, this is so cool!!! Congratulations!!! 🏆🎉 Love that picture! I think I never saw a bird just sitting in the pouring rain like this… Think that´s what makes it so special, at least to me.
This fellow was just singing up a storm. He really made me smile, although I’m sure my neighbors were wondering what I was doing outside with my camera in the rain!
Your photos are great. Congrats on being published. I bet this is the first of many!
It was a sweet surprise. And who knows, maybe I will submit a few more. 🙂
Congratulations!! This is great news, and not surprising at all 🙂 ❤
It really was a fun surprise. 🙂 You need to submit some of your lion cub photos!
You’re too kind 🙂 I’d love to submit some of my photos to contests in the near future. Must start to sort through files… 😀 Again, I love this shot!
Great capture and congrats! Always a fun time getting acknowledged so impressive! 🙂