~ Christmas is over and we hope every one had a great holiday ~
~ Now, back to our regularly scheduled program on the OBN ~
Our first featured Outdoor Blogger of the Week comes from the Mountain Biking Category/Fly Fishing: Mike Heitman of the blog Of Dry Flies & Fat Tires
~ musings of fly fishing and mountain biking in the West
Mike is a Husband, Father, Architect, fly angler, mountain biker, hiker and friend of fishes. He also has a great personality that really shows through with his humorous side on his blog. He posts a lot of pictures and fills in the space with daily antidotes, adventures, thoughts, videos and thoughts. He mixes it up on his blog, so be sure to check in often to see what he’s up to ~
Our second featured Outdoor Blogger of the week comes from the Target Shooting Category: Jason King of the blog International Sporting Clays.com

~Sporting Clays and FITASC News, Articles and Reviews.
Visually, Jason’s blog is arranged in a magazine style, and he’s put it together in a easy to navigate, appealing blog. His content is original, informative, engaging and full of photos and videos. If you’ve never experienced Target shooting or have, we highly suggest you visit his blog and familiarize yourself with all that he has to offer.
Our final Featured Outdoor Blogger comes from the Outdoor Photography Category: Hannibal writes the blog Hannibal’s Animals
~Photographing the Outdoors in north-central Illinois
Now, just to be clear, Hannibal does not eat people. It’s just a nickname! However, Hannibal does post wildlife photography that captivates. Beautiful colors, vibrant imagery and a quiet type capturing of the world around us.
To swipe a quote off the welcome greeting~ “My photography is about sharing a moment with nature, and capturing the natural behavior we don’t usually see.”
You only have to scroll through a few photographs to see exactly what that means. Enjoy!









Thanks for featuring my blog guys! It’s a nice treat to end a good year!
Your welcome and have a fantastic 2011~
Thanks Rebecca and Joe! I love what you wrote and produced a special post on my blog to thank you in return for featuring me. Thanks again!
Your welcome Hannibal aka Peggy ~ And wishing you the best on having your photo picked for a cover!
Great sites. I’ve been following Mike for a while and his blog is really fantastic. Great looking stuff.
Ben
Hi Rebecca and Joe and All Outdoor Bloggers!
I recently “discovered” your Outdoor Blogger Network… and would very much like to join the OBN family! I submitted my blog for the OBN Directory on Monday (12/27th) and am anxiously waiting for an acceptance email! Thanks again for maintaining this wonderful blog resource! – Mike, the Durhamblogger
Mike ~ I’m glad you discovered our little community. Watch your email and we’ll be reviewing your blog asap and getting it added to the directory. Welcome to the OBN!
Wow, thanksomuch Rebecca & Joe! An honor, especially considering the outstanding company you’ve assembled here on OBN.
And to my legions of adoring fans, I say this: thanks for reading Mom and Dad! ;-]
Srsly, thx Ben, appreciate your kind words~ Mike
Mike ~ Your welcome! And….Moms and Dads always maintain number 1 fan status….but I have no doubt you have a few more fans now. Keep writing and we’ll all keep reading ~
Not only do I follow your blog from time to time….I capture the same things you see in your pictures…although yours are sooooo much better. You must spend as much time down there as I do..Are you the lady I have stopped to talk with, in the white suv? I have always wanted to ask that lady if she was hannibal….but that just sounds to crazy.. the eagles should be coming soon, maybe our paths will cross.
girl w/ silver mustang.
some interesting blogs… looking forward to getting stuck into them!