I’ve been witness to many powerfully inspiring moments since I first turned my camera toward nature and wildlife. I’ve seen a hen wood duck raising a hooded merganser as her own, cheetah brothers who had been separated for days, reuniting to share a meal. Nature is non-judgmental and resilient. When we recognize our impact on this planet, humans have proven Read More …
Local friends, save the date! I am honored to have been invited to speak to the Susquehanna Valley Audubon Society next month about a topic very dear to me, Brick Pond Wetland Preserve. The program is at the Athens Wesleyan Church in Sayre, Tuesday, April 16th at 7pm. See flyer below for further details. All are welcome!
Autumn 2013, 2014 and 2015, Wyoming, “I think I see something! No, wait, it’s just a rock.” Five minutes later, “…over there, something white! No, that’s a rock too.” My boyfriend, John, and I have spent countless hours searching for bighorn sheep, scouring rocky mountain surfaces for the large white patches adorning their rear ends. As rams mature, they grow Read More …
It was late summer in 2014 when I got my first good look at a wood duck. That was also the day that I held one in my hands, briefly. On that mid-August Friday, during my second ever trip to Brick Pond, I arrived to see a five-week old duckling splashing in the water amid the vegetation. I excitedly grabbed Read More …
It was wild, untamed music and it echoed from the hillsides and filled the valleys. It sent a queer shivering feeling along my spine. It was not a feeling of fear, you understand, but a sort of tingling, as if there was a hair on my back and it was hackling. – Alda Orton, Alaskan trapper A moon at perigee, Read More …
I am very honored that my image, Katrina’s Light, was selected among the top 250 highly commended photos in the 2018 Share the View International Photo Contest! This photo is special to me for a variety of reasons which makes this victory even more rewarding. My Daughter-in-Law, Katrina, is a skilled portrait photographer who is also committed to using light Read More …
If anxieties were appendages, the forest floor would be buried in the corporeal masses of those shed by visitors, the trails impassable. This is what flitted through my thoughts as I trekked through the, thankfully uncluttered, woods one recent December afternoon. It had been months since I had carved out the time to aimlessly explore nature. My head felt jumbled, Read More …
Nature is full of wonders, and I never know what adventures await or what magic I will witness as I wake groggily at dawn and make my way to the pond. I may see very little, but it is always more than if I had stayed in bed. This is why, on the first Sunday in November, I found myself Read More …
From the archives. In 2015 when I was still figuring things out I very stubbornly continued to shoot in JPG. This is one bird with a lot of extremes from black to white and raw mode would have helped to prevent clipping on each end of the spectrum. Also, with this birds vivid colors, over-saturation can occur with JPG that Read More …
The shores of Long Island, New York are bursting with new life right now. Black Skimmers are mating. Piping Plovers, Least and Common Terns and American Oystercatchers are nesting or raising their young in varying stages of development. In late June I spent two days out on the island. Between thunderstorms and heavy rain, I only managed a single sunrise Read More …
