A Tale of Two Brothers

Life in the African bush is hard for prey animals and apex predators alike. Ungulates such as Zebras, Gazelles and Wildebeest are constantly wary, keeping watch to ensure they don’t fall victim as food for one of the countless predators that share their territory. Predators fight among themselves over that same region. Lions will battle to control existing prides and Read More …

Meet the American Dipper

“Find a fall, or cascade, or rushing rapid, anywhere upon a clear stream, and there you will surely find its complementary Ouzel, flitting about in the spray, diving in foaming eddies, whirling like a leaf among beaten foam-bells; ever vigorous and enthusiastic, yet self-contained, and neither seeking nor shunning your company.” -John Muir Meet the American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) of Read More …

“Puffins Ahead!” A Journey around South Marble Island

“A man has not seen a thing who has not felt it.” – Henry David Thoreau South Marble Island is a remote limestone outcrop within Glacier Bay, Alaska that has been deglaciated for less than 200 years.  In that relatively short time the island has become a critical habitat for a variety of seabirds and mammals.  It is a haul-out Read More …

Birds of the Sanibel Island Coastline (2015)

Many years ago, long before I discovered birds and photography, I spent an afternoon on the beach of Sanibel Island, Florida.  I remember looking for shells but I honestly don’t remember noticing a single bird.  Now, fast forward to 2015 and I can’t walk 10 feet on the beach without stopping for several minutes to photograph the shoreline bird activities.  Read More …