Just after dawn these early spring days, the air is perfectly still and the sound of Red-winged black birds fills the air. The snow and ice have melted and ponded and pooled and the calm morning air makes for some…
My shot for today is actually a year old. One year old exactly in fact. These Whooper swans passed over the kids and I on March 5, 2012 while we played on the ice in the Gulf of Bothnia next…
Wildlife in Panama Plowing into the jungle near the Rio Obispo looking for birds, I immediatly saw a Crimson-bellied woodpecker, a sirystes and a type of trogon showing off a small butterfly he had taken. A green iguana crossed the…
Gulf Coast birding hits a high point in Mississippi. Somewhere around 350 species of birds are known to inhabit or move through the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Not only are the rich coastal environments vital for migratory species as they move…
I met this beautiful Peregrine Falcon at an event hosted by the Peregrine Fund, an incredibly successful organization that works to protect raptors from extinction. They have been instrumental in bringing the gorgeous Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) back from the…
"Do you ne'er think what wondrous beings these? Do you ne'er think who made them, and who taught The dialect they speak, where melodies Alone are the interpreters of thought? Whose household words are songs in many keys, Sweeter than…
I'll say straight up that I'm not totally happy with this little blue butterfly picture. There is too much movement, its a bit out of focus and yet it still narrows in on these little, tiny creatures that were never…
An American Coot (Fulica americana) in central New Mexico. The coot is not a duck, because it lacks webbed feet. Instead, it gets around with some rather large toes. The coot is also known as a mud hen…
White Headed Buffalo Weaver I really loved this shot but could not squeeze it in before I left for Europe in March. So, here it is. A passerine native to East Africa, the 'buffalo' part of its name comes from…
I'm finally back and nearly home. I'll have more from France and Finland in the coming weeks. It is spring time in Colorado. Fabulous. I shot this hungry guy this morning on my father's lilac bushes in Pueblo, Colorado. He/she…
Tonight I set out to capture the Aurora Borealis from the coast near the Mehlahti section of Helsinki Finland - but that didn't work out so well. A brief snowstorm appeared from some thick, pink clouds and my exhausted, jet-lagged…
The Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) is a bird in the crane family Gruidae. It occurs in dry savannah in Africasouth of the Sahara, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats. They can also be found in marshes, cultivated lands and grassy flatlands near rivers and lakes in eastern…