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Snow Geese
January 17, 2025 - Need geese?
Thousands of snow geese spend winter a few miles from my house in New Mexico along the Rio Grande. It's qui...
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Grizzly 399 Portrait
January 13, 2025 - And what a beautiful bear she was, grizzly 399.
I photographed her and Spirit when they visited on of their regular clo...
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Teton Sunset
January 10, 2025 - Sunset in the Tetons.
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Bosque Reflections
January 06, 2025 - Snow geese rest in a pond at New Mexico's Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
The geese gather together in the...
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Winter Moose
January 03, 2025 - A young bull moose in the winter landscape. Grand Teton National Park.
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Happy New Year!
January 01, 2025 - Happy New Year!
An iconic view at Monument Valley to celebrate all the beauty and open spaces that the west has to offe...
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Farewell to 2024
December 31, 2024 - Farewell to 2024, the year the world lost its favorite bear...
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Winter Moose
December 30, 2024 - A moose landscape in Grand Teton National Park.
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Abstract Yellowstone
December 27, 2024 - One of the many hot springs near Old Faithful provides endless photo opportunities.
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Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2024 - Merry Christmas!
One of my personal favorite grizzly bear images from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem as this young g...
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Pensive Moose
December 23, 2024 - A pensive big bull moose during mating season.
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Moose Silhouette
December 20, 2024 - A young bull moose is silhouetted after sunset. Jackson Hole, WY.
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Looking for Love
December 16, 2024 - A bull moose crosses the river to approach a cow moose on the other side, during the annual mating season.
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Flight Path
December 13, 2024 - This Snow Goose is coming in for the landing!
New Mexico's Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, a perfect place...
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Winter Bison
December 09, 2024 - A big bull bison walks the snow-compacted park road near Yellowstone's Madison Junction.
Most of Yellowstone's roads ar...
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Sandhill at Sunset
December 06, 2024 - A Sandhill Crane silhouetted by the sunset, as he arrives at the pond where he'll spend the night.
New Mexico's Rio Gra...
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Clark's Nutcracker
December 02, 2024 - The infamous Clark's nutcracker, tied closely to the survival of the first widely distributed tree to be placed on the E...
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Bull Moose in Jackson Hole
November 29, 2024 - Winter in Grand Teton and Yellowstone is an amazing time to photograph moose. They rely on eating bitterbrush, which gro...
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Snowy Bull Moose
November 25, 2024 - When the snow starts flying... It's amazing how well adapted moose are to the cold. They thrive in conditions that other...
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Winter Bull
November 22, 2024 - I photographed this bull moose just outside Gros Ventre campground in Grand Teton National Park. Long after the campgrou...
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Photo Contest Winner: WOC
November 20, 2024 - Proud that my moose image is a winner in the annual Wyoming Outdoor Council photo contest!
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Yawn
November 18, 2024 - Yawn... it's Monday!
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Sunset at Bosque del Apache
November 15, 2024 - A fiery sunset at Bosque del Apache along New Mexico's Rio Grande.
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Thousands of Snow Geese
November 11, 2024 - Thousands of snow geese and sandhill cranes spend winter along New Mexico's Rio Grande.
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Full Moon & Sandhill Cranes
November 08, 2024 - A flock of sandhill cranes (officially called a "sedge") flies over the Bernardo waterfowl complex in central New Mexico...
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Photo Contest Winner
November 07, 2024 - Proud to be the winner of the annual Wyoming Wildlife photo contest!
My moose image will feature on the calendar cover...
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Sandhill Cranes at Bosque del Apache
November 04, 2024 - Sandhill Cranes settle in a pond for the night at Bosque del Apache.
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Cheeky Moose
November 01, 2024 - A cheeky bull moose at sunset.
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Creek Moose
October 28, 2024 - I found this young bull on a backcountry hike as he was bedded down. Hours later, he hadn't moved an inch.
It took a bi...
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Grizzly 399 and Vital Ground Foundation
October 26, 2024 - As many of you have asked how we can prevent needless deaths like 399 in the future and what we can do to help, I have d...
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Grand Teton Fall Foliage
October 25, 2024 - An image from a prior fall shows the beauty of fall foliage against the snowy Tetons.
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Grizzly 399 has died
October 23, 2024 - Very sad news from Jackson Hole today... Grizzly 399 has died.
She was struck and killed by a car on Tuesday evening in...
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Young Bull Moose
October 21, 2024 - A young bull moose against a backdrop of fall colors in the Rocky Mountains.
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Moose Water Reflection
October 18, 2024 - Catching a big bull moose as he takes a sip from the creek...
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Winter Awaits
October 14, 2024 - The rut is pretty much finished in the Rockies. Now the long and cold winter awaits. Fortunately there are few animals a...
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Oxbow Bend Fall Colors
October 11, 2024 - A look at Grand Teton National Park's Oxbow Bend and the vista towards Mount Moran, during the fall color season.
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Annoyed Bull Moose
October 07, 2024 - When you find a bull this time of the year, when the mating season is winding down, most of the time the bull is pretty...
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Bugle
October 04, 2024 - Few things beat the experience of having a big bull elk bugle right in front of you!
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Moose Portrait
September 30, 2024 - The leaves are going fast in the Rockies as fall approaches. Soon, the mating season will finish and the moose will quie...
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Moose on the Move
September 27, 2024 - Bull moose are on the move looking for moose cows during the mating season. This big bull crossed the river towards a si...
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Mister Moose
September 23, 2024 - Mister Moose, as he stared into the camera. The moose rut is in full swing throughout the Rockies, from Colorado into Al...
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Big Bull
September 20, 2024 - Hiking along a river, I found a smallish bull moose during mating season.
As I waited for him to do something interesti...
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Snake River Elk Bugle
September 16, 2024 - It doesn't get much better than to see a bugling elk crossing the Snake river among fall colors.
This bull elk was hot...
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Foxy Pose
September 13, 2024 - I found this fox on a hike in Montana's Beartooth mountains.
Clearly uninterested in my presence, he gave me several go...
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Moose Close-Up
September 09, 2024 - The velvet is gone and the bull moose are starting their mating season with their clean, fully grown antlers.
This guy...
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Bugle
September 06, 2024 - It's not just the moose mating season. The elk are having their annual rut also.
The time of the year when the forest i...
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Bear Berry Season
September 02, 2024 - The berries are ripe in the Rockies and you know what that means...
If you want to find a bear, look up in the berry bu...
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Resting Cow Moose
August 30, 2024 - Now that the moose mating season is about to start, it's important to remember the ladies.
The moose cows will be visit...
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Bull Moose in Velvet
August 26, 2024 - It's almost time now for the bull moose to shed their velvet and start the mating season...
Can't wait!
Here's a big b...
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Bison Water Crossing
August 23, 2024 - A young bison crosses a shallow river.
Mating season is about to wind down, giving these bison a chance to prepare for...
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Roadkill Grizzlies
August 19, 2024 - A grizzly family (mom and her 3 cubs) make a meal out of a domestic cow, killed by a vehicle.
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Pouncing Fox
August 16, 2024 - Foxes are fun to watch, especially as they hunt.
This fox was on the hunt for rodents and voles in the tall grass.
Sud...
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Growing Antlers
August 12, 2024 - The bull moose's antlers are getting close to being full-grown.
Still covered in velvet, the bulls will start to rub th...
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Moose in Velvet
August 09, 2024 - The bull moose's antlers are getting close to being full-grown.
Still covered in velvet, the bulls will start to rub th...
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Bison Portrait
August 05, 2024 - A bison bull stares dreamily into Yellowstone's Lamar Valley. The bison mating season is in full swing!
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Bison Rut
August 02, 2024 - It's that time of the year: the bison rut (or mating season) has started!
Here's a cheeky bull "bellowing" (which sound...
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Grizzly 399's Cub Spirit
July 26, 2024 - It's hot in Jackson Hole with temperatures frequently reaching up into the 90s!
I recently saw grizzly 399 and Spirit i...
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Update on Teton Grizzlies
June 21, 2024 - With Jackson Hole getting busy as the summer months have arrived, it’s time for an update on what bears are out and wher...
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Award Winner: 9th 35AWARDS!
May 31, 2024 - For the fifth year in a row, I was very excited to receive word from one of the world's largest photography competitions...
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Happy Thanksgiving! (and Black Friday Sale!)
November 23, 2023 - Happy Thanksgiving!
A big Thank You to all of you who support my work and, either indirectly or directly via your purch...
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Award Winner: 8th 35AWARDS!
June 28, 2023 - For the fourth year in a row, I was very excited to receive word from one of the world's largest photography competition...
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Black Bears in the Mist
January 24, 2023 - When I saw this black bear appear in the mists of an Alaskan rain forest, I immediately came up with the title: Black Be...
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Where Can You See Bears Fishing For Salmon?
January 07, 2023 - There are several places in the United States and Canada where you can go to photograph brown bears fishing for salmon....
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Grizzly 399 Print Sale
November 27, 2022 - Here's grizzly 399 on a rainy summer day.
She sure looks great for a soon-to-be 27 year old bear!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
November 24, 2022 - Happy Thanksgiving!!!
I am thankful that there are still wild places left.
Places where we can escape to and where we...
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Gallery Amaran in Jackson, WY
August 31, 2022 - Proud to now offer a selection of my Fine Art Prints on the town square in Jackson, WY!!!
When you're in town, please s...
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Award Winner: 7th 35AWARDS!
June 18, 2022 - I was very excited to receive word from one of the world's largest photography competitions: 35 AWARDS. (Web | Instagram...
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Happy Mother's Day!
May 08, 2022 - Happy Mother's Day!
Here's one of my favorite animal moms that I have been lucky enough to encounter. This black bear l...
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B&W Moose
March 26, 2022 - On another long day spent looking for wildlife in Wyoming, it seems that the best was saved for last.
Hours of nothing...
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Berries
February 21, 2022 - One of my favorite things in wildlife photography is to be able to see in detail what your eye doesn't pick up in the wi...
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Fall Berries
January 29, 2022 - As I'm spending the winter months in Mexico along the Sea of Cortez, I'm finally finding some time to edit images from t...
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Award Winner: 6th 35AWARDS!
June 21, 2021 - I was very excited to receive word from one of the world's largest photography competitions: 35 AWARDS. (Web | Instagram...
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Award Winner: 5th 35AWARDS!
July 03, 2020 - I was very excited to receive word from one of the world's largest photography competitions: 35 AWARDS. (Web | Instagram...
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Wildlife Trivia Competition - The Winners!
May 09, 2020 - Time to announce the correct answers of the Bear Trivia Game!
The game was surprisingly hard as only 15% of e-mails rec...
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Wildlife Trivia Competition - Bear Edition!
May 04, 2020 - With most of us sitting at home, what better time to play a trivia game and possibly win some cool prizes?
Time to play...
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The Bear's Soul
March 14, 2020 - It is often said that the eyes are the window to the soul.
I wonder what this black bear's eyes are revealing.
Is he h...
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Salmon Stream
March 06, 2020 - Hiking in a rain forest in Alaska can get exciting - fast. I was out exploring along the edge of a stream in Alaska on a...
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Salmon & Bears (Video)
November 22, 2019 - Ever wonder what happens when we're not watching?
Here's footage from a camera trap along a deserted stretch of a salmo...
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Black Bear Encounter
November 17, 2019 - Do you want to learn how to take better wildlife pictures?
Here's my book to get you started
Upon returning to the...
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Smiley Face
November 01, 2019 - In the small Alaskan town of Hyder, it is said that bears outnumber people. Whether that's the case, I can't say for sur...
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Who Is Playing With The Camera? (Video)
October 31, 2019 - The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem - which includes Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks - is home to many bears. B...
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Panic
September 18, 2019 - These two newborn cubs were in panic mode in Yellowstone National Park.
Mom had just swam across a wide creek in Yellow...
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Grazing
September 04, 2019 - Sometimes you'd mistaken a bear for an elk or a moose. Most of their diet is vegetation!
This national park - America's...
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Leap of Faith
August 26, 2019 - Do you want to learn how to take better wildlife pictures?
Here's my book to get you started
A crying noise came o...
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Feeding Bear Cubs
August 15, 2019 - It's always special when a wild animal trusts you enough to nurse its newborn cubs in front of you!
I found this black...
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Teeth
August 11, 2019 - Do I have something stuck between my teeth?
I came across this black bear grazing along a hiking trail in Yellowstone N...
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Swimming Black Bear
August 08, 2019 - The rules for safely watching bears in nature are there for a good reason. Never hike alone. Always make noise while hik...
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Newborn
August 01, 2019 - I found this newborn black bear cub on a hike in Yellowstone National Park.
His mom was grazing nearby as the cub climb...
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Mom
July 26, 2019 - Staying close to mom is the best way to survive for young animals. This black bear cub (and his sibling half hidden next...
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Dinner Time!
July 23, 2019 - While in Yellowstone National Park, a loud noise drew me to this tree in the forest. I was amazed to find a black bear;...
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Sleepy Time!
July 20, 2019 - On a hike in Yellowstone National Park this summer, I came upon the following scene.
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Black Bear
August 28, 2017 - While sitting in a photography blind next to a pond in the Fort Apache Indian reservation, this black bear unexpectedly...
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Yellowstone Roadblock
August 14, 2017 - A black bear family stops traffic in Yellowstone national park.
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New Photo Galleries
January 10, 2015 - Taking a quick break from being out in the field with the wild horses, I'm slowly adding the photo galleries to the new...
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