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Alaska Grizzlies
July 31, 2023 - Alaska's Tongass National Forest is teeming with bears now that the chum salmon are arriving to spawn.
This big grizzly...
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Fishing Grizzlies
July 02, 2023 - Alaska is a bear photographer's dream destination.
Whereas a trip to Yellowstone or Grand Teton National Parks may gran...
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Fishing for Pink Salmon
June 30, 2023 - It's that time of the year: salmon are heading back to their stream of birth to spawn.
Little do they know they're bein...
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Catch of the Day: Grizzly Bear Fishing
April 29, 2023 - This grizzly bear was relentless. For hours on end, he ruled this small creek in Alaska and ate fish non-stop.
Here he...
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Blue Lagoon in Hyder Alaska
April 12, 2023 - This pond, fed by a glacier in Southeast Alaska, is named the "Blue Lagoon."
A spawning area for salmon every summer, t...
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Through The Eyes Of A Bear
March 27, 2023 - Sometimes the unexpected happens.
As this brown bear fished a salmon-filled stream in Alaska, I was setup next to the s...
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Brown Bear Fishing in Alaska
February 01, 2023 - It's amazing how there's no such thing as "the brown bear" when it comes to appearance.
Sure, they share features such...
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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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The Chase
September 13, 2022 - The chase and the catch.
It's almost time for me to leave the bears and salmon of Alaska behind for fall photography in...
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Grizzly Swim
September 10, 2022 - A seemingly tender moment between a grizzly and his (rotten) salmon which he fished up from the lagoon bottom.
Many of...
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Salmon Roe
August 29, 2022 - The longer I spent pursuing wildlife photography, the more I'm convinced that gear isn't the end-all be-all.
Of course,...
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Fishing Wolves
August 23, 2022 - Time flies when you're having fun!
Here's a coastal wolf fishing for salmon in Alaska, where I'm spending the summer....
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Bald Eagle: Hunter and Scavenger
October 30, 2021 - Few birds are more regal than the American national symbol: the Bald Eagle.
What's surprising to many, however, is what...
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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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Inside the Nest
February 14, 2020 - This past summer in Southeast Alaska, I had the pleasure of being able to observe a nest of Swainson's thrush. How fun i...
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Bald Eagle
February 07, 2020 - Annually, several creeks and rivers from Alaska to British Columbia fill with spawning salmon. The miracle of a salmon r...
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Looking Back On 2019
December 21, 2019 - With the holidays upon us and 2020 - and an entire new decade - just around the corner, I thought it was a good time to...
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Cool
December 12, 2019 - While spending days and weeks in a rain forest in SE Alaska, life suddenly gets a lot more interesting when a grizzly ap...
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Salmon Swing
December 03, 2019 - What appears to be a violent life-or-death encounter is actually a grizzly playing with his food.
This young male was f...
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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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Fishing Black Bear
November 07, 2019 - If you've been following some of my previous posts about black bears, you're probably thinking that all they eat are ber...
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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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Bears Love Berries
October 23, 2019 - Berries make up an important part of a bear's diet. Once the berries become ripened in late summer, look no further than...
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Grizzly Shake
October 11, 2019 - The rain forests of the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska provide a challenge for wildlife photography.
Never...
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Up Close Swim
October 04, 2019 - Sometimes when you're attempting to take pictures of wildlife, it gets frustrating. The animal doesn't show up, it's col...
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