Big Bull Moose in early Winter
February 08, 2023
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A hike to a waterhole proved successful when I stumbled upon this big bull moose and two cow moose, at the tail end of mating season.
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Posing against the backdrop of aspen trees with some yellow leaves left...
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Wildlife Photography in a Busy World
February 06, 2023
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As a wildlife photographer, I'm always looking for the 'perfect' shot.
A shot with great lighting.
A good-looking animal posed in just the right place, with a great expression on its face or performing some type of interesting behavior.
A shot that evokes emotion.
A shot that shows the wild animal in its natural habitat, undisturbed by human en...
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Busy as a Beaver
February 03, 2023
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Beavers are busy, well, as a beaver.
I watched and photographed this beaver over the course of several days as he built his new lodge.
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Brown Bear Fishing in Alaska
February 01, 2023
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It's amazing how there's no such thing as "the brown bear" when it comes to appearance.
Sure, they share features such as the shoulder hump and big paws with long claws for digging, but I'm always surprised how different they can look otherwise.
Different color fur so they're not always "brown."
Different sizes.
Different faces which was most s...
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Print Giveaway!
January 29, 2023
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It's time for another print giveaway!
This time it's one of my bestselling prints: the adorable baby beaver. The glossy fine art print is 16x20 on 200-year archival, museum-quality paper. You must have a shipping address in the continental United States to enter.
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New Mexico Sunsets
January 26, 2023
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As I'm spending the winter months along the Rio Grande river in New Mexico photographing the tens of thousands of sandhill cranes and snow geese that spend winter here, I keep getting awed by the beautiful sunsets.
The Rio Grande river in central New Mexico is home to several great spots to go see the local wildlife and migrating birds that spend...
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Wildlife Short Video: Big Bull Moose in the Water
January 25, 2023
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A peaceful scene in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.
Having tracked these bull moose in the previous days, I setup next to the water hole that they visited around sunset the previous nights.
After sitting and waiting (and hoping) while they were bedded down most of the afternoon, they got up just before the sun dipped behind the Tetons and ma...
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Black Bears in the Mist
January 24, 2023
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When I saw this black bear appear in the mists of an Alaskan rain forest, I immediately came up with the title: Black Bear in the Mist.
Based on Diane Fossey's book " Gorilla's in the Mist "; which was published in 1983; she lived among the gorillas in Rwanda and Uganda for 17 years to document their lives and protest the poaching of gorillas for...
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Raven and Nictitating Membrane
January 21, 2023
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When you spend much time outdoors, certain 'common' animals tend to blend into the background. Few pictures are made of these regulars as you search for the more elusive animals.
If you're a raven; who live across the entire continental United States and are very regularly seen and heard across the country with few exceptions; it doesn't help that...
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Black Bear Cubs in Yellowstone National Park
January 16, 2023
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Certain areas in Yellowstone National Park are hot spots to see black bears.
Spring (May-June) is an especially great time to find yourself there.
As I spent a few weeks there in June, I got to photograph multiple black bear moms with new cubs of the year.
Climbing trees is one their favorite pastimes, and at the same time, great exercise for wh...
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Fishing Grizzly Bear
January 13, 2023
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Young grizzlies who were just "kicked out" by mom sometimes like to test their boundaries.
This was the case with this grizzly bear.
Most of the time he focused all his energy and attention on catching spawning salmon in a creek in Hyder, Alaska.
Hours on end he was running up and down the creek, catching fish after fish.
But sometimes, he deci...
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Moody Eagle
January 11, 2023
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Whenever the weather is bad, it's more fun to stay warm and dry at home.
That being said, it is also a great time to go out for wildlife photography.
Most often, the hard shadows and bright light of a blue sky day are not the greatest for dramatic wildlife images.
Here's some of my favorite images of eagles I found in the rain forest of Southeas...
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Grizzly Bear Catches Salmon
January 11, 2023
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Up close and personal with a big grizzly bear catching a huge chum salmon for dinner.
This image was featured in the recently published article on Fishing Bears in Alaska (find it here).
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Wyoming Outdoor Council Photo Contest
January 10, 2023
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Excited to learn that two of my images won in the annual Wyoming Outdoor Council Photo Contest.
Here are the two winners:
Fox in a snowstorm
Pronghorn, with the afterbirth visible, cleans up her newborn baby
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Tamron / National Parks Photo Contest
January 10, 2023
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My image of the smiling bull moose won honorable mention in the 12th Annual National Park Photo Contest presented by Tamron in the Wildlife Category.
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