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Monday Medley of Bees, Moths and Hummingbirds

I've compiled a medley of images this morning of bees, moths and hummingbirds that I have photographed this past week to share this morning. Continue reading

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Brown Pelicans flying into the sunset and floating on the Gulf of Mexico

I worked up two older Brown Pelican images to share this morning taken at Fort De Soto in 2009 and 2008. Continue reading

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Sandhill Crane and a stormy sky

In March of this year I spent several days photographing Sandhill Cranes in southern Utah where the light and the weather could rapidly change. Continue reading

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Beautiful Pollinators

Yesterday the light wasn't great in the morning but I did get out to take some images an Antelope Island and there were plenty of pollinators out and about. Continue reading

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Sunrise from another place and time

The reason Utah got uglier is that today Crow hunting killing season begins for the first time in the state so the day is already off on a bad start. Continue reading

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Ring-billed Gull in flight over the Gulf

Ring-billed Gulls are fairly common but as with any common bird I believe that they can be uncommonly beautiful. Continue reading

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Ferocious Ferruginous

I think all raptors have a ferocious appearance but this Ferruginous Hawk definitely looked ferocious to me yesterday right after it lifted off from its perch high on a pole. Continue reading

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Close up of a Red-tailed Hawk in flight

There are times when the birds I want to photograph are too far away and then there are times when the birds get too close, this Red-tailed Hawk got too close. Continue reading

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Swainson’s Hawk in evening light

A month ago I was in the Centennial Valley of Montana camping and the hawks I spent the most time photographing were Swainson's Hawks. Continue reading

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Sandwich Tern and a pastel sky

I have tons of images I haven't processed and last week while searching for a Royal Tern to post I came across this Sandwich Tern I had taken in Florida in 2009. Continue reading

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Veterans Day 2014

Words will never fully be enough when I think about the sacrifices our Veterans have made for our country. Continue reading

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Red-tailed Hawk juvenile in flight in low light

I could not resist photographing the young Red-tailed Hawk though as it lifted off and flew in front of me after prey even though conditions were not ideal. Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving

This year has been zipping by so quickly and it is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is already here and I really have so much to be grateful for. Continue reading

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Barn Owl on the Wing

Barn Owls are gorgeous with their dark as ebony eyes, beautiful plumage and graceful flight so I find it difficult to suppress my delight when I see them on the wing. Continue reading

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Bison & Birds on the Wing

The light & clouds looked iffy this morning but Antelope Island didn't disappoint when it came to bison, birds and some dramatic light. Continue reading

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Immature Northern Harrier on the wing

Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans. I was supposed to go shooting this fine morning but that didn't pan out.

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Rough-legged Hawk on a gray day

The day in 2011 when I photographed this Rough-legged Hawk was gray but it didn't really bother me to capture this handsome bird in low light.

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Eye level Northern Harrier

I love to photograph birds in flight and it doesn't matter which species it is. But I do enjoy photographing raptors like this Northern Harrier as they fly by.

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A Christmas Day snow storm and a Red-tailed Hawk

I'm glad the hawk wasn't any closer or I would have missed out on exactly this image that I will always remember was created on this Christmas Day.

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Golden Eagle in falling snow

Yesterday morning found me on Antelope Island in low light and falling snow with a pair of Golden Eagles wishing for better light and clear skies.

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