exploring nature’s infinite connections
This shot is from this evening where I finally had some time to sit by a pond that is about a 5-minute walk from my backyard. Normally this pond has an assortment of very skittish wood ducks, Canada geese, and mallards. I have never been able to do much wildlife...
And what a great stick it is. Heron courtship and nest-building is one of my favorite activities to watch. It is very ritualistic as the male flies off to collect materials for the nest and bring it back to the female for approval and placement. In their behaviors...
Hard to believe I didn't introduce this big guy to you folks sooner. Obviously from my bear trip last fall, but this particular bear made quite an impression for obvious reasons. Not only was this male boar huge, but the scar across his nose gave him, well to put...
Bear and river, Kinak Bay, Katmai National Park, Alaska Hard to believe months have already gone by and I am still digging out favorites from my trip to Katmai National Park in Alaska. Bears are such amazing animals, I still feel quite privileged to have had the...
Yes, another bear photo! 🙂 This image communicates something entirely different than my previous one on bear claws, but they still attract attention eh? This is "Mom" brown bear taking a little time away from the kids for some maintenance of those claws - a...
Processing bear photos continues.... I thought this was an interesting portrait in how you do not see the bear's eyes, but my attention is drawn almost immediately to the claws. I wondered if this was an instinctual reaction to a threat. Similar to the way people...
What??!! A week has gone by and I haven't posted about any bears? 🙂 Well, this post certainly breaks that bad streak. Of course I am still editing and processing images from Alaska. This particular image has a lot of qualities that I like about it....
I suppose it is only natural that one feels quite small when in some place with so many grand features as Alaska. You can get these feelings pretty much no matter where you are at however. Just look up into a star filled sky or even that large tree in the...
Well, it is good to know some animals show genuine concern for the welfare of wildlife photographers. Those long days in the field, traveling to remote regions with so many weight limits imposed that there is little room left for food. Take note - you may not go...