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Witnessing a Natural Phenomenon
As the blog from our full-time RVing in North Americas says – serendipity strikes again. We visited Haines in Alaska for images of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) but instead discovered all...
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I’ve Got Lunch Honey – Well Almost!
I am in Churchill, Manitoba, on the Hudson Bay, to shoot the migrating birds (with my Nikons). Churchill is one of my favourite places to visit. It is a remote community of about 800 people that was...
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Why Go to Churchill, Manitoba, to Photograph Birds?
Simply to see the shorebirds in their breeding plumage as they arrive in, or pass through, Churchill. These birds have a completely different appearance at this time of year in this location compared...
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The non-Shorebirds that go to Churchill
My previous blog was about the shorebirds in their gorgeous breeding plumage that make their way to Churchill, Manitoba. But there are plenty of other types of birds and species that travel all the...
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A Shore Birder’s paradise
I just love watching and shooting shorebirds. As regular readers know I even travel to Churchill, Manitoba to shoot the shorebirds in their striking breeding plumage. I have had great fun at Fort...
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This Makes a Great Day of Wildlife Photography!
…..for me. What makes “Great” day in your wildlife photography? Do tell me. I really enjoy photographing wildlife. Moving to Nikon cameras from my old Hasselblad “V” System camera enabled me to get...
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This Guy Deserves an Award !
While in Yellowstone National Park, I had stopped to work a pair of Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) and noticed a group of cars pulled off the road just up the hill – probably bear! Having...
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Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) and their Young
Earlier this year was my first encounter with Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) at Mono Lake in the Californian Eastern Sierras. They were just arriving and the guide books said that there would be...
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Mum and Pup Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris)
It is always great to photograph these, the smallest of marine mammals, as they just look so cute and cuddly. We had seen them on our visit to Alaska where they were “rafted up” in their hundreds....
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Black Bears on the Beach
We have seen Black Bears (Ursus americana) in several National Parks (Denali, Yellowstone, Glacier) and places in between. But this was the first time seeing them on the beach. There was a Sow...
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Birds Seen for the First Time
Here are some photographs of new birds for my list so far this year. They have been shot exclusively in Texas and Southern Arizona. There are many beautiful areas and wildlife preserves down here and...
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Friday the 13th
Are you superstitious? Frankly I am not, but when it comes to Wildlife Photography, we had been skunked a lot lately. We had a whale watching tour from Forillon National Park and saw no whales. The...
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Puffins – Aren’t They Just Gorgeous?
Puffins are so Adorable! One of the great opportunities when visiting Newfoundland in Canada is to go to Elliston on the east coast and see the nesting Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) colony. We...
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Mountain Bluebirds – Adult Female and 3 Fledgelings
Visiting Custer State Park in South Dakota. One of the best wildlife parks to visit. It has everything from the great old male Buffalo to some of the tiniest birds. A good place for birds is in the...
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Western Screech-Owl, Another Birding First!
We had heard that there was a Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii) at San Pedro House in Arizona. So as we had never seen this Screech Owl, we headed to the San Pedro Riparian National...
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