Water Droplet Covered Spider Web at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
Like this spider web in the fog, those connections may seem delicate, but they’re stronger than they appear.
A Puddle Where There Was Never A Puddle Before
After days and days of rain—over seven inches in the gauge and counting—a strange and unexpected sight appeared: a puddle.
American Bison For World Wildlife Day 2025
World Wildlife Day 2025 is a reminder that all wildlife matters. American Bison are a success story, but every species we save today will matter tomorrow.
Googly Eyes On A Bathroom Sign At Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
The cloudy weather the past couple days gave me time to go through images I meant to share, like these googly eyes on a bathroom sign I took on New Year's Day.
Winter Bird And Wildlife Photography: Rechargeable Hand Warmers
This morning, I'm writing about rechargeable hand warmers that I recently purchased because, during the winter, my hands get especially cold due to Raynaud's syndrome.
Happy New Year’s Day 2025 – What Will The New Year Bring?
I decided not to do a Year in Review for 2024, but I still want to wish everyone a Happy New Year's Day for 2025. I wonder what this year will bring.
Fungi And Dew Laden Grass Photo
I couldn't resist photographing this fungi yesterday morning. I had noticed it beginning to grow out of the soil the night before. My camera was ready at dawn.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Plus A Blue Supermoon
The theme for today is blue subjects: Photos of a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on a driftwood perch, along with a Blue Supermoon image from early yesterday morning.
Eulogy Air – My Photo As Cover Art
How my photo of a white feather floating on a pond became the cover art for the new single "Eulogy Air" by Run The Enemy, a British indie and Americana band.
My Mom Would Have Been 92 Today
My mom would have been 92 today. I miss her terribly, but she is with me in so many ways. She was also with me when I went to Tishomingo NWR last Saturday.
Show Your Love – Don’t Let Balloons Go
Last Sunday I went to some local spots to look for birds. As I was driving, I saw four mylar balloons stuck in some shrubs near the Jordan River. My heart sank.
Common Mergansers And Remote Controlled Harassment
I photographed these Common Mergansers at my local pond three years ago today. I will explain why I only had a few minutes with the mergansers at my local pond.
Happy Winter Solstice 2023
I look forward to the Winter Solstice each year because it marks when the days start getting longer. On this day, I celebrate Mother Nature and our Mother Earth.
Halloween 2023 – The Web We Weave
Tonight, across the country, ghouls, goblins, super heroes, cartoon characters, vampires, werewolves, mummies, ghosts, and witches will be ringing door bells asking for treats.
An Incredible Shelf Cloud Over Bear River MBR
Today, I am sharing a few images of an incredible shelf cloud over Bear River MBR that I was thrilled to see and photograph yesterday morning.
I Lost My Mom Yesterday
My mom might have left her body but she will always be with me, in my heart, and every time I am out in field surrounded by nature.
Patterns In Ice And Human Nature?
These swirly patterns in ice caught my eye because of the light and golden reflections from the vegetation on the shoreline of a neighborhood pond.
Water Wolf In Utah
On the 10th of November while I was walking the Jordan River I went close to the river to take a few photos of the rapids and caught a water wolf in one frame.
Bass Weathervane – Non-Birdy Things That Catch My Eyes
Sometimes when I am in the field photographing birds other things catch my eyes that I want to take images of. This Bass weathervane is one of those things.
White Feather Floating On A Pond
A few days ago I came across this image of a snow white feather floating on a pond when I went down a rabbit hole into my photo archives.
I Stopped To Photograph And Listen To The Ice At Bear River MBR
While I was at Bear River MBR on Tuesday I stopped to photograph and listen to the ice that has piled up on the west side of the auto tour route.
Fruit Fly Shaped Cloud
On Friday I was looking for birds high in the sky and low on the horizon when I turned my head and spotted a fruit fly shaped cloud.
A Cook’s Memorial? Odd Things I Find While Looking For Birds
As best as I can figure out what is in this photo is a cook's memorial that I found 7 years ago today out on a range in Utah's West Desert.
Adult Peregrine Falcon and Godzilla Perched High Over the County Landfill
The Peregrine Falcon was quite content on its rusty, lofty perch and didn't do anything but turn its head to see what was going on down below it.
Adult Ring-billed Gull Hovering Over The Marsh At Farmington Bay
I photographed this Ring-billed Gull last November as it hovered over the autumn colored marsh and I really like the resulting photo. The pose, the light, the setting, the contrast in colors all work well for my tastes.
I Stand For Science
Why did I pick an animal skull hung on a fence with dry grasses in the background for my featured photo today? Because it represents what is already happening in some parts of the world due to climate change and drought.
Images of Christmas Past – Happy Holidays
Yesterday I took a stroll down memory lane, actually I looked for images I have taken either on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day in my files but in a way that is taking a stroll down memory lane.
Weird and Wacky Fence Post Decor – Great Basin National Park, Nevada
On the drive up to Great Basin National Park & Lehman Caves there were fence post decorations that made me laugh every time I went by them.