Perceptions of Cruelty

“Without death there can be no life” – John Burroughs On the shore of Long Island, common terns viciously attack their own chicks, leaving them limp and struggling. In Africa, when a male lion takes over a new territory, he will typically kill all existing cubs in his new pride. In Hog Island, Maine, to the horror of thousands of Read More …

Bighorn Rams, Finally!

Autumn 2013, 2014 and 2015, Wyoming, “I think I see something!  No, wait, it’s just a rock.”  Five minutes later, “…over there, something white!  No, that’s a rock too.” My boyfriend, John, and I have spent countless hours searching for bighorn sheep, scouring rocky mountain surfaces for the large white patches adorning their rear ends.  As rams mature, they grow Read More …

A Day at the Beach

The shores of Long Island, New York are bursting with new life right now. Black Skimmers are mating. Piping Plovers, Least and Common Terns and American Oystercatchers are nesting or raising their young in varying stages of development. In late June I spent two days out on the island. Between thunderstorms and heavy rain, I only managed a single sunrise Read More …

“Pasajes de Agua” (Water Passages)

I spent a week in March at a Women Wildlife Filmmakers Workshop at Cocobolo Nature Reserve in Panama. Co-lead by two amazing conservation filmmakers Morgan Heim and Jenny Nichols, the workshop was a very intense week of instruction and hands on experience. For each project we paired up in groups of two. With my partner, Jordan Hoffmaster, our final project Read More …