Lost and Found and the Short-eared Owl

Separate encounters with three different raptors species woven together through a harrowing game of hide and seek. Found the Snowy During recent years, in the northeastern United States, winters have produced irruptions of snowy owls. It is believed that, following a banner breeding season, the higher population of over-wintering owls forces the youngsters further south in search of food. In Read More …

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 …

BCAC Exhibit 2019

I am honored to have two pieces currently on display at the Artisan Gallery in Binghamton, NY. Throughout the month of July, “Katrina’s Light” and “Masai Giraffes of Tarangire” have joined a number of beautiful artworks in the annual Broome County Arts Council (BCAC) artist’s juried exhibition. – “Katrina’s Light” is a 16″ x 24″ print, framed with custom matting Read More …

Fourteen Days in a Blind

Today’s accessibility to stream entire seasons of a show makes it easier than ever to become hooked on a series and watch from start to finish. We fall in love with the characters, cheering their successes and mourning their failures and losses. We love watching their stories unfold, unable to wait an extra minute to see what hardships they will Read More …

Earth Day 2019

I’ve been witness to many powerfully inspiring moments since I first turned my camera toward nature and wildlife. I’ve seen a hen wood duck raising a hooded merganser as her own, cheetah brothers who had been separated for days, reuniting to share a meal.  Nature is non-judgmental and resilient. When we recognize our impact on this planet, humans have proven 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 …