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 …
The year 2016 was full of wildlife adventures and unexpected surprises. In 2016 I spent time photographing local ducks from a blind in bitter cold, traveled to Florida twice, photographed cliff-nesting Peregrine Falcons, toured glacier bay aboard the 12-passenger Snow Goose and spent 10 days in the African bush of Tanzania. To select a single favorite encounter from those adventures Read More …
“A man has not seen a thing who has not felt it.” – Henry David Thoreau South Marble Island is a remote limestone outcrop within Glacier Bay, Alaska that has been deglaciated for less than 200 years. In that relatively short time the island has become a critical habitat for a variety of seabirds and mammals. It is a haul-out Read More …
