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Publications in the Washington Post

Writing about and photographing wildlife is my passion but I did not know that until later on in my life.  Once the bug caught, I could not let it go.  While I have been published numerous times throughout the years, in newspapers, magazines, tourism websites and even a photo on…

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One Morning in Yellowstone

One Morning in Yellowstone During one morning in Yellowstone, this past weekend, I encountered the circle of life – from death of the elderly due to natural causes, to the feeding of the living, to new life. Beginning during the early morning hours, well before dawn, I watched as the…

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Wolf Documentaries in France and Germany

During most of 2017 and until April 15 of 2018, I had the privilege of providing stock footage for two wolf documentaries that will be airing on ARTE – France/German public television.  That meant that I had to film the wolves every chance I got!  Here is the story of…

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Yellowstone Blog

5/14/2015

This morning there was nothing in Lamar, according to Rick's signals, and Slough Creek looked pretty crazy with 100's of people down that road and some arrived in large buses.…
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5/13/2015

It was a beautiful, after the storm sort of morning with light streaming through the clouds and spraying on special parts of the landscape.  Off in the distance one little…
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Rosie and Her 3 Cubs in the News

Unless you have been under a rock or without a TV or newspaper you probably know Rosie and her 3 cubs made the news when they crossed the Yellowstone River…
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5/12/2015 Finally some action!

Raining this morning!  I had hopes of snow in the park but no such luck, although it snowed up in Silver Gate. I arrived at Slough Creek and the lonely…
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The Tiny Valley Queen

She is tiny but she is mighty! Yesterday was kind of a bust on the photography and sighting end of things, for myself and many others. Although, I did hear…
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5/10/2015 Blaze and cubs of the year

All of the way down to 25 degrees in Lamar Valley.  I believe that winter has arrived - again! Reportedly the three Junctions were on the bison carcass at Slough,…
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What a Difference a Year Makes

As many of you know last spring a female black bear around Calcite Springs came out of hibernation with 3 cubs. Some people began calling her Rosie. Rosie is a…
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A spitfire lady through and through

Today began cold but without the precipitation we have been having. It was an early morning mad dash to Slough Creek by photographers eager to capture grizzly bears on carcasses.…
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Black bears on the Northern Range

When people come to Yellowstone they want to see the bears and the wolves.  I believe that the two species are neck in neck when it comes to popularity.  But,…
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5/7/2014 Wolves and Coyotes, along with a bear explosion

The rain was pouring in Gardiner this morning when I left home but the snow at slightly higher elevations filled me with excitement and anticipation.  I eagerly drove into Yellowstone…
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Change

I’ve mentioned this before but for those who don’t know, we have a house in southeast Texas where we have lived for 35 years. Now we spend a couple of…
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5/6/2015 A Bird Sort of Day

Headed out early this morning, into unusually warm air, with one main goal for the day - find Blaze (grizzly sow) and her two new cubs and get the cutest…
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5/5/2015 Picnic Bears

As is usual, I headed to Lamar Valley first thing to check on the Lamar Canyon pack but all was quiet.  Some folks told me that there had been a…
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May 3 and 4, 2015 926 and her guys

The weather is spring nuts in Yellowstone - warm and sunny one minute and raining, snowing, blowing and freezing the next.  Keeps life interesting and makes for some dynamic landscapes…
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