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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

Arctic Grayling

Because of a very special fish, today was a very special day. I caught an arctic grayling. Grayling are not the best known species in the salmon family because there…
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Out and about on 8/12/2014

Wanted to mention a few happenings in Yellowstone. There is a bison carcass at Boulder in Little America and there have been grizzlies and wolves at the carcass. There is…
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The Spitfire Family

Yes, that is what you think it is!  A mini-version of Spitfire running though the sagebrush in their current rendezvous area. First, let me apologize for the lack of posts…
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When do Bald Eagles Fly?

We are along the Madison River outside the park for a couple of days trying to film an osprey catching a fish. So far no real success there but I…
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Eared Grebes

Grebes are a relatively primitive group of birds that spend almost all of their time on water, when they are not migrating. When they are out on land they aren’t…
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Steller’s Jay

Stellar’s jays are my favorite jays because they are so pretty. Their black crest, white eyebrow, and blue on the bottom half combine to make a very attractive bird in…
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A muddy river runs through Yellowstone

Burrr, it was cold this morning - down jacket type of cold that should have been accompanied with hat and gloves.  But, who thinks about wearing a hat in August?…
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More about Spitfire aka 926F aka mama aka valley girl…

Officially, the day I met Spitfire was the first day that 06' showed her 2011 pups to the world, though it took me some time to realize that her and…
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Just Wild Horses

            As many of you know, I recently visited the wild horses at McCullough Peaks near Cody, WY.  As always, my time with the horses…
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The Water Ouzel

Water ouzel is the older name for what is better known today as the American dipper. Dippers are some of the most boring looking birds you may ever see. But…
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Old bison and wolves

Yesterday evening I was about to return to camp but decided to take one last look at the bison action in Little America. We had a dead bull in Slough…
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Three or Four Weasels?

I’ve been doing some house cleaning on my hard drives, going through and getting rid of the junk I should have thrown away a long time ago. It has been…
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Dog Days

It is the dog days of summer and temps have been in the low 80’s with high humidity and late afternoon or evening storms of rain, wind, thunder and lightning. …
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The Birds and The Bees

Because many Yellowstone visitors are busy looking for bears, wolves and geysers they often don’t pay much attention to some of the smaller species, especially birds. But I can’t help…
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Hayden Valley, Bison, Grizzlies and Wolf Pups! Big News!

Yesterday morning I woke up to temperatures past chilly to downright cold and did not want to get out of bed at 4 a.m..  Who would when it was cold…
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