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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

As Winter Begins

After the south gates close us off from the interior of Yellowstone, we begin to settle into times on the Northern Range.  If you want to spend your days in…
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Junction Buttes on the War Path

After a lot of days of pure, sweet quiet in Yellowstone, today kind of erupted like a mini volcano teasing the final blow. When I arrived in Little America watchers…
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A Personal Exploration of the Ethics of Wildlife Photography in Yellowstone

A Personal Exploration of the Ethics of Wildlife Photography in Yellowstone "Jane (Goodall) has taught me to never hold back in trying to protect the things you love, that if…
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Prairie Bear: If you go down to the wheat field today, you’re sure of a big surprise…

Remember that nursery rhyme Teddy Bears' Picnic from when you were a kid? Remember that first line that sung, "If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a…
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The Canyons! Royalty on the last day of the Season.

  Today was the final day of the 2015 season in Yellowstone and the gates to the southern portion of the park will close tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. As…
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Raspberry and Snow

  Without question the stars of Yellowstone this Fall are the grizzly bears known as Raspberry and Snow, hanging out towards the east entrance. Raspberry is an 8 year old…
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The Great Gray

Only six more days left in the 2015 season of Yellowstone and being able to drive south of Mammoth.  Beginning next Monday I will be confined to the Northern Range…
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Yellowstone Grizzlies of Late Fall

As Deby said in her most recent post Yellowstone is closing down, most of the visitors have gone home and it is wonderful! She called me one evening when she…
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What a Bear!

We are in the final hours and days of the 2015 season in Yellowstone and the mad rush is on to take in everything wonderful that the park has to…
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Change in the Tetons

We recently went to the Tetons for 10 days. The main reason we were there was to attend the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. But we still found plenty of…
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