Moose!Today we found a cooperative moose that led us to other wildlife in the area.Mountain Bluebird (female) trying to get a long stick in a small hole. First we found a pair of Mountain Bluebirds building a nest in a real tree cavity, not a nesting box!Mountain Bluebird (male)Mountain Bluebird (male)House WrenA pair of House Wrens…

Floatin’ down the Snake River A float trip down the Snake River is a must when visiting Jackson Hole. The water level was a bit higher than usual, so getting great wildlife images was a definite challenge! So why not try some adventure photography… documenting the trip itself. Stunning scenery zips past as we float……

The first in a 4 part TV series on Botswana from my February trip with James Currie of Birding Adventures TV.  We begin in Chobe National Park with Hippos, Nile Crocodile, Elephants, Long-toed Lapwing,  African Pygmy Goose, Collared Palm Thrush, African Paradise Flycatcher and a plethra of bee-eaters.

The morning light on day 2 was wonderful… getting to our first location was easy, and then we just needed to wait until the light was right to begin shooting. The Barrow’s Goldeneye was in our scene the whole time, but only began to show signs of life as the sun peeked over the hills…

Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta Giant Tortoises passed away in his pen a few days ago… The passing of an old friend is never easy, especially when they are so young… only about 100 years of age. One hundred, young? Considering these Giant Tortoises live 150 years or more, Lonesome George was expected…

Bufflehead female in the Snake River After a late morning brunch we returned to our lodge to download the morning’s images. We had some siesta time before a late afternoon departure when we picked up some sandwiches from the local deli and headed out to a quiet spot along the Snake River. Along the far…

The Grand Teton with Mule’s Ear flowers. Our Spring Grand Tetons trip is done and I am barely rested from my drive back home (no time to blog about that yet either). The trip was a lot of fun with great participants eager to get into the field each day… though often looking forward to…

“Kids Get Out and Bird” attracted two dozen enthusiastic young birders to Rushton Woods Preserve last Saturday June 9. The program focused on finding nests which were prolific at the preserve during this peak time of avian breeding.  We discovered and studied the nest locations, composition and design of eight different species – Carolina Chickadee,…

The Platte River Today we drove from south west of Omaha to North Platte, Nebraska. All in all, not as exciting a day as the previous two. Nebraska is flat with a lot of corn fields. We looked hard for wildlife refuges to visit but found few. Mud patterns in the Platte. Beaver-cut tree. We…

Dickcissel Today began at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois, our nation’s first federally designated tallgrass prairie. A beautiful morning with much birdsong. Dickcissel were quite common along the entry road. Dickcissel Dickcissel Cedar Waxwing A pair of Cedar Waxwings continued to build and tend their nest as we photographed them and other species.…

Prothonotary Warbler I am currently on my way to Wyoming to teach a nature photography workshop in the Grand Tetons. Day 1 was spent driving 9 hours, from Yardley to northwest Ohio. Day 2 began with a walk on a very different boardwalk at Magee Marsh. After two hours with no humans (but a good…

Summer Tanager (molting male) May 4-12, 2012, The Biggest Week in American Birding took place at Magee Marsh in Ohio. The migration through this region in early May is magnificent! The Wildside team enjoyed the fun and bird-filled opportunity to help so many birders of all ages and skill-levels get on and ID them! Although…