Antarctic Peninsula Day 4
Day 4 – February 3 – Perterman Island and Vernadsky Station This morning we awoke to cold air temperatures, two inches of snow on the …
Birds
Birds in the Backyard
My wife Chris and I have been feeding the bird life in our yard for over 30 years. We have a steady population of typical New England …
Ecuador 2016 – Herps and Hummingbirds
At the end of February 2016, I traveled to Ecuador to participate in a photography workshop organized by Greg Basco of Foto Verde Tours …
Costa Rica 2015
In April 2015, I made my fourth trip to Costa Rica, attending a workshop conducted by my friend Greg Basco. With his business partner …
Antarctic Peninsula Day 3
Day 3 – February 2 – Orne Harbor and Cuverville Island The day started with heavy overcast as we cruised toward Orne Harbor, …
Antarctic Peninsula 2013
Chris and I cruised the Antarctic Peninsula with her cousin Beth Devlin and her husband David Vandyke. Beth, a veterinarian, wanted to …
Birding Cape May, NJ 3-10 May 2012
My wife Chris and I were able to get to Cape May this year, principally to attend a 3-day bird migration workshop conducted by the Cape …
Galapagos Islands 2011
View the Galleries This was my second visit to the Galapagos Islands. My wife and I visited in April of 2005, and I never figured I’d …
Costa Rica 2011 The Art of Biodiversity – Part 4
Bosque de Paz Ecolodge This small lodge, located in a valley between the Poas Volcano and Juan Castro Blanco National Parks offers a …
Costa Rica 2011 The Art of Biodiversity – Part 3
Arenal Observatory Lodge Arenal is the country’s most active volcano, with continuous emissions of lava and incandescent …
Costa Rica 2011 The Art of Biodiversity – Part 2
Selva Verde Lodge We spent three days at this tropical rainforest lodge located on the banks of the Sarapiqui River. The …
Yellowstone National Park in Winter
Part 2
After attending the Natural Exposures Yellowstone in Winter Photo Tour described in Part 1, I picked up a rental car in Bozeman and …
Costa Rica Photography Trip
At the beginning of March, I traveled to Costa Rica with McDonald Wildlife Photogrpahy to photograph volcanoes, hummingbirds and other …
Winter Has Struck Again
This week the weather forcaseters imagined a big storm hiting the Northeast; however, it only brought a few inches of …
Turkey and Poults
This spring the male turkeys that visited my yard spent a lot of time displaying. Well, it must have worked (at least for …
Longtailed Ducks in Homer, AK
Other wildlife wintering in Homer, AK include Longtailed Ducks and sea otters, sometimes coming close to shore.
Winter Bird Photography II
A few inches of snow fell on 11 January 2009.  I photographed a few birds not shown in the last post, and also made a better image of …
Winter Bird Photography
On December 20, 2008, we had a snowstorm that dropped 10 inches of snow in our yard. Since we feed the birds a variety of foods, we …