Recent Work

Posts about my recent work. They're mostly pictures; so, feel free to take a look inside. There's a little text talking about where I was and what I was up to. I promise to keep it short, though. If you just want to see some of my favorite images from various places, visit my Galleries page.

Aug 30, 20199 min read

Uganda: Gorilla Tracking

August, 2019 We had a hard time finding good information on what to expect when gorilla tracking. I’d like to share what we learned and...

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Aug 26, 20192 min read

Lake Michigan Shuffle

8/25/2019 I'm back from vacation and have been furiously processing photos from the trip. There are just a lot to go through. To take...

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Jul 19, 20191 min read

You Win Some - Just Not This One

Another year and another shot at the Audubon Photography Awards. Yes, I achieve my goal last year and made the Top 100. That does not...

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Jul 14, 20193 min read

Summertime

7/13/2019 It's summer. Birding has slowed down. I had not made it out for any grassland species yet this year. I did take a quick look...

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Jul 10, 201911 min read

Never Say Never (Or How I Found Myself Back at Miami Beach)

A bit of history: Several years ago, my girlfriend and I did a two week tour of the southern parts of Florida. We started out down in...

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Jun 23, 20193 min read

Tetons and Yellowstone (birds)

It was not until a few days before we flew out that I realized there was one potential lifer in the area. There is a Greater Sage-Grouse...

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Jun 23, 201911 min read

"Where the Hell Are All the Bear?" - Tetons and Yellowstone (wildlife)

As one woman's shirt aptly put it, most people are here to see the bears. There is so much more than just bears here. We missed out on...

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Jun 23, 20195 min read

Still Here! / Tetons and Yellowstone (Land and Stars)

It's been a while since I have had something to post. There was work before vacation, vacation, work after vacation, processing of...

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May 12, 20192 min read

A Weird Spring

5/10/2019 - 5/12/2019 After the missteps of last weekend, I carefully blundered into more this weekend. In terms of migration, the...

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May 6, 20192 min read

The Biggest Bust

5/2/2019 - 5/6/2019 Work has had me down, and I took a much needed break. Unfortunately, it didn't really go as I'd hoped. I've had...

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Apr 28, 20192 min read

Time, Money, Resources, and Luck

4/26/2019 - 4/28/2019 When it comes to achieving goals, the saying goes, "Time, money, or resources; pick two." I always like to include...

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Apr 21, 20193 min read

The Good, the Bad, and the Wet

4/16/2019 - 4/21/2019 Work has slowed down a little, and I took advantage of it the best I could. I made it out to Eagle Creek Park a...

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Apr 14, 20194 min read

And So It Begins...

4/13/2019 It. Migration. Spring migration, to be exact. We've waited. We've talked. We've obsessed. The weather was decent one day...

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Apr 2, 20194 min read

Chicken Dance!

3/31/2019 - 4/1/2019 It was yet another long week at work, and Saturday morning started a long day of rain. I thought I was okay with...

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Mar 25, 20192 min read

Something Blue and Someplace New

3/23/2019 - 3/24/2019 I had big plans this last weekend. After a lot of back-and-forth conversations, I finally locked in plans to shoot...

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Mar 17, 20192 min read

You May Have Missed It

3/16/2019 I know I did. What, exactly? Well, duck migration. The early migrants have packed up and moved north. With the clearing...

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Mar 4, 20192 min read

No Snow - Snow

3/1/2019 & 3/3/2019 I'd had a long week and work; totaling 41 hours by the end-of-day on Thursday. I told my boss I'd be out on Friday...

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Feb 17, 20193 min read

Southern Tour

2/16/2019 I had the day to myself; so, I tried to make the most of it. I was out the door at 7:30, which is a little later than I should...

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Feb 11, 20192 min read

More of the Same

2/9/2019 - 2/10/2019 I tried out a couple places I'd not been for a while this last weekend, but things just did not work out. In the...

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Feb 3, 20192 min read

Duck, Duck... Woodpecker

2/1/2019 - 2/3/2019 As the weekend approached, I was eagerly planning where I wanted to shoot. The polar vortex was fizzling out, but it...

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