The Sandhill Cranes are an amazing part of our wild heritage. They winter many locations in North America, the most celebrated is at Bosque del Apache, NM. I ventured back in December and brought back this little video for your enjoyment. The D4s / 800mm. Enjoy!
I’m posting fast, have a weak signal but wanted to share this shot of a Red-legged Honeycreeper and sunrise over the Pacific. The Red-legged Honeycreeper was shot right on the Luna Lodge property and the sunrise on the way to the Lagoon for bird photography from sea kayaks. The Honeycreeper “glows’ because the SB-910 with a Better Beamer on the D4s / 800mm. The sunrise thunderhead is a two image pano shot with the Nikon V3 and assembled in Photoshop. It’s humid, it’s hot and the photography has been amazing!
The Bald Eagles of Haines, AK is a very magical part of our wild heritage. I felt very fortunate to finally be able to venture there in the fall of 2014. Shot the Bald Eagles mainly with the D4s / 800mm which includes the video that follows. Hope it leaves you with a sense of the wonder.
I’m quite excited to be on the editorial staff of Wild Planet Magazine! My first column just went live and along with some other marvelous content, it’s a gorgeous issue. I’ve enjoyed Wild Planet since its launch and I think you will too. Check it out, you’ll get hooked!!!
No secret, I love my northern cousins, the Moose! NOT even spent enough time with them cause these giant deer lead a most interesting life. There has been a study that’s in its 57th year on the relationship of Moose & Wolves on Isle Royale that is fascinating. I’ve always wanted to get involved with it, never have. This is in part because it’s moose, and its in part because the lead biologists is Rolf Peterson (no relationship). He’s legend in the field and if you click on the link, you’ll get a sample of his work which was published yesterday. With 57yrs of data, they can speak with authority about what they are seeing and why. I think it’s worth your time, might inspire you to get involved in a project, any project for the long term to make a difference!
There is no more iconic African critter than the African Lion. When I went to Africa, seeing one wasn’t a priority to me. Ya, I wanted to see a male with a big, full mane, but that was about it. That’s until we came across our first pride and saw that female perched on a termite mound. It was like right out the movies! We then came around the mound to find the pride there all asleep doing that thing that lions do so well. And the more time we spent with them, it was obvious there is more to the African Lion than has been depicted. Part of that untold story is that they are in trouble, serious trouble. Yesterday, the USFWS moved to list them as threatened on the endangered species list. Sighting they have less than 22% of their historic habitat, they listed a number of reasons why they are in trouble. The one reason left of the list that we learned about first hand is poaching! Ya, lions are poached like other African species for the same stupid uses. Just has to make one wonder that if a creature this big, the magnificent, this world renown is in trouble, what about the little guys you never, ever hear about? Get out there and click and tell their story because with your camera, you can change the world!