• It’s not about the bears … really!

    I’m convinced I would have come up with some great quotes by now but it turns out all the good ones have already been recorded and well used. For example take H. L. Mencken’s jewel, “When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.” How many times have you heard someone say it’s… Continue Reading

  • Searching for whales

    There’s a unique and dangerous sea creature that prowls the waters of the Arctic. Few have ever heard of it.  Photographying the extremely rare and endangered whalloon is an experience few have enjoyed. I had the incredible opportunity to go to the far north and search for this elusive creature.  The eight-foot-long predator is ideally suited for… Continue Reading

  • Not exactly a love story

    It would be a huge exaggeration to compare my pursuit of wildlife to courtship – so of course it’s too tempting. I find an abandoned road that had long ago disappeared into a large expanse of water. As I drive by, I notice a collection of birds where the road meets the water’s edge. The… Continue Reading

  • Complaining works!

    Who ever said complaining doesn’t work? We are driving down a familiar highway into a sunset. Conversation is relaxed and intermittent. My brother asks about my next blog post. I bemoan that events have conspired against my wildlife photography in the last few weeks. Am I still a wildlife photographer if I’m not taking any… Continue Reading

  • Do what you do best

    The difference between seeing someone’s normal state and their best one is actually quite substantial. I think that’s another reason my fascination with hawks continues. On many occasions I find myself wandering down a grid road trying my best to mind the business of every wild creature I can find. There’s often the usual cast… Continue Reading

  • endangered species?

    The odds of you reading this sentence are slim. The odds of you reading to the end of this post are incredibly small. Why? It seems like actual readers on the Internet are becoming an endangered species – unlike the bears in Banff National Park. People may read headlines and quickly scan – they might even take a… Continue Reading