• maybe you can help?

    Photographing wildlife can sometimes lead me to mysteries that that even Mr. Google can’t answer. After wrestling with these deep questions, I have come to the conclusion I need specialized help in solving them. I have decided that as a reader of this blog, you are eminently qualified. So here goes … Does this pronghorn antelope look better with… Continue Reading

  • April Fools … on me?

    I have been plotting an April Fools post for some time – a devious plan to use my wit to snare people in some cleverly disguised trap. It wasn’t meant to be. Instead, I find myself explaining how I ended up the butt end of my own joke. A few blog posts ago I proudly declared that I… Continue Reading

  • Touchable

    What’s your favourite sense? I think one of many limitations with interacting with wildlife is that we can’t use enough senses. See It’s pretty hard to do photography without sight and it just occurred to me that I take that for granted. Hear Hearing amazing sounds, like the call of the loon, definitely enhances the… Continue Reading

  • One in a crowd

    Photographing large groups of people is usually a bit of a gong show. It’s almost impossible to get a lot of people looking reasonable before someone starts blinking, getting annoyed or crying – and that’s just the adults! With wildlife, it’s sometimes a different set of problems but challenges remain. Flocks of birds may make… Continue Reading

  • The Bison Games

    I have to say one thing about the Bison Olympic Games – they are confusing. Last weekend I caught a glimpse of the competition in Elk Island National Park. I was trying to keep up with these wild bison as they put on quite a performance. I wasn’t always clear on the finer points of… Continue Reading

  • Sorry for the fraud!

    Looking back over my blog posts, it occurred to me that I may have unintentionally committed a bit of a fraud on these pages. A story from the past sheds some light on the situation. I was always amused by the memory of US President  Reagan’s staff regularly thanking TV media for running highly negative… Continue Reading