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Chasing Fish
One of the most exciting things to watch when viewing the Alaska Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) in the early fall, is to watch them chase the incoming salmon. As the salmon emerge from the ocean and make their way up the streams and creeks to their home spawning grounds, the brown bears are waiting. As […]
Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: 2012 travel, Alaska, bear, bears chasing salmon, behavior, Blog, brown bear, fall, fish, grizzly, Hallo Bay, Katmai NP, mammals, National Park, nature, nature photography, salmon, travel
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A Kayak Adventure (Re-post)
(This post was originally published in June, 2010) With the slowdown in the number of rains moving through our area, I was able to get out in the kayak 3 times this past week. I am currently working a State Conservation area that is about 10 miles from my house. When I awoke yesterday morning, […]
Posted in Landscape Photography, Macro Photography, Mammals, Nature Photography, Photography from a kayak, Wildflowers
Tags: Blog, Cass County, catfish, dragonfly, fish, kayaking, landscape, lotus, macro photography, mammals, Missouri, nature, nature photography, raccoon, summer, wildflower
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Beautiful Baja, Part 3 (Repost)
(Originally posted June 2010) This is the third, and final post on the Baja trip I took in spring of 2009 (links for the previous 2 Baja postings are listed at the bottom of this post, in case you missed them). In this post, I will share some of my experiences with the blue whale, […]
Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: behavior, Blog, blue whale, dolphin, dwarf sperm whale, fish, fluking blue whale, fluking whale, mammals, manta ray, marine mammal, Mexico, mobula ray, nature, Pacific Ocean, rays, Sea of Cortez, sunfish, travel, travel photography, winter
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A Fishing Lesson
Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis) were quite active when the water was not frozen over at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (during the cold mornings, the gulls were seen flying and fishing over the nearby Missouri River. Here is a sequence I shot of one Ring-billed Gull as he fished the area’s waters: […]
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Tags: behavior, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, Eagle Bluffs CA, fish, fishing, gull, Missouri, nature, ringed-bill gull, winter
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In Search of a Lunker
Last week, I posted some images of a rare visitor to Squaw Creek NWR, a juvenile White-Faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi). Today, I’m sharing some images of this little guy fishing the refuge waters … and quite successfully! Online-Photography-Classes.com
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Tags: behavior, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, fish, fishing, ibis, Missouri, nature, Squaw Creek NWR, travel, white-faced ibis, winter
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Black Bear Tug-O-War
I’m taking a step backward today … just realized I didn’t post a short video from Anan Creek, so I’m going to post it today. When we were at Anan Creek, my daughter, Jami, shot this short (~1 minute) video of two adult black bears playing “Tug-O-War” with a salmon. As you can see from […]
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Tags: Alaska, Anan Creek, bear, behavior, black bear, Blog, fish, Inside Passage, mammals, nature, salmon, travel, video
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