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Publications in the Washington Post

Writing about and photographing wildlife is my passion but I did not know that until later on in my life.  Once the bug caught, I could not let it go.  While I have been published numerous times throughout the years, in newspapers, magazines, tourism websites and even a photo on…

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Pippin of Yellowstone!

The premier entertainment and educational storybook for children, ages 4 – 8 this year, is available now. But, you must order soon for Christmas. This book is deeply personal. It’s based on the true story of a grizzly cub I watched survive alone in the wilds of Yellowstone. Pippin’s journey…

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Wolf Documentaries in France and Germany

During most of 2017 and until April 15 of 2018, I had the privilege of providing stock footage for two wolf documentaries that will be airing on ARTE – France/German public television.  That meant that I had to film the wolves every chance I got!  Here is the story of…

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Busting Loose in Yellowstone

Burrrrr!  Cold.  Eighteen degrees when I left home and 1 degree in Lamar Valley where, once again the Lamar Canyons held our attention for hours and hours. Apparently, Rick arrived…
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Christmas in Yellowstone

Christmas day in Yellowstone, is of course just like any other day for the animals that roam the park.  Except today met new challenges with several inches of new snow…
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Merry Christmas Everyone

The Yellowstone Daily is taking a couple of days off to enjoy the fresh snow, Yellowstone, good food and the wolves.  See you soon.  In the meantime, enjoy a few…
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Lamar Canyons steal through the early, snowy morning & MOOSE

Leaving one pup behind to howl and howl and howl because it was afraid to cross the road with all of the people watching close by. I arrived in Soda…
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Hungry Pups

This morning everyone was crowded in at Elk Creek looking for Junction, 911's group and one Prospect, so I would say that things are far from settling down. The GPS…
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Quiet Day in the Park

Lucky me, I found my favorite eagle once again, hanging out on the Gardner River, looking for fish.  This was yesterday, late afternoon, and as I sat there the sun…
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Wild Dog World

It has been a few wild days in Yellowstone - long days of watching the wolf activity, including the collaring, but with very few real photo ops. The temperatures have…
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Sandhill Cranes Migrate the Same Way We Do

We spent a month at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, in part of October and November of this year on our way home from Yellowstone. Today I…
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Collaring the Wolves in Yellowstone

My day got off to a great start when I spied this black wolf resting on a rock, far across a field of sagebrush.  Got to love those black wolves…
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Wolf Drama

When I left the park yesterday the Junction Buttes had traveled south, out of sight and the Prospect Peak were still bedded close by. I wondered what would happen during…
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Eagle on Gardner River

The quest for the great wildlife photo, taken in Yellowstone National Park, has been a difficult endeavor, to say the least. For months now there has been very little to…
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There is a Whole Other World Out There

Most of us don’t pay attention to the things we can’t see. And that really is pretty logical. But over the years I have learned that if you go on…
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Giraffes Look So Graceful and Gentle, But . . . .

We love watching giraffes in Africa. They are so graceful especially when they are walking, but also when they are standing or eating or even when they are fighting. It…
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