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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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Three Toes

Well, here in Yellowstone, we continue to experience the elusive nature of the wild wolves.  Although a few lucky visitors, here and there, have been very fortunate, such as when…
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Sandhills Cranes in Yellowstone – Part 2 – A Most Unusual Encounter

This is a continuation of a story I started yesterday about a sandhill crane family who lived at Floating Island Lake in Yellowstone. They spent their nights on the island…
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Sandhills Cranes in Yellowstone – Part 1

This is a story about a specific family of sandhill cranes in Yellowstone. Many parts of this story are representative of all sandhills as far as the type of habitat…
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Winter Grizzly

  At just 12 sparkling degrees above zero, the bright sunlight is bouncing off of the frozen snow and glaring into my eyeballs, rendering me nearly blind.  But, not so…
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The Coyote vs the Elk

Two mornings ago, on my way into the park and before I visited the big horn sheep, my day was greeted by a number of elk standing on a hill…
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Elk in Rut Along the Madison River

I kind of forgot about these photos of a male elk and his harem along the Madison River in the first week of October. I think they are representative of…
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The Big Boys do some Talking

After an all day snowstorm yesterday, Yellowstone was bright, white, clear and cold this morning.  Not as cold as it has been but felt much colder - brutal comes to…
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Hobo the Grizzly Bear

Blaze is a female grizzly bear that spends much of her time in the area around Fishing Bridge. She has had some very well known babies over the years including…
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She was a lady

A week ago today I was sitting in a car wash and happened to look down at my phone and notice that three wolves had been killed in the hunt,…
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Pronghorn Antelope in Yellowstone

Pronghorn antelope don’t get a great deal of attention in Yellowstone. I guess they are over-shadowed by the more numerous bison and elk, but they really are remarkable animals in…
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The Owl vs the Robin

Owl v Robin Yellowstone has continuously delivered my favourite wildlife sightings and the summer of 2013 was no exception. For several weeks, Jill and I had the honour and opportunity…
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Elk Mama and Her Baby

Most of the elk in Yellowstone have their babies in the first part of June. There are a good number of elk in Yellowstone so you would think it would…
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Moose in the Tetons

Several weeks ago we spent a week in the Tetons. After being in Yellowstone for over six months I missed Yellowstone but enjoyed seeing things not very common in Yellowstone,…
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Love on the rocks

Went out into the park this morning and found it to be nearly as quiet as it had been two days before.  Seems odd, how many quiet days that we…
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