Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve offers close-up look at a magnificent bird
My recent trip to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, started out slow, taking a total of three days of travel by air and ferry. After overnight stops in Seattle and Juneau and a 4.5 hour trip on an Alaska Marine Highway Ferry ship, the M/V Malaspina, I finally reached Haines. It was [...]
How does a grizzly bear scratch itself?
Ever wonder how a grizzly bear scratches itself? I would imagine carefully given that its long 3 1/2” fore claws can kill with one powerful swipe. In reality, most bear itches are resolved through rubbing up against an object. Grizzly bears are an itchy lot so it’s not unusual to see them scratching up against [...]
The Chilkat River is a Mecca for bald eagles
I returned earlier this week from my trip to the Chilkat River in Alaska where I photographed bald eagles. The bald eagles were amazingly plentiful, and for the most part active, though I’m told the numbers were down along with the activity compared to previous years because the river had not been as frozen as [...]
Florida wild wading bird rookery offers easy access
I recently took advantage of Allegiant Airlines cheap fares from Springfield to Orlando to work on my bird photography techniques, get some shooting hours under my belt with my new 600mm f4 lens and conduct a real world test of traveling with new equipment in anticipation of more extensive and demanding travel scheduled for later [...]
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