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Don’t get too close to wildlife
My cousin’s wedding lured me to Grand Teton National Park not long ago. While I was up in that neck of the woods, I did a bit of scouting around for wildlife. In a national […]
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I got sidetracked on my burrowing owl quest
I tend to get a little obsessed when I decide to try to get photos of a certain type of animal. Sometimes it pays off, and days, weeks or months of stalking a critter pays […]
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Keep your distance while watching wildlife
Those brochures they hand out at Yellowstone with a drawing of a person getting flung into the air by an angry buffalo aren’t just for the tourists. They’re a warning to everyone who spends any […]
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Still in search of burrowing owls
I took a trip up to Riverton earlier this month in order to take some prints up to Wind River Gallery and to see if I could get some pictures of wild horses. I accomplished […]
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Some wildlife can be found indoors
I turned my attention from working a day job to focusing on my photography and writing on the first of this year. I ordered a new camera and a few new lenses, and I picked […]
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Kid wasn’t crying ‘wolf’ when he said he saw a bat
We live out in the middle of the prairie. There’s no natural water for miles in any direction, and there isn’t a tree taller than me as far as the eye can see. Despite that, […]
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There’s never been a better time to get into wildlife photography
If you’re thinking you want to get some photographic evidence of the time you spend outdoors, now’s a great time to buy a camera. The prices on digital cameras has fallen a lot since I […]
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Zoo trip rekindles interest in animals
Young kids and wild animals are a great mix, as long as you keep ‘em separated. I’m not sure what the animals think about the kids, but the kids get pretty excited about the animals. […]
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With wildlife, there’s such a thing as too close
Those brochures they hand out at Yellowstone with a drawing of a person getting flung into the air by an angry buffalo aren’t just for the tourists. They’re a warning to everyone who spends any […]
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Stop and look around you
I was out feeding the horses on Sunday morning, and a turkey vulture flew down into the pasture. As I watched, it landed just out of my view over the lip of a little rise. […]