Cholla cacti are a very common sight across the high plains of New Mexico. This one, seen backlit just before sunset, was in the village of El Dorado near...
A red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) seen in the Rainmaker Forest Preserve near Quepos, Costa Rica.
A Purple-Throated Mountain Gem (lampornis calolaemu) hummingbird in flight at Selvatura Park near Monteverde, Costa Rica.
I had some fun playing with my macro lens in the hummingbird garden at Selvatura Park in Costa Rica. This Scaly-Breasted Hummingbird (phaeochroa cuvierii)...
There are three main species of monkeys in the areas of Costa Rica we visited and two of them don’t appear to be particularly wary of humans. The one we saw most...
Selvatura Park near Monteverde, Costa Rica proved to be a fantastic place to visit during our trip last week. Among the various attractions there is a beautiful,...
The much-beloved Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) has become a symbol of Costa Rica and you see it portrayed all over the country in tourist...
The number and variety of hummingbirds in Costa Rica is quite staggering! I saw this green-crowned brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) at the Monteverde Cloud...
Yesterday’s autumn abstract seemed to appeal to folks so here’s another one from the same series, this time concentrating on golden aspens...
A yucca plant casts a shadow over the rippled surface at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
I noticed these milkweed seed pods outside an abandoned barn we were photographing last week up in New Hampshire. I was surprised by their size –...
We’re just back from 12 hours of photography starting at 6:30am this morning. We had intended the usual trip back to the hotel in the middle of the day but everything...
A single yellow Brown Bitterweed (Helenium badium) flower stands out in a sea of Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower...
There are, apparently, 22 different species of insect known as “Paper Wasps” in North America and I must admit that I didn’t spend the time...
In Texas, one sure sign that summer is on the way is your first sighting of a scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus). These spectacular migrants...
A flame skimmer dragonfly (libellula saturata) seen at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas this morning. This was our monthly 4-H Photography...
When I first visited Hamilton Pool, on a Saturday afternoon in June 2004, the park was essentially deserted. I had no trouble getting in and no problems...
Drew and I spent the morning at Austin Zoo with the 4-H photography group kids. I didn’t take too many pictures but was quite happy with a few I grabbed...
A Turkey Vulture (cathartes aura) seen soaring in front of the granite batholith of Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg, Texas.
One of the thousands of orchids at the Garden of the Sleeping Giant near Nadi on Fiji’s Vita Levu island. We spent the morning there during a one day split...
