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...
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...
Fiji is home to three species of flying fox and we see many of them every day flying from an island about half a mile away to wherever they are feeding....
Mimosa pudica is a small plant, often classified as a weed, that is pretty common around Texas. Its claim to fame, and the reason that so many kids love...
We bumped into this Collared Lizard (crotaphytus collaris) while hiking near Ojo Caliente, New Mexico last week. These guys are apparently pretty common...
I’ve failed miserably in my attempts to identify these ducklings, seen at Schwabacher Landing in Grand Tetons National Park. Despite having a clear...
By the end of the Grand Tetons trip, I was sure that I was some kind of wildlife deterrent. Whenever I was in a vehicle, we missed seeing animals, yet,...
The common raven (corvus corax) is incredibly common inside Grand Tetons National Park. Apparently, they’ve reached pest status with their population...
How about a change of pace? Here’s a purple coneflower taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center a couple of weeks ago. The landscapes there...
An inquisitive harbour seal keeping watch from the water at Fishermans Wharf in Victoria, British Columbia. Four of five of these seals live in the harbour...
I spent yesterday morning out at Pedernales Falls State Park with a group of kids from our local 4-H club. We had intended shooting in the bird blind but there...
A comb jelly which, I read, is not actually a jellyfish at all, seen at Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi last weekend. I’ve not done a lot of research...
An owl butterfly seen at the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Cockerell Butterfly Center, an excellent place to spend an afternoon with a macro...
An Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) seen on the island of Lunga, one of the Treshnish Isles off the west coast of Mull in Scotland.
We drove the legendary “Road to Hana” on Maui a couple of days ago. This well-travelled path stretches 34 miles along the north coast of the islands...