Spent yesterday afternoon at Lee Metcalf NWR, and as always it was a spectacular time to be there. I was able to spot the female Greater Scaup again, and again without an image. Along the Kenai trail, Northern Shrike and American Tree Sparrow were among the visitors from the north. The surprise of the day …
Category Archive: Photography
Jan
02
2012
Thoughts about our existence at Lee Metcalf.
Today, I read in an otherwise mundane news article that an old acquaintance of mine was killed in an avalanche near Cooke City. I have read many articles like this, but most of the time the names are not familiar, and I end up reading the news with very little care. The horrific details are all too soon …
Dec
18
2011
More in 15 minutes than…
One of things that I am valuing the most is the ability to visit the Garden of a 1000 Buddhas more often, and yesterday we had the opportunity to swing on our way to Plains. As always we stopped by the Sangha house and the resident cat, Shimi Dawa. Her name is Tibetan for Moon …
Sep
28
2011
Yellowstone in September
With each longer night, the elk bugle a bit more intensely and the frost clings a tad harder to the withering blades of grass. Time to pack up the camera gear and head down to Yellowstone National Park for a little session. The weather is great, but the wildlife tended to not cooperate. So, what …
Jan
25
2010
Good Karma Bighorns
Coming back from Big Sky on Sunday afternoon, I came across a small bachelor herd of Bighorn Sheep rams. Within the herd, there were two full-curl rams, one of which was very cooperative. It was a really treat to take image after image of this ram as he pawed through the snow to eat grasses …
Aug
16
2009
Summer 2009 Top 25
I awoke this morning to a fall snap in the air, and I was reminded that the summer of 2009 is drawing to an end. Maybe it is a memorial to the warm weather, but I have selected my favorite 25 images from the summer.
Jul
09
2009
On the way up to Glacier
We took off for Glacier National Park, and we drove the back roads and had a quick and productive stop at Freezout Lake. After Freezout, we headed towards Browning and Glacier, when we encountered a really good thunderstorm. We stayed the night at the St. Mary Campground; however, we had to wait for …



