Small Copper butterfly A Small Copper Butterfly feeds on the nectar from mint flowers in our garden Mint…just say the word and cool, refreshing images come to mind: frosty glasses of lemonade garnished with curly sprigs of spearmint; the clean, chilling taste of an extra strong mint. Even chewing gum, mouthwash, and toothpaste companies use […]
Exhausted but Elated
With the exception of some intermittent clouds and infrequent light rain in the mornings and afternoons, thelight was wonderful and the weather hot during the middle of the day. The winds came up around noon each day but I’m not usually out photographing in the harsher light of mid day. There must have been a […]
A pair of Red-tailed Hawks in early morning light
Having one Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) in my viewfinder is a joy and getting two of them in the same frame is even more of a delight. On the morning of the last day of my recent trip to southwestern Montana we found this pair of adult Red-tailed Hawks perched on the sun-bleached branches of […]
Reddish Egret
I photographed this Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)in October of 2008 at Fort De Soto’s north beach. At that timeI was sitting in the water taking images of Great Egrets and some Laughing Gulls when the egret flew in and began fishing in the warm, shallow lagoon. It didn’t take the bird long to catch this […]
Audubon President Comments on Arctic Lawsuit
Dateline: July 10, 2012 A coalition of conservation organizations filed a lawsuit in Alaska federal court Tuesday challenging the federal government’s approval of Shell Oil Company’s Chukchi and Beaufort Sea spill response plans. The plaintiffs in this case are Audubon, Alaska Wilderness League, Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, Natural Resources Defense Council, Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, […]
Federal Government Doubles Critical Habitat for Pacific Coast Western Snowy Plover
Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) photo courtesy USFWS Newsflash July 17, 2012, Chalk up one good decision for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service! Approximately 24,527 acres of coastal habitat in Washington, Oregon, and California has been designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast population of the […]
The Mustangs of Pryor Mountain by Don Getty
In southern Montana, just across the Wyoming border lies the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. The 38,000 acre range was established in 1968 by the US federal government to provide protection for mustangs – wild horses if you prefer. Free roaming horses have been in this area for over a century, perhaps dating back to […]
Northern Rough-wing Swallow from Baja Mexico
If you live between southern Canada and Panama you have probably seen this species of swallow. A slim plain brown colored bird flying low, catching insects on the wing. He is one of about 10 swallow species in the family Hirundinidae This species – Northern Rough-winged Swallow – Steldigopteryx serripennnis – is so named for […]