Diversity is the key to the strength and resilience of Mother Nature. Diversity in the plant world ranges from single celled plants, known as algae, to giant sequoia trees. The diversity of insects is almost too much to fathom. As for birds, more than 11,000 different species of bird flit around the world in so many vibrant colors, shapes, and sizes.
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Bird migration is one of nature’s most interesting, yet mysterious events. On the surface, migration seems simple and straight forward, but it has many shades of complexity.
There are more than 11,000 species of birds and about 40% migrate in some way. Migrations range from simple elevation changes for mountain species to short distant movements to avoid unfavorable weather, to long distant trips to warm climates to escape winter, to the granddaddy of them all: migration from one end of the planet to the other.
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I enjoy late summer evenings. Not for the warmth but rather for the sounds that fill the night air.
Have you ever noticed that the sounds you hear outside at night in late summer don’t happen at any other time of year? The spring and summer months have a nice, pleasant sound from a few insects, but it doesn’t come close to the soothing sounds of late summer.
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The common names for many species of birds can sometimes be confusing, contradictory, misleading, or a complete mystery. For example, the common name red-winged blackbird has always gotten under my skin, because the wing of this bird isn’t red, it is actually black. The shoulder is red, not the wing.
All of this was running through my head on my recent photo tour of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. One of the most common birds on this island archipelago is the blue-footed booby.
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I think it would be safe to say that most people are aware of turtles and tortoises. But at the same time, I think there is a lot of confusion surrounding these cool critters. Even those familiar with these reptiles can sometimes have questions about the differences between turtles and tortoises.
Recently while leading a photo tour to the Galapagos Islands, in Ecuador, I had a chance to show my group the difference between turtles and tortoises.
The long evenings of summer bring out many interesting insects that we don’t find any other time of year. I was thinking about this last night, just before sunset while I was in my backyard and watching hundreds of fireflies or lightning bugs blinking in the warm summer evening.
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When I photograph wildlife, I usually have a specific species of critter in mind. The best images are the ones that I envision and plan ahead of time, leaving little to chance. This usually requires knowing a critter’s biology, habits, and food preferences.
Having said that, every now and then while trying to photograph a specific species, another, unrelated species presents itself.
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I always am surprised when I point out a common animal and people have never seen one or even heard of it. This happened several times this spring while running my common loon photo workshops. I had a family of woodchucks, a mother and five young, living on my property, and just about everyone taking the photo tours has asked, “What is that?”
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Most wildlife images you see are well planned out and researched.
Many times, it takes hours of preparation to capture an image. That means researching where a species exists in populations large enough to increase the chances of seeing one, traveling there during the season they are most active, driving to specific locations, and knowing your camera gear well enough to capture the images you have in your mind. And the list goes on and on.
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