The population of ground-nesting birds is steadily decreasing. In North America, we have hundreds of bird species that nest on the ground. Prairie birds such as Eastern and Western meadowlarks are good examples. If you are older than 50, you likely remember hearing meadowlarks in your youth, but since then, the population of meadowlarks dramatically has declined.
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This spring, I’ve been capturing images of two grouse species. In my last column I wrote about the greater prairie chicken, a once widespread species that numbered in the millions. It’s now nearly extinct in much of its former range. Today, let’s look at the sharp-tailed grouse.
Once again, I found myself getting up at 4 a.m. and heading out to my old truck in the dark.
Nature Smart: Understanding the sharp-tailed grouse Read More »
Awaking at o’-dark:30 to capture images of wildlife is standard operating procedure in my field.
During the past 40 years, I’ve dragged myself out of bed early thousands of times. So, last week when the alarm went off at 4 a.m., it was no surprise. I grabbed a few snacks and a bottle of water and headed out to my truck. It was a short drive before I exited the main road and traveled a series of dusty gravel roads.
Nature Smart: The now too-rare prairie chickens Read More »
While recently leading a photo tour in Florida, I was excited to see a crazy-cool critter and one of nature’s true rule-breakers!
I was walking a boardwalk over a shallow wetland. A wide variety of shrubs and small wetland trees dotted the landscape, along with plenty of aquatic plants and algae. The water was only a few inches to about a foot deep. Long-legged birds and ducks were swimming/walking around, feeding on insects and plants. It was a fine example of an ecosystem in balance.
Nature Smart: The unique marsh rabbit Read More »
It was just before the pandemic that I’d last gone to see one of the most amazing natural spectacles in North America: the annual migration of sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) in south-central Nebraska. For the previous 30-plus years, I’d led a trip to view the crane migration each spring.
This year I had an incredible group of 10 who were fun and excited to see the cranes.
Nature Smart: Sandhill cranes on the Platte River Read More »
I think we all know how exotic species can disrupt ecosystems. There are many examples of this in both plants and animals. A big problem in the plant world is European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). There also are non-native mammals in North America that are considered major problems.
Nature Smart: The invasive nanday parakeet Read More »
Nature is in constant flux. It is how she works, and during the past 40 years of working as a wildlife photographer, I have witnessed change repeatedly. It is a familiar tune. Opportunities to photograph or study a particular critter will be excellent, then something changes, and suddenly that species is no longer accessible.
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Along the Firehole River in Yellowstone recently, a group of photographers watched the Wapiti pack of wolves stalk a large, weak, and injured bull bison. Based on the bull’s size, this big boy was near the end of its life, and winter was taking its toll. For a full day, the wolves tried to approach the bison, but when he turned to defend himself, the wolves retreated.
It was one of those dark and cloudy winter days in Yellowstone National Park where the clouds are so heavy and low, you feel like you can reach up and touch the cloudy sky.
I had just an hour before sunset, although in the overcast conditions it was hard to tell the difference between day and night.
Nature Smart: Moose in Yellowstone Read More »
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