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Here are 60 (or 89) of my favorite photos in chronological order, newest first. Hover pointer over thumbnail for caption.Click on thumbnail to load larger image. Also see my Top 14 Favorite Places.
Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone, February 2023.
Yellowstone Bighorn		 Rough-legged hawk in the back yard, January 2023.
Rough-legged hawk		 Fireworks, Red Lodge 4th of July, 2022.
Red Lodge Fireworks		 Red Lodge 4th of July rodeo, 2022.
Red Lodge Rodeo		 Moose in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone, May 2022.
Yellowstone Moose		 Black bear cubs climb a tree near Tower Falls, Yellowstone, May 2022.
Yellowstone cubs
Black bear cubs cross the road near Tower Falls, Yellowstone, May 2022. White spots are falling snow.
Yellowstone cubs		 Yellow-bellied marmot, Shoshone Falls, Idaho, April 2022.
Marmot		 Moose near Grand Teton NP, April 2022.
Grand Teton Moose		 Bison, Yellowstone, February 2022.
Yellowstone Bison		 Mating bluebirds have dinner.
Bluebird dinner		 Moose, Yellowstone, February 2022.
Yellowstone Moose
Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT, July 4, 2021.
Red Lodge Fireworks		 Bluebirds, Red Lodge, Montana, June 2021. Trailcam.
Mountain Bluebirds		 Bluebird, Red Lodge, Montana, May 2021.
Mountain Bluebird		 Coyote, January 2021.
Yellowstone Coyote		 Mountain Lion near Luther, MT, 2020. Cropped version, next image is uncropped.
Mountain Lion		 Bighorn, Badlands National Park, summer 2020.
Badlands Bighorn
Burrowing Owl, Badlands National Park, summer 2020.
Burrowing Owl		 Bald Eagle, Loess Bluffs NWR, December 2019.
Missouri Eagle		 Bighorn, Badlands National Park, November 2019.
Badlands Bighorn		 Bighorns, Badlands National Park, November 2019.
Badlands Bighorns		 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT, 4th of July 2019.
Red Lodge Fireworks		 The old pronghorn buck (left) chases a member of its herd, Custer State Park, May 2019.
Pronghorns sprinting
Baby bison launches, Custer State Park, May 2019.
Baby bison leaping		 Coyote atop fallen tree, Yellowstone National Park, January 25, 2019.
Yellowstone Yote		 Bald eagles, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri, December 2018.
Missouri Eagles		 Moose in Montana on trailcam, November 2017.
Montana Moose		 Big flare, Wind Cave National Park.
Trailcam in danger		 Bald eagle eating fish, 3 of 7 in sequence Keokuk, Iowa, January 2018.
Eagle dinner
Juvenile bald eagle yanks the fish out of the water, 6 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois, January 2018.
Eagle fishing		 Bighorns in the Badlands, South Dakota, November 2017.
Badlands Bighorns		 A solitary bison looking for a spot to graze along the rim above the Badlands, South Dakota, September 2017.
Badlands Bison		 Solar eclipse, Aug. 21, 2017, a processed version of the previous image. Very fast shutter speed (1/2500) reveals prominences rising from surface of the sun.
Total Eclipse 2017		 Burrowing owl south of Pierre, SD, May 2017.
South Dakota Owl		 Bighorn, Badlands National Park, April 2017.
Badlands Bighorn
Bighorns, Badlands National Park, April 2017.
Badlands Bighorns		 Mountain Bluebird in Custer State Park, April 2017.
Black Hills Bluebird		 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Badlands National Park, 2016.
Badlands Bighorn		 Elk along the highway, Wind Cave National Park, 2016.
Black Hills Elk		 Bighorn sheep on a sheer cliff in the Badlands, October 2016.
Badlands Bighorn		 B-17 Sentimental Journey.
B-17 Sent. Journey
Backlit hoodoos outlined against the cliffs of Bryce Canyon.
Bryce Canyon, UT		 Snow geese, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri, December 2015.
Missouri Geese		 Partial solar eclipse, October 23, 2014. Last good shot I got before the clouds got in the way.
Partial Eclipse 2014		 Sphinx Moth, Newton Hills State Park, SD, July 2015
South Dakota Moth		 Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Feb. 12, 2014.
Black Hills Elk		 Yellow-crowned night heron (juvenile) catching little crabs, Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida.
Florida Heron
Faraway lightning, Luther, MT, June 2013.
Montana Lightning		 Broad-winged hawk, uncommon dark morph according to my Sibley book, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri, December.
Missouri Hawk		 Bald eagles on the frozen Mississippi River shore, Ft. Madison, Iowa, January 2013.
Miss. River Eagles		 Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011.
Black Hills Elk		 White Sands NM, New Mexico, November 2011.
White Sands NM		 Bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota, July 2011.
Black Hills Bighorns
Butterfly, Sertoma Butterfly House, Sioux Falls, SD, April 2011.
Sertoma Butterfly		 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park, Dec. 5, 2009.
Black Hills Bighorn		 Mountain Bluebird, Custer State Park, South Dakota, May 2009.
Black Hills Bluebird		 Rocky Mountain Bighorns in the snow, Custer State Park, SD, December 2008.
Black Hills Bighorns		 Follow the Yellow Brick Road, Custer State Park, South Dakota, June 2008.
Custer State Park		 Bison, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, June 2008.
Black Hills Bison
Yellow-headed Blackbird, Quivira NWR, Kansas, April 2008.
Kansas Blackbird		 F4U Corsair, TICO Warbirds Air Show, Titusville, Florida, March 2008.
F4U Corsair		 Egrets build a nest, St. Augustine, Florida, March 2008.
Florida Egrets		 Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, March 2008.
Florida Egret		 Butterfly, Lower Suwannee NWR, Florida, March 2008.
Florida Butterfly		 Great Horned Owl fledgling and mother, Honeymoon Island State Park, Florida, March 2008. This image available for licensing.
Florida Owls
Bald eagle, Mississippi River, January 2008.
Miss. River Eagle		 West African Crowned Crane, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Florida, May 2007.
Florida Crane		 Bald eagle on the Mississippi River ice, February 2007.
Miss. River Eagle		 Bald eagle checks out its catch, Mississippi River, February 2007.
Miss. River Eagle		 Blue jay in back yard, 2006.
Mass. Blue Jay		 F-4 Phantom takes off prior to the Heritage Flight at Aviation Nation in Las Vegas, 2005.
F-4 Phantom
Snowy Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, April 2006.
Florida Egret		 Coyote checks out some road kill in Death Valley, 2005.
Death Valley Coyote		 Bee, Kansas City.
KC Bee		 Bald Eagle along the Mississippi River, 2005.
Miss. River Eagle		 Brown Pelican, Bartolome Island, Galapagos, Dec.17, 2004.
Galapagos Pelican		 Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos, Dec.14, 2004.
Galapagos Iguana
Northern Harrier, Bosque del Apache NWR, 2004.
New Mexico Harrier		 Grizzly bear yearling cub, Knight Inlet, British Columbia, September 2004.
BC Bear		 Female cardinal 2004. (Mark II)
Mass. Cardinal		 ""Little Brothers"", puffins on Machias Seal Island, Gulf of Maine, 2004. This photo is featured on the cover of the book ""Nothin' But Puffins: And Other Silly Observations,"" available at Amazon.com.
Little Brothers		 I didn´t quite get the so-called teardrop effect, but this is near the end of the transit. I´ll try again in 2012.
Venus Transit 2004		 Gentoo penguin just after emerging from the water, Neko Harbor on the Antarctic Peninsula, Dec. 5, 2003
Antarctica Gentoo
Gentoo penguins greet each other, Jougla Point, Dec.4, 2003.
Antarctica Gentoos		 Bull elk scans the horizon in Yellowstone, 2003.
Yellowstone Elk		 While we were watching the bears in Anan Creek, Alaska, 2003, this black bear snuck up behind us and took a sniff. This was from about 10 yards away.
Alaska Bear		 Blue Angels, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, 2003. Photo 100-400mm (400mm), 1/500 at f/10.
Blue Angels		 Viking ship sculpture in Reykjavík, Iceland, 2003.
Iceland		 The peak of the annular eclipse at 4:04 a.m., May 31, 2003, Iceland. Exposure 2 seconds at f/8.
Iceland Eclipse 2003
Lighthouse at the entrance to Eyjafjörður fjord, Iceland, 2003.
Iceland		 An Artic Tern on a fencepost near Myvatn, Iceland, 2003
Iceland Tern		 Young red-tailed hawk Junior II right outside my office window, Braintree, Mass., 2003.
Mass. Red Tail		 Yellow-crowned night heron, 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida. Dec. 22, 2002.
Florida Heron		 Red-bellied Woodpecker at Mason's Neck National Wildlife Refuge south of Alexandria, Virginia, 2002.
Virginia Woodpecker		 Brown University´s Chas Gessner catches a long touchdown pass in stride, 2002.
Brown U Football
Right after I got my digital SLR, this dragonfly let me test it out by taking an extended rest in my back yard, 2002.
Dragonfly		 P-51 Mustang Janie, Flying Legends, Duxford, England, 2002.
P-51 Janie		 Young red-tailed hawk Junior I (2002 edition) right outside my office window.
Mass. Red Tail

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