MAMMALS OF THE SIAN KA’AN BIOSPHERE
Rocky the Yucatan Raccoon
This little guy was left abandoned and the locals took him in. He was a shy little guy, but he came around and loosened up a bit.
+ Casa Blanca & Playa Blanca Fishing Lodges: http://casablancafishing.com/
OZZIE THE BOX CANYON OSPREY
Idaho Osprey Rescue
A portrait of “Ozzie” before he was taken to the Teton Raptor Center for wing and shoulder rehabilitation. I think this shows his personality well: a brave courageous bird with a will to live.
I’m happy he is flying once again back home in the Box Canyon of the Henry’s Fork River, Yellowstone country.
+ Teton Raptor Center: http://www.tetonraptorcenter.org/
+TroutHunter Lodge: http://www.trouthunt.com/
BIRDS OF THE HENRY’S FORK RIVER | IDAHO
Franklin’s Gull, Idaho
I was in the field creating fly fishing images during a prolific hatch. The fish and the birds were feeding heavily on the new emergence of mayflies. I had a great time photographing these masked birds. It gave me a new found appreciation for how agile and quick these birds are. Their eye sight in unbelievable, being able to fly at high speed while picking off tiny insects has to take some serious skills. It was a great day in the Yellowstone Caldera office.
TEMPERATE RAINFOREST SHOREBIRDS
Tongass National Forest, Wrangell Alaska
Image was captured on location in the temperate rainforest of Southeast Alaska. I was producing a commercial motion + stills advertisement campaign for Hatch Outdoors.
+Chrome Chasers: http://chromechasers.com/
+ Hatch Outdoors: http://www.hatchoutdoors.com/
GROUSE, GIRL AND MACRO | YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY
JoJo The Grouse
My young friend Ella took me to meet her unusual pal in her remote morel mushroom area today. Each time Ella picks shrooms with her family she calls out to her grouse friend named “JoJo”, who comes running to greet her. The bird stays close to Ella’s heels and is curious to her every move. For hours this continues. The bird was also curious to the camera and came in for a closer inspection. I was able to use a macro lens while photographing “JoJo”, what a great experience. Another interesting thing is, the grouse attacked our shoes when we were leaving. Tugging at the shoelaces in a frantic effort to keep us there. Often times JoJo flies after the truck in a last ditch effort to get Ella to stay. Nature is amazing… what a great day!
+ TroutHunter Lodge: http://www.trouthunt.com/
UNDERWATER RIVER BUBBLES | ARGENTINA
Argentine Bubbles
I always take a few images of bubbles in every river. What at first happened on accident is now a staple image. Each river offers unique shapes, colors and patterns.
+ Patagonia: http://www.patagonia.com/
+ Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures: http://www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/
+ Chocolate Lab Expeditions: http://www.cleflyfishing.com/
MARTIN PESCADOR | PATAGONIAN KINGFISHER
Kingfisher
I stumbled upon this mighty little Martin Pescador, aka Kingfisher, fishing on the Rio Malleo in Argentina. The bird was very fast! He allowed me to photograph for a little while until his belly was full.
+ Patagonia: http://www.patagonia.com/
+ Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures: http://www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/
+ Chocolate Lab Expeditions: http://www.cleflyfishing.com/
BACKLIT MOSSY TREE | OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Pacific Northwest rainforest travels
“It was strangely like war. They attacked the forest as if it were an enemy to be pushed back from the beachheads, driven into the hills, broken into patches, and wiped out. Many operators thought they were not only making lumber but liberating the land from the trees…”
– Murray Morgan | The Last Wilderness
+ Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures: http://www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/
RAINBOW OVER THE HENRY’S FORK | THE PINK BOAT
Breast Cancer Awareness
Tom and Chris fishing for sipping trout in the backwaters under a vibrant Henry’s Fork rainbow. Gotta love Yellowstone country!
+ Rowing for a Cure “Pink Boat”: http://www.rowforthecure.com/
+ Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures: http://www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/
SHAUN LAWSON | PINK BOAT DIVERSION DAM DROP
Rowing for a Cure
I had great weekend fishing with the Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures team: crawdad boil, big bugs and fat fish. Here Shaun Lawson drops in over the diversion dam in the pink boat.
+ Learn more about the “Pink Boat” and Rowing for a Cure Pink Boat: http://www.rowforthecure.com/
+ Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures: http://www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/
