On the Hunt

May 31, 2023 - While the cormorants were diving below the surface for their meal, this osprey was circling overhead looking for its pre...
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The Chase

May 29, 2023 - This male muted swan (the Cob) was angrily chasing the Canadian Goose from its mate and the 5 cygnets swimming with "Mom...
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The Prize

May 26, 2023 - Cormorants are expert divers. They can dive as deep as 150 feet. They speed along underwater via their webbed feet, usin...
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Safety First

May 24, 2023 - Sitting high above the feeder holding the grape jelly, this young female Baltimore oriole was checking out the area to e...
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Happy Face

May 22, 2023 - Although rhesus macaque monkeys reportedly are not territorial, the look on this one's face led me to believe otherwise.
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Deadliest Catch

May 19, 2023 - Great eyesight, phenomenal speed and sharp talons with an opposable one like our thumb, make for a very high catch rate.
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Breakfast Awaits

May 17, 2023 - Out on Silver Springs River in Florida on a trip successfully photographing Macaque Monkeys. Eventually we drifted aroun...
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Up, Up and Away

May 15, 2023 - Always exciting to watch an osprey focus on a target (who knows how far away) with their laser-like vision and take off...
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Hawkeye

May 12, 2023 - Slowly drifting down the Silver River when we had a chance encounter with a red-shouldered hawk. Surprisingly it perched...
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Woody

May 10, 2023 - I only have since a pileated woodpecker near my home in MI one fall season. Today I saw 5 within a 1/4 mile along the Si...
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True Blue

May 08, 2023 - After the sun came up, the wading birds, including this blue heron, came out to begin the day. This heron was out lookin...
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Going for A Boat Ride

May 05, 2023 - Latin name is Minus polyglots which actually translates to "many tongued mimic". These birds reportedly are known to si...
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Which Way

May 04, 2023 - I don't know if this monkey was taking a break after swinging through the trees to get here, but to me it seemed as thou...
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Warming Up

May 03, 2023 - Now you can get a good look at one of the bigger 'gators we saw as the morning warmed out and they came out to catch the...
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Young & Old

May 01, 2023 - Once again while drifting along the banks of the Silver Springs River, I encountered a juvenile ibis alongside an adult.
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