The sun was out yesterday morning after a couple weeks of gloomy fog, thunderstorms, and rain. I had no more excuses to avoid walking. So instead of lounging with my morning coffee, I skipped the coffee and walked over…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/30/2025-no-more-excuses/
The sun was out yesterday morning after a couple weeks of gloomy fog, thunderstorms, and rain. I had no more excuses to avoid walking. So instead of lounging with my morning coffee, I skipped the coffee and walked over…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/30/2025-no-more-excuses/
Homer, my backyard Anna's Hummingbird who thinks he owns the place —— I guess he does; he's there more than I am —— has been showing some attitude lately. He lets me know when I am intruding on his space…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/28/2025-showing-some-attitude/
Homer, my backyard Anna's Hummingbird who thinks he owns the place —— I guess he does; he's there more than I am —— has been showing some attitude lately. He lets me know when I am intruding on his space…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/28/2025-showing-some-attitude/
Yesterday, after the Christmas storm, I went out to see if there was any damage in my backyard. One of the hummingbird feeders that I had just refilled the day before, was on the ground after twisting in the high winds…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/27/2025-after-the-storm/
Yesterday, after the Christmas storm, I went out to see if there was any damage in my backyard. One of the hummingbird feeders that I had just refilled the day before, was on the ground after twisting in the high winds…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/27/2025-after-the-storm/
The Costa Rican Green-breasted Mango sports perfect Christmas colors. While green and red are the primary colors of its feathers making it a perfect Christmas card subject, I'm pretty sure this gorgeous hummingbird…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/25/2025-merry-christmas/
The Costa Rican Green-breasted Mango sports perfect Christmas colors. While green and red are the primary colors of its feathers making it a perfect Christmas card subject, I'm pretty sure this gorgeous hummingbird…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/25/2025-merry-christmas/
The Clipper is another butterfly from the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium that I photographed last year. The Clipper is native to Southeast Asia. I love how the yellow in the striped body mimics the yellow in the flowers its…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/24/2025-clipper/
The Clipper is another butterfly from the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium that I photographed last year. The Clipper is native to Southeast Asia. I love how the yellow in the striped body mimics the yellow in the flowers its…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/24/2025-clipper/
The Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium is a magical place, filled with butterflies from North and South America, Asia and Africa in a habitat that keeps the many represented species thriving.…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/23/2025-the-magic-of-butterflies/
The Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium is a magical place, filled with butterflies from North and South America, Asia and Africa in a habitat that keeps the many represented species thriving.…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/23/2025-the-magic-of-butterflies/
When I was in Costa Rica in March of this year, I was fortunate to successfully photograph ten different species of hummingbirds. One of the most colorful was the tiny male Crowned Woodnymph, only about three and a half inches.…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/21/2025-saturation/
When I was in Costa Rica in March of this year, I was fortunate to successfully photograph ten different species of hummingbirds. One of the most colorful was the tiny male Crowned Woodnymph, only about three and a half inches.…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/21/2025-saturation/
There isn't much activity at the Salt Pond along the Ferrari Pond Trail this time of year. But a lone Snowy Egret was gulping down something it had found in the shallow pond as I approached the…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/19/2025-december-at-the-salt-pond/
There isn't much activity at the Salt Pond along the Ferrari Pond Trail this time of year. But a lone Snowy Egret was gulping down something it had found in the shallow pond as I approached the…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/19/2025-december-at-the-salt-pond/
Last May in the Black Hills of South Dakota, I saw and photographed a Badger for the first time. The Badger was in the process of digging a burrow in the middle of a large, grassy field and she looked up at us with curiosity. She…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/18/2025-badger/
Last May in the Black Hills of South Dakota, I saw and photographed a Badger for the first time. The Badger was in the process of digging a burrow in the middle of a large, grassy field and she looked up at us with curiosity. She…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/18/2025-badger/
A Great Blue Heron wades in a shallow pond at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Florida this past February and waits for something in the water to catch its eye for a meal. I thought the light was especially lovely as…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/17/2025-wading-and-waiting/
A Great Blue Heron wades in a shallow pond at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Florida this past February and waits for something in the water to catch its eye for a meal. I thought the light was especially lovely as…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/17/2025-wading-and-waiting/
This pair of Burrowing Owls was in the middle of a soccer field at Brian Piccolo Sports Park in Cooper City, Florida in February. Some of the soccer fields were closed to soccer as the owls had burrowed into the sandy…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/16/2025-burrowing-owls/
This pair of Burrowing Owls was in the middle of a soccer field at Brian Piccolo Sports Park in Cooper City, Florida in February. Some of the soccer fields were closed to soccer as the owls had burrowed into the sandy…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/16/2025-burrowing-owls/
It's been a while since the sun has shone here. It's been gloomy, dank, and cold and the fog clings low to the ground. Yesterday, when I climbed up the path to Ferrari Pond, the logs where egrets and cormorants…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/15/2025-the-gloom-continues/
It's been a while since the sun has shone here. It's been gloomy, dank, and cold and the fog clings low to the ground. Yesterday, when I climbed up the path to Ferrari Pond, the logs where egrets and cormorants…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/15/2025-the-gloom-continues/
A few Hooded Mergansers are hanging around Ferrari Pond. I've been told that there are even a couple of pairs that swim in the pond above the waterfall that I walk by each morning. However, to get to them…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/14/2025-more-from-the-pond/
A few Hooded Mergansers are hanging around Ferrari Pond. I've been told that there are even a couple of pairs that swim in the pond above the waterfall that I walk by each morning. However, to get to them…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/14/2025-more-from-the-pond/
The scenery is spectacular whether you're inside Yellowstone National Park or as in this photograph, outside the park in Paradise Valley, on the road between the North entrance to the park and Livingston,…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/13/2025-the-icing-on-the-cake/
The scenery is spectacular whether you're inside Yellowstone National Park or as in this photograph, outside the park in Paradise Valley, on the road between the North entrance to the park and Livingston,…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/13/2025-the-icing-on-the-cake/
Even on a spring day in the Palouse, there is plenty of drama in the clouds. As the clouds merged and then drifted apart, they created small openings that allowed the sun to reach through to reveal the argyle patterns left by…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/12/2025-cloud-drama/
Even on a spring day in the Palouse, there is plenty of drama in the clouds. As the clouds merged and then drifted apart, they created small openings that allowed the sun to reach through to reveal the argyle patterns left by…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/12/2025-cloud-drama/
Yesterday and today I've been attending an on-line landscape photography workshop through KelbyOne. Landscape photography is not my strong suit and I am always interested in learning new approaches that will improve my…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/10/2025-intimate-scenic/
Yesterday and today I've been attending an on-line landscape photography workshop through KelbyOne. Landscape photography is not my strong suit and I am always interested in learning new approaches that will improve my…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/10/2025-intimate-scenic/
Z9#2 The Rivoli's Hummingbird, one of the largest hummingbirds in North America at 5 inches, is my favorite hummingbird that I see at Madera Canyon in Arizona. His loud, slow hum, that sounds like a…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/09/2025-the-magnificent-rivolis/
Z9#2 The Rivoli's Hummingbird, one of the largest hummingbirds in North America at 5 inches, is my favorite hummingbird that I see at Madera Canyon in Arizona. His loud, slow hum, that sounds like a…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/09/2025-the-magnificent-rivolis/
For what seems like an eternity, the Valley has been gloomy, overcast with dense morning fog, and with that damp, bone chilling cold that accompanies the fog this time of year. In contrast, communities in the foothills…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/08/2025-above-the-fog/
For what seems like an eternity, the Valley has been gloomy, overcast with dense morning fog, and with that damp, bone chilling cold that accompanies the fog this time of year. In contrast, communities in the foothills…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/08/2025-above-the-fog/
A trio of Double-crested Cormorants gathered on the dead stump in the middle of Ferrari Pond the other morning. The bird in the middle was drying its wings. It is common to see Cormorants with their wings outstretched, drying them,…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/06/2025-the-trio/
A trio of Double-crested Cormorants gathered on the dead stump in the middle of Ferrari Pond the other morning. The bird in the middle was drying its wings. It is common to see Cormorants with their wings outstretched, drying them,…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/06/2025-the-trio/
Our resident American White Pelican is content to hang around the pond beneath the waterfall on the edge of the golf course. He swims and fishes with Snowy Egrets, Great Egrets, Buffleheads, and (surprise!) Canada Geese. I walk by the…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/05/2025-landing/
Our resident American White Pelican is content to hang around the pond beneath the waterfall on the edge of the golf course. He swims and fishes with Snowy Egrets, Great Egrets, Buffleheads, and (surprise!) Canada Geese. I walk by the…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/05/2025-landing/
When I was growing up in the 1950's, my mother had a mink fur wrap that, while stylish at the time, was also horrifying. It was made up of three mink bodies, with dangling feet, tails, and heads, and the mouth of one functioned as a…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/04/2025-mink-fur/
When I was growing up in the 1950's, my mother had a mink fur wrap that, while stylish at the time, was also horrifying. It was made up of three mink bodies, with dangling feet, tails, and heads, and the mouth of one functioned as a…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/04/2025-mink-fur/
The rams stick close together. I'm convinced that they even use each other's horns to scratch an itch, especially on top of their heads. The Bighorn on the left, his head under the other ram's horn, seems content to stay that way. BFFs…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/03/2025-bffs/
The rams stick close together. I'm convinced that they even use each other's horns to scratch an itch, especially on top of their heads. The Bighorn on the left, his head under the other ram's horn, seems content to stay that way. BFFs…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/03/2025-bffs/
While we were photographing a Bull Elk, a pair of Coyotes appeared from behind the trees. The first Coyote drank from a pool of water in a recess on a large granite boulder then trotted away as the second climbed onto the rock…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/02/2025-making-sure/
While we were photographing a Bull Elk, a pair of Coyotes appeared from behind the trees. The first Coyote drank from a pool of water in a recess on a large granite boulder then trotted away as the second climbed onto the rock…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/02/2025-making-sure/
Floating Island Pond in Yellowstone National Park is surrounded by tall grasses. As we drove by on our first morning, the grasses reflected in the dark waters of the pond. There were no birds and no critters at the…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/01/2025-grass-reflections/
Floating Island Pond in Yellowstone National Park is surrounded by tall grasses. As we drove by on our first morning, the grasses reflected in the dark waters of the pond. There were no birds and no critters at the…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/12/01/2025-grass-reflections/
The rivalry between Bighorn Sheep rams during the rut is fascinating to watch. The rams cluster closely together, pawing at each other in an attempt to entice a confrontation and even the violent crashing of heads. Then they…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/11/30/2025-nose-to-nose/
The rivalry between Bighorn Sheep rams during the rut is fascinating to watch. The rams cluster closely together, pawing at each other in an attempt to entice a confrontation and even the violent crashing of heads. Then they…
https://infocusdaily.com/2025/11/30/2025-nose-to-nose/