I’ve watched a lot of ospreys dive for fish too many times to count. This one’s near the top of the list. For about half a second it looked like it wasn’t going to happen. Then the bird locked in, hit the water, and came up with one of the biggest fish I’ve caught this…
I’ve been shooting the Sony A7R VI for a few weeks now in Florida, and the camera finally got tested by something no spec sheet could prepare it for. There’s a male osprey I’ve been watching with an injured eye. Torn nictitating membrane, the third eyelid birds use to protect their eyes mid-dive. Most people…
I still remember the first time I laid my tiny seven year old hands on an Audubon Field Guide to Birds. I read it from front to back in days and marveled at every single feather covered creature that inhabited those pages. Today, one of my images graces the cover of the magazine that gave…
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time and capture some truly breathtaking Black Skimmer shots. I put the whole experience in a video.
Over the past 15 years or so I have had some simply amazing moments with birds. I have shared space with them in locations all over the world through blazing heat, freezing cold and the occasional comfortable blind. As I watched and learned more about their world one thing became quite clear. Their lives mirrored…
I was fortunate enough to spend my days surrounded by the wisdom of the magical and often mystical Dalmatian pelican. I witnessed them against a backdrop of Georgia O Keeffe pastels, happy Bob Ross mountain ranges, moody Tim Burton skies and I saw them close enough to think the magic of Jim Henson was somehow…
In this video I take you out to the swamp and show you just how amazing the mighty Anhinga is. You know, the snake bird! I use my Sony A1-2 Setup guide to capture all this glorious footage. Enjoy the slo motion wildlife videography!
The A1 MARK II can do it all! That power comes with complexity. Hundreds of settings. AF modes that interact in ways that aren’t obvious. Options hidden, buried three menus deep. Sorting through all of this takes time, a lot of guessing and loads of missed opportunities. I have watched this happen hundreds of times….
Eagles have a stillness that borders on the supernatural. If there isn’t a breeze dancing through their feathers, you might never know you are watching a video, NOT a still image. Then the mystical blink slaps you back into the safe confines of reality. That blink reveals the thin, veiny shield that protects their beautiful…
I think most people are familiar with the great Wildebeest migration in Africa but very few people know of the great fish migration that happens each year along the east coast of Florida. It’s simply called, “The Fall Mullet Run,” but there is nothing simple about it. Millions of fish make their way down the…