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Autumn Pika
From last year, a Collared Pika on a cloudy day in the Talkeetna Mountains. I’m back in Alaska again, officially here to “photograph Moose,” but at this point I think we all know it’s just a cover story to spend the rest of the week chasing the perfect pika landscape.
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Talus Visitor
If you want to photograph weasels, there are few places better than a pika colony. Worst case, you’ll get to spend the day with some pikas. This Ermine (Short-Tailed Weasel) was kind enough to pay me a visit while I waited for some pikas to forage. The Ermine kept them hidden away in their burrows,…
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The Forager
Before this trip, I didn’t have any photos of a Collared Pika gathering hay for the winter. When I found this spot where a pika was foraging on the other side of a small ridge, I knew I could get that shot and more: a pika foraging in the scenic landscape of the Talkeetna mountains.…
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Black Turnstone
I wasn’t looking for shorebirds on this beach, but when my main target didn’t show up I took an interest in the turnstones foraging on the beach. The sun was blocked by some cliffs, but when it peeked out and lit up the rocks up the background, the shot came together.
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Fat Pika Week
In honor of #fatpikaweek, here’s a Collared Pika looking nice and chonky on top of its favorite rock.
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Heaven on Earth
When I sent my wife this photo at the end of my first full day in Katmai she texted back “are you in heaven!?” My answer was simply “yes.” The effect, of course, was done 100% in camera. It was actually an accident caused by a slight equipment misconfiguration, but when I saw the flare…
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Pika Portrait
The Collared Pikas were good to me on my trip to Alaska. Look at this noble rock rabbit!
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Katmai Sunset
A Brown Bear fishing after sunset on the Katmai coast. We were incredibly lucky with the weather on this trip. It gave us a bit of everything (except sideways rain) and so many spectacular sunsets. From a trip with @sstone_images and @sergiushannan_photography.
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The Watcher
A Collared Pika scans the tundra for threats before venturing away from the safety of the talus.
