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Collared Pika
I’m heading back to Alaska for one last shot at these little guys before the winter. There may also be some moose. It’s amazing just how short the growing season is in the Alaskan alpine. When I visited in early July, the tundra was just starting to turn green. Now, just over two months later,…
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Loon Portrait
My first time photographing a loon in breeding plumage. We get Pacific Loons in San Francisco during the winter, mainly on the bay and in the ocean. Nothing can really prepare you for the experience of lying next to a lake on a crisp Alaska morning, watching a pair of loons gliding around seemingly effortlessly.
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Hear Ye!
Her Fuzziness Petunia IV, Princess of the Pikas and Tyrant of the Tundra, brings these tidings to her subjects: “Squeak!”
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Castle in the Clouds
A Collared Pika watches as clouds roll into its alpine home. A free pro tip for anyone getting into alpine photograph: check the cloud ceiling height before setting out. On this day, I had 30 minutes of dramatic fog rolling in, followed by hours of dense enveloping whiteout fog. If I’d checked the forecast, I…
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Marmot Scene
I’m at a bit of a loss to caption this one. The best I came up with was “honey, come quick; the marmots are being weird again!” What’s your caption?
