Upper McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park surges with water, tumbling over McDonald Falls on a late Spring day in May. Glacier National Park in the Rocky Mountains of Montana encompasses more than 1 million acres. The park’s nickname is … [Read more]
Capturing memories of Glacier National Park with a cell phone camera
While I spent most of a recent long-weekend trip to Glacier National Park in Montana lugging my heavy Nikon camera and lenses, I found myself without them during an impromptu hike to Avalanche Lake in the park. The point I want to make … [Read more]
A wild grouse chase — the search for greater and lesser prairie-chickens
KANSAS is home to two main species of prairie-chickens, lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) and greater prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus cupido), and some hybrids thrown in. The differences are subtle but easy to spot once … [Read more]
Sights and sounds from a Columbian sharp-tailed grouse lek
This two-minute video from a Columbian sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus) lek is made up of mostly slow-motion footage to see the detail in the movement of the fast-moving grouse. Sharp-tailed grouse gather at the same exact … [Read more]