Ferns & Flowers at Como Conservatory
When we were in the Twin Cities of Minnesota this past summer, I made it a point to go to the Como Conservatory. This is a fabulous place, with gorgeous
From Bison to Dung Beetles
Tallgrass Prairie, Kansas On our way to visit our grandkids in Minnesota this summer, we stopped at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, about 15 miles west of Emporia, Kansas. Prairie lands
A Few Days in the Sonoran Desert
Although we live in the Chihuahuan desert here in Las Cruces, in April Penny and I decided to go the Sonoran Desert. The Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts are adjacent as
Mourning Doves Living Dangerously
This post is about one of the most fascinating things I’ve photographed in a long time. And it happened over the course of about six weeks in our own backyard
Sandhill Cranes
Early winter is the time when the sandhill cranes and other waterbirds arrive in the southwest U.S. after they migrate from Canada and other points north. Bosque del Apache National