Navigate the Uncertain Road Ahead
After dealing with severe pain for about 25 years due to chronic cluster headaches, Jackie and I are facing some new challenges following some very serious health news. It all started in early summer with…
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Southwest: The Danger is Real
/ 3 months agoEvery day when I head out on my hikes across the Arizona desert, there is always a chance of encountering one of the Southwest's most misunderstood residents, the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. Contrary to popular belief,…
Read MoreA Few Moments with a Muskrat
/ 3 months agoA couple of years ago, while photographing wildlife along the Lower Salt River, I caught a quick glimpse of an animal swimming across the water. It looked a little like a beaver, but smaller. Before…
Read MoreWhen the Horses Steal the Show
/ 4 months agoI'm usually at the Salt River early in the morning looking for native wildlife rather than horses. In fact, I often avoid them because they attract so much attention. Many visitors seem to have eyes…
Read MoreSummer at the Ponds: Nesting Season at Water Ranch
/ 4 months agoThe Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona, has a very different feel this time of year. Water levels in many of the recharge ponds are low, and most of the winter visitors have…
Read MoreThe First Hour of Daylight – Great Horned Owls
/ 4 months agoSince the beginning of May, I've been making regular early morning visits to an urban location in Phoenix to photograph a family of Great Horned Owls. I usually stop by once or twice a week,…
Read MoreCooper’s Hawks Return
/ 4 months agoA few years ago, when we still lived in South Scottsdale, there was a park nearby that we used to visit often. It sits in a flood protection zone for the monsoon season and is…
Read MoreAnother Morning with Scarface
/ 5 months agoScarface and her companion were back at the Riparian Preserve this week. The pair spent much of the morning chasing and playfully nipping at each other across the nearly dry settling ponds. Despite all the…
Read MoreCoyotes: Familiar Faces at Water Ranch
/ 7 months agoAt the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, water is carefully managed through a series of settling ponds - an engineered landscape that has become a refuge for wildlife over the years. Some ponds sit nearly…
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