A Feather For The Nest Northern Gannet

Funny Bald Eagle Preening PhotoNot sure what I said to insult this bald eagle, but I’ll be more careful in the future!

In reality, what looks like a bald eagle taking great offense at an insult is actually a behavior called “preening.” Bald eagles preen their feathers with a waxy secretion that keeps them waterproof, helping them stay dry in the Alaskan drizzle.

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Hummingbird Close Up Of Scale Like FeathersThis close up of a Chestnut-breasted Coronet's feathers show how they form in a scaly pattern. Similar to the way a fish's scales might look.

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Close Up On Roadrunner EyeThe eye of a greater roadrunner, the famous desert birds of the American southwest.

While they’re best known for running, roadrunners have several other tricks for thriving in the arid landscape. This eye contains a gland for secreting salt from their blood, which saves water over the usual method (urine).

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Crested Caracara Bird Face CloseupCloseup bird face picture of Crested caracara from South Texas. The blue tip of its beak has remnants of carrion from its last meal. This Falcon family member was photographed on location in the Rio Grande valley, Texas.

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Eagle PosingThis close up shows a Bald eagle posing majestically for the camera in Alaska.

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Eagle ScreamCan you hear the eagle scream? Spending time in Alaska during a salmon run, the eagles will congregate and their chatter and screams can be heard and enjoyed.

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Eagle Talons With SalmonDon't Mess with Me - Staring down the camera, as a Bald Eagle holds on to his salmon dinner on the Chilkoot River, Alaska.

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Grizzly Bear CloseupWet from the rain, a grizzly bear shows its teeth to the camera. An adult grizzly has 42 teeth to shred all the different kinds of food in its omnivorous diet.

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Keel Billed Toucan PictureA keel-billed toucan smiles, showing off its serrated teeth. Photo taken in Costa Rica.

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Keel Billed Toucan Up CloseThe keel-billed toucan’s call sounds a lot like a frog’s croak. In the Costa Rica rainforest, you’ll hear them a lot more often than you think.

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A Close Up Portrait Of A Grizzly Bear Feeding On Sedge In The VaAn adult grizzly looks into the camera with a mouthful of sedge hanging out of its mouth as the bear lazily feeds in the valleys of the Lake Clark National Park near the Cook Inlet of Alaska. Grizzly bears are omnivores, who not only hunt for prey, but also enjoy snacking on berries and munching on grasses.

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Bighorn Sheep In YellowstoneThe larger a bighorn sheep’s horns, the more respect it gains in the herd. This one is on its way up the social ladder.

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Eagles Take A Closer LookA close up of two Bald eagles shows the exquisite colors of their heads. The golden yellow of their beaks and eyes are striking in any light.

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Green Iguana Eye Close UpA green iguana gets an eyeful. In addition to two normal eyes, green iguanas have a light-sensitive “third eye” on top of their heads, which helps them spot airborne predators.

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Close Up Of Red FoxThis playful red fox greets visitors at McNeil River Sanctuary in Alaska. The kit and its litter mates play in the fireweed surrounding the base camp. Although McNeil is known as a sanctuary for brown bears, these wonderful little kits make a great photographic diversion in camp.

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Scarlet Macaw Close UpClose up image of a scarlet macaw in profile. Its hooked beak helps it break the shells of nuts and seeds.

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Toes Of A Three Toad SlothTelling two-toed and three-toed sloths apart is easy: just count the toes! This three-toed sloth is using his long claws to hang from a branch, probably catching a nap after an exhausting day of sleeping.

Two-toed and three-toed sloths differ in more than just the number of toes. Two-toed sloths are more often nocturnal, with bigger eyes and a longer coat. Three-toed sloths can also be recognized by the black marks around their eyes.

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Claws Of A Three Toed SlothBiologists think two-toed and three-toed sloths are members of different families, making them an example of convergent evolution.

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Close Up Of A Chestnut Breasted CoronetA close up of a Chestnut-breasted Coronet reveals the green color of its head and the brown feathers in its body.

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Three Toed Sloth Wildlife Photography PortraitA friendly closeup portrait of this three-toed sloth during a wildlife photography session in Costa Rica. These gentle creatures roam wild in the forests of this Central American country.

Here this sloth, hangs on to a branch and looks right at the camera, seemingly smiling for us. Smaller today, these slow moving animals were once as large as elephants in prehistoric times. Slow moving on the ground and through the trees, they are remarkable swimmers.

Sloths can have fun too! Sometimes they are seen falling from the trees to land in the rivers of the forest, and then using their long arms to efficiently swim through the water. Images like this are abundant for wildlife photography enthusiasts on our Costa Rica photo tours.

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Alaskan Bald Eagle Face Close UpProfile closeup image of a bald eagle face captured at the Council Grounds on the Chilkat River during Fall Congregation. The bald eagle is the only eagle native to North America. Approximately half of the world's bald eagle population lives in Alaska, that accounts for 35,000 birds. Bald eagles are not bald per se. There was a moment in our history when a "white head" was referred to as "bald." In fact, the scientific name of the bald eagle literally translates as "sea eagle with a white head." This stunning closeup photo comes from the unparalleled eagle viewing at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.

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Bald Eagle Straight On PhotoA bald eagle stares down the camera. Photo taken near Haines, Alaska.

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Chestnut Breasted Coronet PortraitChestnut-breasted coronet close up in Ecuadors cloud forest.

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Great Grey Owl PortraitWhoooooo. Feisty the Great Grey Owl is a resident of the American Bald Eagle Foundation (ABEF) in Haines, Alaska. Feisty was wounded and will be spending the rest of her life teaching us about her species at the ABEF.

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Iconic Bald Eagle FacePortrait of a Iconic Bald Eagle Face. See the river water freezing on the beak of this Alaskan raptor in this closeup nature picture. Surviving during the salmon run near Haines is no easy task.

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Maasai Mara ZebraOf course, no African safari is complete without viewing the thousands of zebra's that roam the countryside. Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya was home to this wonderful striped fellow who took some time out of his grazing to pose for us.

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Northern Bobwhite South Texas QuailA closeup bird picture of a Northern bobwhite. Also called Virginia quail, this ground avian roams the Texas and Caribbean landscape. Here, its beautiful plumage are fully displayed on location in Laguna Seca.

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Portrait Of A PuffinThe horned puffin is one of our favorite birds to watch and photograph. One of three types of puffins, this seabird is easily recognizable with its colorful beak and horned tuft above its eye. They are quite comical when flying through the air, however, their "underwater" flying is amazing to watch. We were also lucky enough to see the Tufted puffin in Alaska, and look forward to photographing the Atlantic Puffin in Newfoundland this year.

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Scarlet Macaw With FlowersScarlet macaws eat mostly fruits, nuts and seeds. They also eat sodium packed dirt.

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Alaskan Eagle Eating Mouthful Of SalmonA closeup image of a bald eagle eating on fresh Alaskan salmon. Here, this raptor has a mouthful of fish as it swallows it down along the river banks near Haines. Wildlife photo shot during the late salmon run at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.

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Bald Eagle With Beak Open In AlaskaBald eagles, the national symbol of the United States, live around the rivers and lakes of Haines, Alaska, in large numbers.

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Close Up Of Rocky Mountain GoatA Rocky Mountain goat poses for his close up on Mt. Evans.

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Grizzly Bear With Salmon Looking Directly At CameraThis young grizzly bear looks directly at the camera while holding a broken salmon in its mouth. The bear looked directly at the camera many times, more interested in showing off its catch for the photographer than eating it.

Grizzly Bears in the Alaskan National Parks are accustomed to the presence of humans. The bears will often look directly at humans or interact with human technology. In this particular case, it almost seemed as if the bear was posing for the camera. As photographers, we often try to anthropomorphize our subjects, as casting wildlife in a human light can make people more likely to pay attention to the photograph.

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Three Toed Sloth Claw In Black And WhiteThe claws of a three-toed sloth are so strong that it can hang from a tree while totally asleep.

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Chestnut Breasted Coronet Close UpChestnut-breasted coronet close-up in South America.

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Funny Bald Eagle PhotoIf this bald eagle could speak English, it looks a lot like he’d be saying, “How dare you!?”

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Peek A BooA Red-Eyed tree frog peeks at me through a leaf in Costa Rica.

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Eagle Eye In Wildlife PortraitAn intense eagle eye staring off into the distance in this closeup wildlife profile portrait. The frigid air ices the water on this raptor's face feathers. Nature photo taken on location at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.

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Bald Eagle CryA bald eagle calls out with its beak wide. Bald eagles cry to each other to communicate information and warn of danger, including a specific peal they often sound when humans approach.

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Black And White Three Toed Sloth ClawA close-up, monochrome picture of a three-toed sloth’s claws.

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SOUTH TEXAS BIRD PHOTO WORKSHOP

Photoshop and Lightroom Post Processing Workshop

ICELAND PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Costa Rica Tropical Lowlands Photography Workshop

COSTA RICA PHOTO WORKSHOP

HUMMINGBIRD PHOTO WORKSHOP

Bald Eagle Photography Workshop

GRIZZLY BEAR PHOTO WORKSHOP

GALAPAGOS PHOTO WORKSHOP - EAST

GALAPAGOS PHOTO WORKSHOP - WEST

Wildlife Portraits