Wilson's Snipe

Memories of Grand Teton National Park
Memories of Grand Teton National Park

My first time visiting Jackson, Wyoming was in November 2001. I was participating in the only nature photography seminar I’ve ever been to. It was a week-long event, and I…

Memories of Minesing Wetlands
Memories of Minesing Wetlands

2023-05-18 A Quick Tour Of McKinnon Road Thursday, I drove north, towards my friend’s cottage near the shore of Georgian Bay on Lake Huron. I planned a few stops along…

Memories of Burns Oregon
Memories of Burns Oregon

On 2022-04-24, after a long drive from Joseph (Oregon), I arrived in Burns late Saturday afternoon. Rather than surrendering to fatigue, I drove through the region just north of town…

2023-05-25 Return to McKinnon Road
2023-05-25 Return to McKinnon Road

After a lovely week in the Township of Tiny Ontario, I said goodbye to the region and the friends I made there. I made two stops on my drive back…

2022-07-16 Adieu Canada
2022-07-16 Adieu Canada

This saga spans the last five nights and six days I spent in Canada on my 2022 expedition. It focuses on southern Saskatchewan’s Grasslands National Park, just a few short…

2022-07-05 Kimiwan Lake
2022-07-05 Kimiwan Lake

My long drive from Grande Prairie ended Monday at Lake Kimiwan near the Town of McLennan in the province of Alberta. There is a boardwalk over the marsh at the…

2022-07-02 Piper Pond
2022-07-02 Piper Pond

I spent time north of Dawson Creek at a location called Piper Pond. I had heard there were Rusty Blackbirds there, and I hoped to gather some images. When I…

2022-06-23 Muncho Lake Through Toad River
2022-06-23 Muncho Lake Through Toad River

Wednesday night I roadside camped a mile from the Northern Rockies Lodge at Muncho Lake. The rain followed me all the way from Teslin and continued all night. The abundant…

2022-06-09 Getting to Whitehorse
2022-06-09 Getting to Whitehorse

My journey to Whitehorse was another long drive, and I took two days to cover the distance. I left Tuesday and didn’t pull into Whitehorse until Thursday. I slept Wednesday…

2022-04-24 In Burns Oregon
2022-04-24 In Burns Oregon

My decision to visit the Malheur area required a long drive from Joseph to Burns that took me six hours of drive-time. I think there were five passes to cross…

2019-10-28 Monday Afternoon At Vendel Road
2019-10-28 Monday Afternoon At Vendel Road

When I woke up this morning near Gila Bend Arizona, I thought my next stop would be at home. But the call of the wild was too strong to ignore.…

2019-10-10 Vendel Road, Salton Sea
2019-10-10 Vendel Road, Salton Sea

My trip to Arizona finally launched Thursday morning. I used the opportunity to visit some of my favorite bird destinations. My first stop was Poe Road, but I was disappointed…

2012-12-14 Poway Snipe Hunt
2012-12-14 Poway Snipe Hunt

About a mile east of my house, along Poway Creek there is a hotspot for birds in winter. As a flood control measure, the City of Poway mows the creek…

2014-12-04 Poway Creek Mergansers
2014-12-04 Poway Creek Mergansers

There is a location on Poway Creek, a mile from my home where I like to hunt for Wilson’s Snipe each winter. While the snipes may bring me to this…

2015-05-25 3rd Day In The Bitterroot Valley
2015-05-25 3rd Day In The Bitterroot Valley

I spent the first two days with my friend in the Bitterroot Valley getting caught up with processing images from the drive in from Wyoming. I spent time visiting old…

2015-05-16 Jackson Wyoming
2015-05-16 Jackson Wyoming

My website suffered a catastrophic crash with complete loss of data on July 25, 2015. Much of the blog content going forward was necessarily re-created from memory. This could be…