American White Pelicans Fish Stealing Behavior
While photographing American White Pelicans on the Mississippi River in Illinois, I noticed interesting behavior occurring between the pelicans. American White Pelicans are quite good at stealing food from each other. This blog contains photos as well as descriptions of this intriguing…
Photo Story: Yellowstone Grizzly Mating Chase
I had just finished photographing the sunrise at Duck Lake in Yellowstone National Park and I decided to drive the East Entrance Road looking for Grizzlies. As I got past Yellowstone Lake, I noticed some commotion in the woods. Grizzly…
Photo Story: Yellowstone Bison Jam
Bison jams are pretty much a daily event in Yellowstone National Park. A bison jam is a traffic jam cause by a heard of bison walking along the road. Yellowstone Bison Jam There are somewhere around 4,500 bison in Yellowstone,…
Yellowstone Bison Crossing the Lamar River
There are around 4,600 bison in Yellowstone National Park and many of these bison are located in the Lamar Valley. The Lamar Valley is also known as the Serengeti of North America due to the abundance of wildlife in the…
Photo Story: Where the Mountain Goats Live
Near the Northeast Entrance to Yellowstone National Park is a mountain called Barronette Peak. Barronette Peak is 10,354 feet tall and is home to Mountain Goats and Big Horn Sheep. Mountain Goats on Barronette Peak There is a pullout on…
Pronghorn Antelope Fawns Testing Their Legs in Yellowstone National Park
Part of the beauty of visiting Yellowstone National Park is the ability to see wildlife in their natural environment. Whether it be wolves feeding on a carcass, Bull Elk bugling for their harem, or the Yellowstone mothers with their babies,…
Using the Canon 70-200mm as a Car Lens for Wildlife Photography
In places like Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, I like to have a separate camera body with a medium range zoom lens located right next to me in the car just in case I see some wildlife…
The Story Behind the Photo: Red Fox Ready to Pounce on its Prey
We had just landed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, took a shuttle to the Rental Car lot, and we were driving to Teton Village. Just when we turned down Teton Village Road. we spotting a Red Fox trotting in a field…
Using the Canon 1.4x Teleconverter and the Canon 70-200 f2.8 for Wildlife Photography
With a little less than a month before my trip to Yellowstone, I was looking for a car camera and lens combo. My primary lens and camera combination for the trip will be the Canon 5d Mark III and 500mm…
The Story Behind the Photo: White Pelican in Flight
One of my favorite spots to photograph White Pelicans on the Mississippi River is Fisherman’s Corner South on the Illinois side of the river. The best spot is to walk out on the Levee towards the dam. White Pelican in…
