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Theodore Roosevelt National Park—Prairie Dogs and friends
Ryan and I often break up the 17 hour drive home to Minnesota from Yellowstone with a night and half a day in Teddy Roosevelt National Park. The 36-mile auto loop is a fantastic road for wildlife...
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park—Bison calves
It was mid May and calving time in the Bison herds of Yellowstone and Teddy Roosevelt…And as the father of a 4-year-old and 5-year-old, I can really see the similarities in these wild babies and my...
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park—Wild Horses running Wild
On our way home from Yellowstone, Ryan and I stayed the night in Medora, North Dakota and spent the next morning shooting in Teddy Roosevelt National Park. It is a fantastic place for wildlife...
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Birding North Dakota’s Prairie—Part 1: Grassland Birds
I have a very embarrassing secret…As of a month ago, I still needed Ferruginous Hawk for my Life List! Most of you may be saying “Huh?,” but the birders out there know what I mean. Seeing 600 of North...
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Birding North Dakota’s Prairie—Part 2: Marsh Birds
Last blog post we talked about the prairie birds of central North Dakota’s Kidder and Stutsman Counties, and now we focus our lens on the county’s birds of lake and marsh. Where I live in Northeastern...
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Teddy Roosevelt National Park: Day 1
Ryan Marshik and I busted out to North Dakota’s premiere wildlife hotspot last week. Teddy Roosevelt National Park is a treasure of the upper midwest. An easy 9-hour drive from Duluth, the park is a...
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Backlit Bison Breath and Starry Skyscapes: Teddy Roosevelt Day 2
Day 2 in North Dakota’s Teddy Roosevelt National Park started early…REALLY EARLY! Ryan and I crawled out of our cozy cocoons at 2:27am. Time to try for some Milky Way landscapes! It is always good to...
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Best Wildlife Photos of 2015 (non-bird)
I’m finally getting around to posting my favorite non-bird wildlife photos of 2015. This is as much an exercise in editing (and learning) for me, as it is sharing photos with you all. It’s always great...
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Early Spring Wildlife of Teddy Roosevelt National Park
On the way home from Yellowstone, Ryan and I usually camp for a night at North Dakota’s Teddy Roosevelt National Park. It breaks up the 16 hour drive home and allows us to get in some more shooting,...
View ArticleI’m Invisible! Floating Blind Hide Bird Photography Prairie Potholes of North...
Ryan Marshik and I go on a bird photography video trip to the prairie pothole region of North Dakota …specifically Kidder and Stutsman counties west of Jamestown. We use our floating blinds in some...
View Article2021 “Top Ten” #5 Bird Behavior
“Is this just another category so you can show more bird photos Sparky?” Why, yes, yes it is! And just so you know…I do include flying as a behavior for some reason. I guess technically everything a...
View ArticleInvisible! Floating Blind/Hide – Rushing Grebes North Dakota; Photographer...
Is it possible to get into the heart of a Western Grebe colony and witness the amazing and complex courtship of these water birds? It certainly is….if you use a floating blind/floating hide. In this...
View ArticleI’m Invisible! Floating Blind Hide Bird Photography Prairie Potholes of North...
Ryan Marshik and I go on a bird photography video trip to the prairie pothole region of North Dakota …specifically Kidder and Stutsman counties west of Jamestown. We use our floating blinds in some...
View Article2021 “Top Ten” #5 Bird Behavior
“Is this just another category so you can show more bird photos Sparky?” Why, yes, yes it is! And just so you know…I do include flying as a behavior for some reason. I guess technically everything a...
View ArticleInvisible! Floating Blind/Hide – Rushing Grebes North Dakota; Photographer...
Is it possible to get into the heart of a Western Grebe colony and witness the amazing and complex courtship of these water birds? It certainly is….if you use a floating blind/floating hide. In this...
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