Exploring the Earth and Sky of the West

Wildlife Photography

  • Snail, Redwood National Park
  • Mountain goat, Glacier National Park, Montana
  • Mountain goats, Quandary Peak, Colorado
  • Mountain goats, Quandary Peak, Colorado
  • Leather star, Redwood National Park
  • Pile o’ sea stars, Redwood National Park
  • Acorn barnacles, Redwood National Park
  • Tide pool, Redwood National Park
  • Nēnē (Hawaiian goose), Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai’i
  • Gecko, Hawai’i
  • Sea turtle, Hawai’i
  • Prairie dogs, Custer State Park, South Dakota
  • Burros, Custer State Park, South Dakota
  • Pronghorn, Custer State Park, South Dakota
  • Pronghorn, Custer State Park, South Dakota
  • American Bison, Custer State Park, South Dakota
  • Bison in the fog, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
  • Hermit crab, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Unidentified gecko, St. John, Virgin Islands National Park
  • Bison walking in front of shallow pond
  • Canyon tree frog (Dryophytes arenicolor), Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, Utah
  • Long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii), Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, Utah
  • Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, Utah
  • A yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) sits on the rim of Cedar Breaks
  • Yellow bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
  • Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) and Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) on Salishan Spit near Lincoln City, Oregon
  • Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) and Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) on Salishan Spit near Lincoln City, Oregon
  • Mountain goat and wildflowers, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington
  • An ornate brown, white, and orange butterfly perched on a leaf
    California Sister (Adelpha californica), Zion National Park, Uta
  • A tan lizard with brown and yellow spots and a thick black neck stripe rests on some rocks
    Great Basin Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores), Zion National Park, Utah
  • A lizard sits on a ledge of orange sandstone with a small arch in the background
    An unidentified lizard hangs out next to a small sandstone arch, Zion National Park, Utah
  • A bighorn sheep with short horns peer down from a ledge of rock
    A desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) in Zion National Park, Utah
  • The gelatinous remains of a red and orange jellyfish sit on the beach next to rocks and seaweed
    A deceased (?) lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) washed up on the beach, one of many, many such jellies we found on our trip.
  • Two large bright green anemones on a rock
    Two giant green anemones in a tidepool in Olympic National Park, Washington.
  • A mountain goat grazes a field of bright purple and red flowers
    A mountain goat enjoys a wide range of appetizers.
  • A mountain goat grazes a field of bright purple and red flowers
    A mountain goat enjoys a wide range of appetizers.
  • A white mountain goat looks out over the lower slopes of a volcanic peak
    A mountain goat surveys the lower, barren slopes of Mt. St. Helens
  • Three black fins just upward from the ocean surface
    Orcas, Resurrection Bay, Alaska
  • The fin and head of a black and white whale is visible just above the water line
    Orca, Resurrection Bay, Alaska
  • A small black and white bird with orange beak and feet
    Horned Puffin (at the Alaska Sealife Center in Seward, because the photo was better than the wild ones…)
  • Three grizzly bears amble in a field of green grass
    Grizzly Bears, Denali National Park, Alaska
  • Several white sheep clamber among a cliff of rocks
    Dall sheep, Denali National Park, Alaska
  • Three moose forage in a pond
    Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska
  • Close-up of a small gray and red fox sitting in the grass
    Island Fox, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park
  • Close-up of a small gray and red fox sitting in the grass
    Island Fox, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park
  • A raptor perches atop a Joshua Tree
    Gold Butte National Monument, Nevada
  • A Western Tiger Swallowtail pollinates and feeds from a crimson columbine
    A Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) feeds from a crimson columbine (Aquilegia formosa) along Baker Creek, Great Basin National Park, Nevada
  • Muskrats in Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
    Muskrat, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
  • Muskrats in Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
    Muskrat, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
  • Muskrats in Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
    Muskrat, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
  • A bighorn sheep ram in Big Thompson Canyon
    Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado
  • A marmot enjoys the view in the Never Summer Mountains, Colorado
    Yellow Bellied Marmot, American Lakes, Front Range, Colorado
  • Bighorn sheep rams fighting in Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado
    Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado
  • A triad of Frilled Dogwinkles, Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, Washington
    Frilled Dogwinkles, Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, Washington
  • Collared Lizard in Colorado
    Collared Lizard, Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, Colorado
  • Mule deer on cliff
    Mule Deer, Maxwell Natural Area
  • Black-tailed prairie dog, Coyote Ridge Natural Area
    Black-tailed prairie dog, Coyote Ridge Natural Area, Colorado
  • Cottontail rabbit in snow
    Cottontail rabbit, Coyote Ridge Natural Area
  • Bighorn Sheep ram in Big Thompson Canyon
    Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado
  • 2 bighorn sheep ewes in BIg Thompson Canyon
    Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado
  • A bighorn sheep ewe in Big Thompson Canyon
    Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado
  • Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
  • Elk cow and calf
    Elk, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
  • Olympic National Park, Washington
  • Orange Spotted Nudibranch
    Orange Spotted Nudibranch, Cattle Point, San Juan Island
  • Anemones on San Juan Island
    Anemones, Cattle Point, San Juan Island
  • Nooksack River Salmon
    A spawning pink salmon on the South Fork of the Nooksack River takes its final breaths.
  • Red Rock Crab Whidbey
    A common coastline critter in the NW: the red rock crab.
  • yellowstone grizzly and cub
    A mother grizzly and cub hanging out just a few hundred yards from Old Faithful.
  • A bald eagle sits in a tree at the Padilla Bay National Estaurine Reserve
    A bald eagle sits in a tree at the Padilla Bay National Estaurine Reserve
  • Snake eats snake, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
  • Blood Star, Olympic Peninsula, Washington
  • Pycnopodia helianthoides
  • Sea lions, Monterey, CA
  • Sea otter in Monterey Bay willing to work for his/her afternoon snack.
  • Swallowtail butterfly feasting on some Common Milkweed