June 2023

  • Two Assassins off of Ship Road

    Two Assassins off of Ship Road

    I was taking photographs of an Assassin Bug today in the woods off of ship road, when I heard a bunch of bluejays screaming in the tree above me. The Assassin Bug I steppped back to take a look at what the racket was all about and out flew a Cooper’s hawk with a…

  • Only One Polar Bear – But What a Polar Bear (Click Images for Better View)

    Only One Polar Bear – But What a Polar Bear (Click Images for Better View)

    It’s June 17th and I’ve been home a few days and finally feeling like the jet lag has lifted.  We truly had a marvelous time in Svalbard.  I don’t know when I have laughed so much.  We had a great group of photographers and friends and spent about seven days on a small ship…

  • Praying Mantises Have Hatched Once Again

    Praying Mantises Have Hatched Once Again

    I’m leaving for ten days in Svalbard, Norway tomorrow to hopefully photograph the polar bears.  As I was getting ready and watering the plants on our deck for the last time for a while, I was thrilled to find the praying mantises have hatched and one posed for me on our yellow pansy.  Here…