Late this past fall I spent a week in Churchill, Manitoba to observe the Western Hudson Bay population of polar bears who were beginning to gather along the shore of the Bay as they waited for it to freeze over.

I recently made a first trip to the Arctic to photograph polar bears and walrus, arctic fox, ivory gulls and other arctic birds, and the dramatic landscapes that uniquely characterize the polar extremes. I also just wanted to be there, to experience the place. And I have to say, upon arriving in the pack ice north of Svalbard, the experience overwhelmed me.

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland, home to one of the largest, if not the largest colony of Northern Gannets in North America. Also thousands of Black-legged Kittiwakes, and Common Murres.

In early August, large numbers of brown (grizzly) bears congregate to fish along the confluence of two streams in Alaska's Katmai National Park during the annual run of Sockeye Salmon. It is a critical time for the bears, as they are bulking up in preparation for their upcoming winter hibernation.

September, 2021. Destination: Tanzania. Covid was still very much in full swing, but travel was starting to open up. This was our first international trip since early 2020, when we were in Costa Rica and it was becoming clear that Covid would not remain confined to China.

Murmuring blackbirds at New Mexico’s Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.