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Every day, if the weather is reasonable, which is to say not pouring (and sometimes even then), I try to start the morning with a walk through the woods and fields near home—a trek that includes many, many stops to photograph the natural history I find along the way. There can be a second "nature hike" when I break for lunch, and there are days when I'm outdoors keeping tabs on the natural world from dawn to dusk, as well as after dark. I've made my living as a photojournalist, specializing in science and medicine, for more than 39 years, and documenting nature in pictures and words has long been a passion. Every day brings a new discovery. Every day, I'll try to post the best one. Great expectations
August 29, 2017
One of the hallmarks of late August, when summer has really begun turning towards autumn, is the appearance in the woods of a group of colorful, small spiders that look l...
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Gray jewel
August 28, 2017
The Hairstreak butterflies are pretty little jewels, but if you're not judicious, they can also be pretty confusing little jewels. Identifying them to species—there are s...
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Loose and lovely
August 27, 2017
With my granddaughter back home after spending most of the summer vacation with us, I had the strangest problem this morning: I could get up and go anywhere for a hike—I...
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Gold digger
August 26, 2017
I had seen this handsome and rather frighteningly large wasp patrolling a variety of flowers throughout the month, but, because I had other natural and human history item...
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The key to Marsh Ferns
August 25, 2017
I'm gradually getting better at fern identification, although, for reasons that escape me, I'm hardly a pro, despite a fair amount of study. But this one, which I knew in...
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