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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. Rocky, come home
August 03, 2018
When I called it quits just before midnight yesterday, our little black Manx cat Rocky had not yet decided to come back from his appointed neighborhood rounds. That's not...
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A prince of nature's church
August 02, 2018
Lobelia cardinalis, a.k.a., the Cardinal Flower, is one of the signature blossoms of nature's midsummer "church." I don't think the glorious red blooms have any particula...
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Thickheadedness, redux
August 01, 2018
Last year, towards the end of summer, I spotted the strangest of wasp mimics in the Assekonk Swamp while I was teaching middle schoolers about the natural world. I though...
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A shrill whistle
July 31, 2018
The Broad-winged Hawk was my "gateway drug" into the world of raptors. I was introduced to these medium-sized hawks, which were once ubiquitous in northeastern woodlands,...
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Enter the dragon... hunter
July 30, 2018
I am, it almost goes without saying, pretty close to obsessed with odonates, and while many more-or-less retired guys my age would consider a day without golf or fishing...
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