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Coordinated color. Blue Grosbeak, Los Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, TX, USA

Border wall. An outcrop of cactus overlooking the valley of the Rio Grande, Big Bend Mountains State Park, TX, USA

Blue stove. Kitchen at Connell Camp, Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, CA, USA

Watching plasma. Totality 2024, Arkansas, USA.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS above the Carson Range, Great Basin Desert, NV, USA

Storm tense. A Black-tailed Jackrabbit listens for the approaching rain, Misfit Flat, NV, USA

Roseate Spoonbill. An unexpected visitor to Mason Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV, USA

Evening Joshua. Standing in the blue-hour forest of Lee Wash below the Inyo Mountains, Mojave Desert, CA, USA

Jubilee spring. The bloom begins along Jubilee Wash in Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

Glow squalls. Watching the storms pass from a small playa below Miller Canyon, Great Basin Desert, UT, USA

Inset wash. Cobble bedload in a dry wash of the Adobe Range, Great Basin Desert, NV, USA

Camelways. Camel trackway on the margin of the playa of Sandy Valley, California.

Wildlife – International

Elephants of Zambia

Words cannot express the character of the Savannah Elephant. Even as they struggle for survival, they exude wisdom and community, expressing most clearly that some places would be fine without us.

Big cats of Zambia

I always hope for a wild cat sighting, enjoying the occasional bobcat and hoping for a cougar, but nothing prepared for the African Lion or Leopard. Encountered in savannah and woodland habitats along the floodplain of the Luangwa and Zambezi Rivers.

Zambian Menagerie

Wonderful encounters with Giraffes, Crocodiles, Impalas, and many others during a Zambian excursion in 2025.

Birds of Zambia

The big animals animals get all the attention, but their avian neighbors amaze. If my list is accurate, I experienced over 50 species, from the stately eagles to the arobatic bee-eaters. I spent hours with kingfishers and rollers. Fabulous.