In the Field

  • Encounter: The Hunt

      Weaving in and out of the shadows, thousands of flat, reflective bodies flicker in a cascade of morning light, then disappear into deep, dark...
  • Encounter: False Orcas

      PEERING DOWN AT THE DARK, EARLY MORNING SEA, I QUESTIONED THE PRIOR INTUITION I HAD FELT ABOUT THE DAY AHEAD. THE SEA DID NOT LOOK WELCOMIN...
  • Wild Goose Chase

    I found myself on a wild goose chase over the first few weeks of this new year (and decade)—looking for wintering snow geese to photograph. The journey took me as far south as the Outer Banks, North Carolina and along the way I met many species of birds and mammals that I had never seen before.