An American Dipper on a shelf of ice alongside the Yukon River. A few dippers overwinter near Whitehorse, Yukon, and regularly plunge into the frigid January water in search of aquatic insects. January, 2010.
A Pacific Loon sits on its nest. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, July, 2010.
Storm clouds approach the nest of a Pacific Loon. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. July, 2010.
Bohemian Waxwing wing shake
A Bohemian Waxwing perches on a frosted rose hip bush along the banks of the Yukon River in Whitehorse. February 2009.
Snowy Egrets squabble above a fishing pier on Sanibel Island, Florida. February, 2008.
An Arctic Tern hovers above the Arctic Ocean. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. July, 2010. `
A Costa's Hummingbird. Baja California, December, 2013.
A Blue-footed Booby shakes itself out after a dive. Isla San Francisco, Baja California.
A Blue-footed Booby prepares a dive in pursuit of the tiny fish that school along the Sea of Cortez coastline of Baja California.
Long-eared Owls blend into the clay and mesquite bushes along an arroyo near Carlsbad, New Mexico. November, 2007.
Northern Flicker chicks demand food. Hidden Lakes, Yukon. June, 2011.
A Nutmeg Mannequin finds nest material. Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. November, 2011.
A Golden Weaver works on constructing its nest. East Cape, South Africa, December, 2011.