Birds of Humboldt County, California, Part 1 August-October 2025 In August, Chris and I made the momentous decision to rent a house in [...]

Red Phalaropes “A big, well-mannered bird of friendly, even playful disposition, with an abundant curiosity as to human presence and activities within the [...]

Westport, California July 2025 Every day—almost all day—throughout July, we camped along the Pacific Coast of California under fog and clouds. Thick, heavy [...]

"As an explorer and nature filmmaker, I’ve spent the last year following wild animals through all kinds of environments, sitting motionless beside rivers, waiting for something [...]

Catch of the Day: Hungry Barn Swallows Bodega Bay, CA July 2025 After months in Santa Cruz area we are on the road again. [...]

Marks on their bodies, Coded secrets from the sea, Risso’s dolphin’s runes. Before my encounter with Risso’s dolphins, I had only vaguely heard [...]

Moss Landing, California April 28, 2025 Yesterday we chased whales across the Monterey Bay. After seeing a breaching whale twice just as we left the harbor, the humpback whales [...]

Winter/Spring 2025 “The forest does not ask you to be anything but what you are. The river does not demand that you solve all the world’s problems before it [...]

"No matter how frenzied you feel, no matter how shoved and strangled by the rush of events, you are standing in a single exquisite moment." - Kathleen Dean Moore [...]

Aptos, California March 13, 2025 As I quietly watched it rain from inside, a few Western Bluebirds landed in a tree near the window. I slipped outside into the [...]