Dozens of red-winged black birds assemble atop this single lone tree.

Whimbrels come down to the beaches of California in winter, I photographed this one at dawn at Santa Barbara beach in Christmas 2011.

Trying to catch these little guys in flight is always a challenge.

Spring is an interesting time South Georgia with conditions changing rapidly.  We had two landing at Right Whale Bay, I made this image...

This sums up why I find South Georgia Island alluring and can’t wait to return.  Majestic snow capped peaks in the background and groups...

This was a landing to see a Macaroni Penguin colony at Cooper Bay (I don’t remember the location exactly).  What I do remember is the...

I made this image while experimenting with sun bursts on our first evening in Bandon, Oregon.  I typically use a tripod for landscape...

A group of Penguins make their way across a ridge, their black coats striking a vivid contrast against the overcast sky.

The visibility was so bad during the short snow storm while we were on our landing at Ample Bay that you could barely see even nearby...

A King Penguin rejoices in the light snow at Ample Bay.

Many penguins weather a short-lived blizzard at Ample Bay in South Georgia Island.

There’s no experience like a zodiac cruise in the Southern Ocean.

The settlement of Grytviken on South Georgia Island was home to a thriving whaling station in the early 1900s.  Long abandoned, its an...

Don’t mess with a Gentoo Penguin on the nest at breeding time.

A Gentoo Penguin on the nest at Undine Harbour.

An ice crusted Fur Seal on Salisbury Plain.

This Gorilla looks like its pouting but in reality it was just cold and raining and it was just hunkering down.

I find the human like digits of apes fascinating.

A lounging, mellow Chimp.