Wildlife

This gallery includes wildlife photographed in natural settings, from large animals of the American West to smaller subjects found near water, grassland, and forest. My goal is to show each animal with patience, respect, and a sense of place.

Bull Elk in Sagebrush — Yellowstone National Park. A mature bull elk lifts his head above the sagebrush, his antlers rising across the open landscape with strength and quiet command.

Bull Elk in Sagebrush — Yellowstone National Park. A mature bull elk lifts his head above the sagebrush, his antlers rising across the open landscape with strength and quiet command.

Grizzly Portrait — Grand Teton National Park. A grizzly bear pauses among the evergreens, watchful and completely at home in the wilderness.

Grizzly Portrait — Grand Teton National Park. A grizzly bear pauses among the evergreens, watchful and completely at home in the wilderness.

Bison at the Water’s Edge — Yellowstone National Park. A solitary bison stands in shallow river water as warm reflections gather around its dark silhouette.

Bison at the Water’s Edge — Yellowstone National Park. A solitary bison stands in shallow river water as warm reflections gather around its dark silhouette.

Great Blue Heron — Fort Worth, Texas. A great blue heron waits beside the water, still and attentive between each measured step.

Great Blue Heron — Fort Worth, Texas. A great blue heron waits beside the water, still and attentive between each measured step.

Elk in Early Snow — Grand Teton National Park. A bull elk stands quietly in a meadow touched by the season’s first snow, caught between autumn color and winter stillness.

Elk in Early Snow — Grand Teton National Park. A bull elk stands quietly in a meadow touched by the season’s first snow, caught between autumn color and winter stillness.

Prairie Watch — Yellowstone National Park. A prairie dog rises above the grass to survey the open landscape, alert to every sound and movement around it.

Prairie Watch — Yellowstone National Park. A prairie dog rises above the grass to survey the open landscape, alert to every sound and movement around it.

Eye of the Bison — Yellowstone National Park. A watchful eye emerges through horn, hide, and the dense winter coat of an American bison.

Eye of the Bison — Yellowstone National Park. A watchful eye emerges through horn, hide, and the dense winter coat of an American bison.

Cow Elk in the Meadow — Grand Canyon National Park. A cow elk pauses among wildflowers and grasses, listening toward the distant forest.

Cow Elk in the Meadow — Grand Canyon National Park. A cow elk pauses among wildflowers and grasses, listening toward the distant forest.

Bull Elk Among the Aspens — Rocky Mountain National Park. A mature bull elk moves through the aspens, surrounded by the colors, textures, and shelter of the forest.

Bull Elk Among the Aspens — Rocky Mountain National Park. A mature bull elk moves through the aspens, surrounded by the colors, textures, and shelter of the forest.

Blue Sentinel — Fort Worth, Texas. A blue dragonfly rests on a broad leaf, its delicate wings and jewel-like eyes revealed in fine detail.

Blue Sentinel — Fort Worth, Texas. A blue dragonfly rests on a broad leaf, its delicate wings and jewel-like eyes revealed in fine detail.

Moose of the Grand Tetons — Grand Teton National Park. A moose turns in profile, its weathered face framed by the dark evergreens of the mountain forest.

Moose of the Grand Tetons — Grand Teton National Park. A moose turns in profile, its weathered face framed by the dark evergreens of the mountain forest.

Australasian Darter — Adelaide, Australia. An Australasian darter pauses above the water, its long neck curved and its gaze fixed beyond the frame.

Australasian Darter — Adelaide, Australia. An Australasian darter pauses above the water, its long neck curved and its gaze fixed beyond the frame.