In today’s post, Stan Tekiela shares with us his observations of Marsh Wrens. Every now and then I’m surprised at something in nature. I get a little thrill when I see something for the first time or learn something new. Recently I was out photographing Red-necked...
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In today’s post, Stan Tekiela shares with us the magical, mystical world of sandhill cranes. Even after decades of leading the same trip, I still love going to Nebraska for the annual migration of sandhill cranes. As usual, I had a group of 12 birders/photographers who...
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In this week’s post, Stan Tekiela tells us about the time he got the chance to photograph a star-nosed mole. Over the past 30 years I’ve had many chances to study and photograph all sorts of critters, from tiny shrews to massive moose. But there are...
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In today’s post, Stan Tekiela shares with us his fascination with the short-tailed weasel. He had a chance to photograph this very interesting animal on one of his research trips. Also called ermine, the short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea) is a tiny bundle of energy wrapped up...
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In this week’s post, author, naturalist, and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela pauses to tell us about his observations of Sandhill Cranes. I’ve been doing a lot of sitting this spring. Over many days, while filming a Sandhill Crane nest, I’ve had lots of time for contemplation. For three...
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In this week’s column, Stan Tekiela shares with us the hard work of an Indigo Bunting mother during nesting season. Every now and then, I am fortunate enough that people will give me a call to say they found something cool in their yard and wonder if I want to photograph...
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In this week’s column, Stan Tekiela shares with us his keen observations of mother nature at this special time of year, when reproduction is the name of the game. Millions of birds of all shapes, colors, and sizes migrate back to the northland and join the resident...
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All of nature seems to be in reproductive overdrive or, perhaps more accurately, hyperdrive. Just look around: Baby birds seem to be everywhere. And adult birds are busy all day trying to fill the mouths of their begging fledglings. The rush for reproduction is bases on...
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In this week’s column, Stan Tekiela talks to us about the woodpecker's love for bugs. Stan is the author of Remarkable Woodpeckers: Incredible Images and Characteristics. Perched nearly 20 feet in the air, looking down at the forest floor below, I was waiting for a pair of Red-bellied...
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In this week’s column, Stan Tekiela shares with us the mating ritual of Prairie Chickens. I’ve been spending a lot of time this spring filming some of the most strange and unusual mating rituals of the bird world. First I spent several evenings with the timber...
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