Each spring in nature there is a lot of tragedy and triumph, heartbreak and happiness, success and failure. As the natural world gets down to the task of replenishment, not all critters will be lucky enough to raise their young. This was painfully obvious to...
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While leading a photo workshop in warm and sunny Florida, Stan Tekiela was able to to photograph one of his favorite shorebirds, the American Oystercatcher. American Oystercatcher The sun had just come up, spreading a warm, yellowish glow across the sand and the crashing waves at...
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After a long winter, wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela, like all of us, is excited about spring. Today he tells us about the Western Chorus Frog. Spring is filled with so many cool and interesting natural things. The earth is awaking after a long and frozen sleep....
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Honor mom with Jenny deFouw Geuder’s fabulous book Drawn to Birds: A Naturalist Sketchbook. If you, like Jenny, love gardening, birding, painting, and hiking, this book is for you and/or a special person in your life. We are celebrating the publishing of the book (June...
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Stan Tekiela shares with us his wisdom about the rights of spring of the Greater Sage Grouse, a threatened species living in several western states. The rights of spring are particularly interesting, especially in the bird world. I was thinking about this the other morning...
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Nothing in nature ever stays the same. It is a mantra that I find myself telling people more and more. We expect nature to always be the same. And worse yet, we tend to look back at the “good old days” and remember how great...
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Naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela talks about how the Red Fox fares well in winter conditions. Find out more about it! Winter can be a challenging time for wildlife, especially when deep snow blankets the land and the wind blows bitterly cold. Birds fluff up...
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After a long winter, wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela wonders if the groundhog, also known as the woodchuck, will announce more of the same or if spring is just around the corner. For the woodchuck, spring is a wonderful time. So, let’s take a look at...
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Stan Tekiela met a true wildlife superhero who has studied the not-so-common Common Tern. Stan met with Fred Strand, who monitors and manages habitat for the only Common Tern colonies in the Great Lakes area. Every now and then, I meet a true wildlife superhero—you know,...
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Wildlife photographer and naturalist Stan Tekiela visits Yellowstone National Park often. In today’s post, he tells us about the struggle to survive in winter and how, in nature, nothing goes to waste. Here is his report. The bison turned quickly, ready to charge. The two feet...
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