Nature’s beauty,

captured one frame at a time

Meet Reed. He was not impressed by the 17°F wind chill but neither was I. Here comes the sun, little goosey. 🪿☀️ Swipe for shot details. C

I have a theory about why birds captivate me the way they do. It might be the planes. It might be the dinosaurs. Honestly, it might be both.


Whatever the origin, something about birds puts me in a different mode entirely. Patient. Focused. Tracking. It is the closest I get to feeling like a hunter, deploying every instinct I have to find, follow, and capture a subject in a completely unguarded moment.


More often than not, that unguarded moment happens to be on the side of a road.


I hope you enjoy some of what I "caught" in 2025, and now what I am adding in 2026. Or made. Some might argue about that word, made. I just point my Nikon.

A red-bellied woodpecker clings to a large tree trunk in a bare winter forest, showcasing its vibrant red cap.
Seagulls stand on a sandy beach near a warning sign with calm blue water and distant shoreline in the background.
A red-bellied woodpecker clings to a tree trunk surrounded by dried oak leaves in a winter woodland setting.
One more of our little buddy fishing for dinner but with his friend in the back this time. Nikon Z7ii
Generally, I find it a tad distasteful to speak poorly of clients. Jeff was mostly amicable throughout most of the shoot. Then he demanded
Caught this while out shooting on the Fox River yesterday with the kid and lady. Was a gorgeous night. This one was alllllll the way across
Butterfly hunting in Crystal Lake. I told em we already got one. Wait, no, that's a Grail joke. Nevermind.Flutter along, nothing to see here
Nikon z7ii 1/2500 f4.5 200mm 70-200mm Nikon S Is that a Turkey Vulture? Yep. Did I mean to? I mean...I wasn't out shooting birds so... no? I
Still water, still morning. ❄️🪿Swipe for details Caught on the Fox River in Algonquin.
She's not ignoring you. She's just not interested. There's a difference. 🪿
Someone posed like a little model. Not even the reflection could steal the show from this guy. Good morning, hot stuff.🦆
CAW CAW OH! Uh...OH! If I don't move, they can't see me...right? 🐦
Have you ever seen the sky in her eyes? 🪿
"I like it, when I get the worm...duh"🐛