Journal

Field Notes

The story behind each photograph: where it was made, the light, and the wait that came before it.

Barn owl in flight over a dusk meadow, photographed in natural light

Barn Owl

Last light over winter grass. She quarters the meadow without a sound.

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Ringed kingfisher perched on a moss-covered branch

Ringed Kingfisher

A mossed branch above the river. He watches, and the water waits with him.

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A pair of boat-billed herons resting on a branch in forest shade

Boat-Billed Heron

Two herons sit out the heat of the day, deep in the understorey.

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Anhinga perched in falling rain against dark foliage

Anhinga

Rain moving through the forest. He lets it come.

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Black-mandibled toucan among fruiting branches in the canopy

Black-mandibled Toucan

Fruit season in the canopy, and no reason to hurry.

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Red-footed plumeleteer hummingbird hovering beside pink blossom

Red-footed Plumeleteer

A hummingbird pauses at the blossom, barely, and only once.

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Bearded tit perched on reed seed heads in warm winter light

Bearded Tit

Low winter light in the reed beds, the seed heads heavy with autumn.

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