Oh..it’s great to be a Florida Gator! A Gator at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park. Founded in 1893, The St. Augustine Alligator Farm is the only place where one can go to see living examples of the world’s 24 species of crocodile species. The Alligator […]
As a wildlife photographer, there is nothing more rewarding than being able to spend time watching a subject relaxed and going on with their daily lives as if you’re not present. While staying at Selva Verde Lodge in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica my friend and I crossed the road […]
Sometimes the smallest creatures can make the biggest sounds. Such is the case of the Mantled Howler monkeys in Costa Rica. Found living in the tree canopies of lowland and montane forests, these monkeys are the early morning alarm. In fact, their howls are so loud, they can […]
This morning was spent with several budding bird photographers in my first Getting Started in Bird Photography class with Capital Photography Center. Walking the paths of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, they had the opportunity to develop their technical skills to capture beautiful bird images. Following the class, […]
No kitty…I am not your breakfast.
A visit to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington D.C. on Wednesday brought wonderful sights and sounds of the wildlife. Not just the wildlife in the exhibits, but the wildlife that call the National Zoo their home. As fall is coming near, the chipmunks were busy gathering […]
Perfectly posing within the Wings of Fancy exhibit at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland, the stunning Emerald Swallowtail stopped me in my tracks. Reminding me of the Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz, this brilliant butterfly almost seemed out of place from the other butterflies. A spectacular […]
An Atala, a word I had never heard before that reminds me of the blockbuster film Avatar is a small black and red butterfly. The Atala can be found in Southeastern Florida, Cuba and the caribbean islands of Cayman and the Bahamas. The origin of the word Atala […]
It’s Butterfly Week at Hoofbeats & Footprints! Beautiful butterflies from around the world will be shared with you this week, compliments of The Wings of Fancy exhibit at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland. An exclusive photography workshop offered through Capital Photography Center allowed us entry into the […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 