A couple of scarlet macaws from our first morning back on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. It is great to be back! I’m here a week before my photo tour – I like to arrive early to meet with the guides and refamiliarize myself with the wildlife. Bonus this year as my niece and her boyfriend will be joining us for a few days!

I’m going to be doing a talk on Saturday November 9 for the Great Plains Nature Photographers in McPherson, Kansas! I did a talk there five years ago and had a blast! I’m honored they have asked me to return.

Since I have spoken there before, I figured a better have new presentations, and have been working on them over the last couple of weeks. Topics include: How to Improve Your Wildlife Photography, Stories Behind Some of My Favorite Images, Using Your Cell Phone For Nature Photography, Tips and Tricks, and finally a revised version of my popular presentations on Animalscapes. It is only $20 for the day. It will be held at the McPherson Opera House which is a stunning facility.

There is also a Facebook Event for this, you might try a search in Facebook. You can also sign up the day of the event.

Here is another brown bear photo from June – I can’t believe I haven’t adjusted a shared this one! It was a productive summer! Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

A family of brown bears feeding on sedges along the coast this past August, Katmai National Park, Alaska.

I have a lot of photos of brown bears chasing salmon, and I will likely take a lot more since it is such a fun thing to watch and photograph! Here is another new one from August, Katmai National Park, Alaska.

A brown bear sow nursing three brown bear cubs this past August, Katmai National Park, Alaska. That is a big family to raise!

A first summer brown bear cub on the Katmai National Park coast, Alaska.