Welcome to Tied to Nature! My blog for “for those that don’t get out, can’t get out, or can never get enough”! As a photographer sharing my photographs it not enough, behind every photo there is life, a story that can be told. As I share my photography I hope to share that story. I […]
Continue ReadingI sat in an informative meeting tonight concerning the idea of a wildlife fence and overpasses going into the Island Park, Idaho area. Before I get into the proposals let me give you some background on myself. Wildlife is my passion and my business. I am both a wildlife photographer and an owner of a […]
Continue ReadingIf you are familiar with Dan Hartman and Wildlife Along the Rockies you may have heard of his yearly owls surveys. Talking to him recently I believe he said he is on his 9thyear listening for Boreal Owls (it may be longer). After reading some of his survey experiences on https://yellowstonereports.com last year, in 2017, […]
Continue ReadingI often asked my guests after a trip through Grand Teton, or Yellowstone National Park what was their favorite thing. Most of the time I hear “the Lower Falls”, unless we had a pretty good wildlife trip. Then I may hear some of the responses I heard on my last trip, “the bison fighting”, “the […]
Continue ReadingFor years I have traveled to Yellowstone National Park. My first trip was with my family. After that I traveled to Yellowstone with my brothers, and as we grew older I traveled by myself. In most cases we were always in search for bears and wolves, (two of the top animals on the awesome list) […]
Continue ReadingLast week I visited one of my favorite birding locations, Chester Wetlands just North of Saint Anthony, Idaho. While I was there I could hear Soras all over the place. I decided to sit down at a location that I thought I would be able to find one. Knowing the habitat of the Sora helped me […]
Continue ReadingIt has been about 5 years since I started bird watching, well “officially” anyways. Growing up outside of Rexburg, Idaho I remember having a bird feeder out our kitchen window. I don’t remember many of the birds that came to the feeder, but I remember that I enjoyed watching them. What really got me into […]
Continue ReadingI made a knew discovery today! I have always had a love for Yellowstone growing up close by with ample opportunity to frequent the area I made my way their often. Five years ago I even had the chance to live on its Northern edge in Gardiner Montana. The last couple years Grand Teton National […]
Continue ReadingI will be spending the next three weeks in Yellowstone National Park being taught by and learning with a very diverse and knowledge group of people. Being able to spend this much time in the park and being able to learn this way I have and hope to make some amazing discoveries. American Dipper nest […]
Continue ReadingNemesis Bird – “(noun) A bird that is highly sought after by an individual birder but despite repeated efforts to be seen, remains elusive and is not able to be added to the birder’s life list.” (From birding.about.com) The Northern Pygmy Owl is the one owl that constantly evades me. In 2011 I almost had […]
Continue ReadingI headed out on a long awaited trip this past Wednesday. I have been wanting to photograph Upper Mesa Falls outside of Ashton, Idaho in away that few if any have photographed it before. If you are not familiar with Mesa Falls it is worth taking a visit to the area and viewing the falls. […]
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