“Walking is my main method of relaxation. I don’t go over my lines or try to solve the world’s problems. I just enjoy the scenery and the wildlife.”
— Kevin Whatley, actor
— Kevin Whatley, actor
EAGLE PARENTS
These Bald Eagle parents were watching their three juvenile eagles attempting to hunt over the wetlands.
MOUNTAIN GOAT
Spearfish Canyon, S.D.
BARN SWALLOWS ON BARBED WIRE
BARRED OWL
BUMBLEBEE LADEN WITH POLLEN ON A THISTLE
MALE EASTERN BLUEBIRD
Forum Nature Area, Columbia, Mo.
BLUE RACER SNAKE
CAROLINA WREN
This beauty gave a private concert along the Katy Trail.
WIDOW SKIMMER DRAGONFLY RESTS ON A TWIG
A coyote pup was sunning by the edge of a swamp. I didn't stay too long, as I could hear mama coyote rustling in the brush behind me.
EASTERN SCREECH OWL
This cute little owl had built a nest in the underside of iron beams of the old railroad bridge over Perche Creek, which is now part of the MKT Trail in Boone County, Mo.
BREAKFAST!
As I was intently watching this beautiful bald eagle swirl on the wind above the lake, it suddenly swooped down and snatched a fish for breakfast.
EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL
WHO ARE YOU?
I bent down to tie my shoelace, and when I stood back up, this snake was just a couple of feet away on a tree branch.
EASTERN TAILED BLUE BUTTERFLY
PORTRAIT OF A GREAT BLUE HERON
GREAT BLUE HERON
Eagle Bluffs Wetlands, Boone County, Mo.
GOLDFINCH
GREAT EGRET IN THE TREETOPS
PIPEVINE SWALLOWTAIL ON A THISTLE
GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY
GREEN HERON ABOUT TO STRIKE
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
GROUND HOG ALONG THE MKT TRAIL
HOODED MERGANSER
MALE WOOD DUCK
HOUSE FINCH WELCOMING SUNRISE
LADYBUG
This is Ladybug, my "grandhorse." This sweet palomino belongs to my beautiful daughter, Megan in Deepwater, Mo.
LIMPKIN
Two photos of a Limpkin eating a mussel at Twin Lakes, Columbia, Mo. It was very rare to see this shorebird so far north — their habitat is normally along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
MALLARD PAIR
NORTHERN FLICKER IN FEBRUARY
MUSKRAT IN THE WETLANDS
NORTHERN PINTAIL AND GREEN-WINGED TEAL
Wetlands along the MKT Trail, Boone County, Mo.
NORTHERN SHOVELER
In the second photo, they are diving for food.
Twin Lakes, Columbia, Mo.
OSPREY FISHING
I often see Osprey pairs at Twin Lakes, Columbia, Mo., as they pause to rest and feed on their migration back north.
PILEATED WOODPECKER
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
If you can observe them in flight, it's easy to see how they got their name.
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
This one had a snake but eventually the snake escaped.
TREE SWALLOW
THE LOVE BOAT HAS SET SAIL.
TUFTED TITMOUSE
MAMA WOOD DUCK
"Children, here is breakfast!"
WESTERN GULL
Marching along the Oregon coast
