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Field Notes & Stories

Essays and dispatches from the marsh, the forest, and the open sky. On patience, light, and what birds teach us about attention.

Field Notes · September 12, 2024

The Patience of the Hunt — Photographing Ospreys at Dawn

Five mornings, four hundred frames, one perfect strike. What the osprey taught me about stillness, timing, and the price of a single decisive moment.

August 3, 2024

Finding the Frame: Composition in Wild Bird Photography

Great bird photography isn't just about sharp feathers and perfect exposure. It's about building a frame that earns the subject's presence within it.

October 28, 2024

Chasing the Great Migration: Three Days in the Marsh

Every October, the sky above the Horicon Marsh fills with hundreds of thousands of birds. I brought two camera bodies, four lenses, and completely inadequate rain gear.