WildlifeStudies


The Wildlife Studies Section contains compilation Portfolios separated by species, type or activity.
Sections include Raptors (Birds of Prey); Egrets & Herons; Sandhill Cranes; Ducks, Geese & Swans;
Pelicans; Cormorants; Hummingbirds; Birds in Flight; plus an Animals subsection (Bears, Elk and more).

Major Portfolios are Raptors; Egrets & Herons; Sandhill Cranes; Ducks, Geese & Swans and Bears.

Compilation portfolios require examining thousands of images taken over a period of several years,
selecting the best shots for the compilation, reprocessing to current standards, post-processing for
excellence at full output size, preparation of full-sized and web-sized images, planning and layout of
web pages, and finally the research and writing of keywords and captions for images and the web.

Click on a display composite below to select a section or page.

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Images in this section are in several different Galleries on the Photoshelter website.
The Banner below leads to the Gallery Collections page where a Gallery can be selected.

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Each of the Gallery and Portfolio pages on this website are linked
directly to Photoshelter Galleries containing images on that page
where you can purchase images and prints in various sizes.

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Raptors


The Raptors Study contains more than 600 images of Eagles, Hawks, Falcons,
Harriers, Owls, White-Tailed Kites and Osprey from Wildlife Refuges and other
locations across the United States, separated into six sections and 14 pages.

Years in the making, requiring well over 750 hours of compilation and selection,
processing, post-processing, image preparation and creation of web pages,
this study contains portraits, flight shots and flight studies, hunting scenes
and behavioral images of these exciting and fascinating birds of prey.

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The Egrets and Herons section is an extensive Wildlife Study,
displaying 250 images of 10 species of Egrets and Herons shot
in California, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Virginia and Florida.

The Egrets and Herons Study has an Overview page and 4 pages
on Snowy Egrets; Great Egrets, Reddish Egrets and Cattle Egrets;
Great Blue and Little Blue Herons; Black-Crowned Night Herons and
Yellow-Crowned Night Herons, Green Herons and Tricolored Herons.

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My most extensive single-species Wildlife Portfolio, the Sandhill Cranes Wildlife Study
contains eight pages. This Overview page has selected images from each of the seven
section pages and display composites linking to the section pages, housing over 300
images housed in 7 section pages: Takeoffs; Takeoff Sequences; Flight; Landings;
Fall Plumage and Mating Dance; Scenic and Assorted Images, and Composites.

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The Ducks, Geese and Swans Wildlife Study is a compilation portfolio housing over 675 images.
The section on Ducks contains an Overview page with sample images and links to five section pages
which display 267 images of Ducks and Teals. The section on Geese contains an Overview page, an
extensive six page section on Snow Geese, and a page on Canada Geese and Domestic Geese.
The Swans page displays 57 images of Mute Swans, Trumpeter Swans and Tundra Swans.

PelicanStudies


The Pelican Wildlife Study displays 100 images of Brown, White and Pink-Backed Pelicans,
including takeoffs, flight shots, portraits, and behavioral shots taken in California and Florida.

Cormorants


70 images of Cormorants in flight, swimming with prey, takeoffs, portraits and behavioral shots.

Hummingbirds


The Hummingbirds Wildlife Study contains 66 portraits, flight shots and flight studies of the
Anna’s Hummingbird, the Allen’s Hummingbird, and the Green Violet-eared Hummingbird,
including two composites showing rare images of the Anna’s Hummingbird courtship ritual.

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The Flight Study is a compilation portfolio containing 100 images and multi-image flight studies
 from several venues across the United States, with links to pages which contain related images.
Hummingbirds, Bald Eagles and other Raptors, Cormorants, Geese, Cranes, and other birds are
displayed in images of takeoffs and landings, hunting flight, scenic flight shots and Flight Studies.

Animal_Studies


The Animal Studies section houses portfolios on Brown and Black Bears,
plus Elk, Pronghorn, Bison, Coyotes, Elephant Seals and Insect Macros.

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The Insect Studies section contains two subsections with over 300 macro images of Insects.
Macro photography presents special challenges and offers a glimpse into a truly different world.

The Butterflies section contains over 150 images of butterflies, caterpillars and a Cecropia moth, mostly
taken in Southern California, although there are a few shots from Yosemite National Park and New Mexico.
The Butterflies section contains three pages and an Overview page which has sample images from each page.

The Insect Macros section contains 150 images of Bees, Flies, Dragonflies and Damselflies,
Katydids, Apache Cicadas, Ladybugs, Mantises, Spiders and other insects on two pages, with
detailed species information. An Overview page contains sample images from each section page.

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Images in this section are in several different Galleries on the Photoshelter website.
The Banner below leads to the Gallery Collections page where a Gallery can be selected.

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Each of the Gallery and Portfolio pages on this website are linked
directly to Photoshelter Galleries containing images on that page
where you can purchase images and prints in various sizes.

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