Migrating thousands of miles by following Earth’s magnetism. Detecting ultraviolet light to pursue prey. Creating intricate mental maps to remember stored food.
Defying gravity.
Inhabiting every corner of the Earth in riotous color, glorious song, and thrilling behavior.
The miraculous live among us.
We just have to look.

Golden-crowned warbler gleans for bugs, rarely pausing long enough for a photo.

Bald eagle calls alongside the Salish Sea from a favorite perch.


Female Anna's hummingbird in a rare moment of stillness during the fall.

Sandhill cranes take flight in New Mexico during their winter vacation.

Red-breasted sapsucker drills for a meal, creating new sap wells for feasting.




Sandhill cranes dance in the marsh, reinforcing their lifelong bond.



Stellar's jay pauses in the snow in the sub-alpine forest.

Rough-legged hawk swoops through a snowy scene in the Tetons.

Yellow-rumped warbler sits among the sunflowers.

Burrowing owl keeping tabs on the neighborhood.


A Canada jay makes tracks in fresh snow.

Great gray owl listens for prey in Yellowstone. Seeing these owls is such a gift!

Mountain bluebird gleams with golden aspen background,

Ravens are a favorite subject. This one is coping stoically with winter at Mount Rainier.

A pair of trumpeter swans makes its way north.

