• Filson Whipcord Weekender Jacket

    Filson Whipcord Weekender Jacket

    For those who have ever worn clothing constructed of woven wool whipcord, pointing out its astonishingly hard finish and durability would be superfluous…

  • The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

    The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

    Calpurnia Tate is the child all naturalists wish they were as children: endlessly curious, possessing of boundless energy, and most important of all, beginning their explorations of the natural world at an age when the mind has not yet been conditioned to repress questions because they might seem silly or pointless to others.

  • The Importance of Proper Accessorizing

    The Importance of Proper Accessorizing

    As luck would have it, my technique worked. What I did not know at the time was that there exists an accessory for the LX3 that could have very effectively solved my composing needs that night.

  • Out Standing in a Field

    Out Standing in a Field

    “Would it really happen?” I kept asking myself. “Will I know it if I see it?” They said it would not be particularly dramatic if it happens – our latitude is too low; it would only be a glow on the horizon.

  • The Bewildering Butterflies and Moths of Panama

    The Bewildering Butterflies and Moths of Panama

    Sandwiched among other useful guidebooks to the flora and fauna of the area was found a copy of The Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America.

  • Digiscoped Daggerwing

    Digiscoped Daggerwing

    After a solid week of some of the most intense photographic training and practice I have ever experienced in my life, I now lo longer find digiscoping an inapplicable technique for butterflies.

  • Stalking the Antpitta

    Stalking the Antpitta

    I was personally so thrilled at being given the opportunity to see and digiscope an image of this secretive little creature that I didn’t even bother to straighten the camera before depressing the shutter.

  • Philosophy at Sunset

    Philosophy at Sunset

    Those who have not visited Canopy Tower might be tempted to think that is it solely a place where avid bird watchers go to enlarge their respective life lists.

  • To the Observation Deck!

    To the Observation Deck!

    I was down in the dining room pouring my second glass from the pitcher of fresh papaya juice to which I have now become addicted when a voice was heard from above – “Long-billed Gnatwren heard calling!”

  • It’s All There In Black and White

    It’s All There In Black and White

    Whilst sitting in one of my favorite downtown Portland haunts, the Pearl Bakery, jotting down a few thoughts in my journal and enjoying one of their scrumptious gibassier pastries backed-up with a double cappuccino…

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  • The Well-read Naturalist

  • The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

    The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

    Calpurnia Tate is the child all naturalists wish they were as children: endlessly curious, possessing of boundless energy, and most important of all, beginning their explorations of the natural world at an age when the mind has not yet been

    Aug 30, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • The Bewildering Butterflies and Moths of Panama

    The Bewildering Butterflies and Moths of Panama

    Sandwiched among other useful guidebooks to the flora and fauna of the area was found a copy of The Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America.

    Jul 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Required Reading

    Required Reading

    Regardless of where your travels might take you in this world, it's always a good idea to read-up on your destination before you go. For travelling naturalists and wildlife photographers, such preliminary study is not just a good idea, its

    Jul 16, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

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  • The Importance of Proper Accessorizing

    The Importance of Proper Accessorizing

    As luck would have it, my technique worked. What I did not know at the time was that there exists an accessory for the LX3 that could have very effectively solved my composing needs that night.

    Aug 09, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Out Standing in a Field

    Out Standing in a Field

    “Would it really happen?” I kept asking myself. “Will I know it if I see it?” They said it would not be particularly dramatic if it happens – our latitude is too low; it would only be a glow on

    Aug 06, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Standing at Attention for the Admiral

    Standing at Attention for the Admiral

    In my sparsely butterfly populated corner of Northwest Oregon, a fleeting glimpse of large black and white lepidopteran wings immediately brings one name to mind - but not always the right one.

    Jul 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Other Recent Articles

  • Old Scape, New Goat

    It can’t be easy to be a member of a group whose very name is spoken by so many with tones of suspicion and derision. I don’t suspect that having one’s faith also used as the fodder for comedians both professional and amateur alike is particularly pleasant either.

    Aug 29, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • An Earnest Compliment

    The last time I saw him was over twenty years ago, but I will never forget him because of something he once said to me. “Buddy, that’s a really sharp looking suit.”

    Aug 22, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Politicians on Parade

    Double woe and then some to a candidate for office failing to observe the time honored custom of walking along the assembled line of spectators shaking hands, complimenting children to their parents, and generally making him or herself visible to those whose vote is desired in the next election.

    Aug 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Perilous Crossings

    There are no jobs in her village anymore, and after two years she desperately wants to see her husband again. So as the sun goes down, she climbs into the back of an already crowded beat-up old van, sits down, and says a prayer to St. Jude.

    Aug 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Family Friendly

    A famous philosopher once said “If you only have one child, you don’t have children.” More than a grammatically clever way of stating an obvious fact, to parents this seemingly simple declaration summarizes a vast wealth of wisdom.

    Aug 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Open Lives Lead to Open Hearts

    Every time I travel abroad, I find that I return having learned something new. Such is the case with my recently concluded visit to the Central American nation of Panama for a photographic expedition.

    Jul 25, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post