There is something I deeply love about urban wildlife photography. It’s the reminder that animals are not somewhere far away in a perfect wilderness untouched by humans. They are here. Beside us. Above us. Around us. Living their lives while we rush through ours. They have adapted as best they can to our cities, our noise, our roads, our buildings, our fences, and even our sports fields. And this particular Osprey family has decided that a very, very, very tall light pole bes

Part 1: The Morning Wildlife Therapy Session It was a gorgeous sunny Saturday, and honestly, what better thing is there to do on a sunny Saturday? Some people run errands. Some people clean their house. Some people pretend they are going to “relax” and then somehow end up at Costco. Me? I needed wildlife. This past week had been stressful, and I could feel my brain waving a tiny white flag. I didn’t need noise. I didn’t need plans. I didn’t need anything complicated. I just n

Sometimes we convince ourselves that in order to spend time with wildlife, we need to pack snacks, drive for hours, hike into the wilderness, cross a suspension bridge, climb a mountain, wrestle a bear, okay, maybe not that last one and generally make it a whole dramatic production. But sometimes? Sometimes you just take a short drive along the coastline near your apartment and nature says, “Excellent. You’re here. We have a full program prepared.” That was exactly what happe