A stunning view of a meandering river on the north side of Mount Rainier in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, photographed after trying and failing to correctly expose a bald eagle that was circling overhead. I missed that shot, and got th... 

Beautiful snowy mountains, a crystal-blue lake and a gorgeous summer day in the Grand Teton National Park, in Northwestern Wyoming. 

A small stream accented with autumn snow on the eastern side of Mount Rainier. 

An incredibly blue (and brazen) Steler's Jay photogrpahed about one-third the way way up Mount Rainier in Washington State. 

A song sparrow perches onthe seedpods last summer's wildflowers on a late winter morning in the St. Marks National WIldlife Refuge on North Florida's Gulf Coast. 

Scrub jay in Highlands County near Lake June-in-Winter. This threatened endemic bird is found only in Florida, and is becoming harder to find each year. 

A stunningly beautiful tricolored heron searches for frogs and small fish on the edge of a "gator pond" in the Big Cypress National Preserve in Southern Florida. 

A close-up of a snowy egret in Punta Rassa, Florida. This little shorebird had to be gradually crept up upon to get this shot. Eventually, it was so close that was literally inches from my leg, making my zoom lens useless! 

A stunning male cattle egret in full breeding plumage ruffles its feathers on the water's edge in Carrabelle, Florida. 

Close-up of a bald eagle. 

Double-crested cormorant with beautiful turquoise eyes during breeding season, Florida Everglades. 

A striking red columbine flower in crisp detail found in Washington's Cascade Mountains in Stevens Pass. 

Downtown Seattle at Night. 

Downtown Seattle with the Space Needle on a cold clear night. 

A male red-bellied woodpecker looking for insects among the oak trees on North Florida.