Remembering Rain

Tucked inside a warm house with a blizzard raging outside is a good time to look back at some of last year's footage and try something new.  I did my first Instagram story, nothing fancy, and also found this wet cheetah from Kenya. Hope you are enjoying a real winter storm, the real fun begins tomorrow after I get the snowblower started.

Mule Deer Action

Visiting Badlands National Park to watch the mule deer rut is becoming a yearly event. Most of the behavior is bucks chasing does but occasionally things get real interesting. After watching a small herd for quite awhile I noticed the does had their attention directed to something behind the butte. Eventually I saw what the were watching. The following minute of action took place over about an hour in real time.

Slow Motion at the Feeder

It was a cold, dark day with lots of brown birds at the feeder, a perfect time to play with slow motion.  Black and white was used to reflect the mood. Only the birds seemed to have energy in the weather.

Technical: The video is slowed to 1/4 normal speed with occasional reduction to 10% of normal speed.

I made it through 2017!

It was a fantastic year with more travel and adventure than I ever dreamed possible, and a few good shots along the way. I'm shooting almost all video and during 3 months I did not shoot any stills. Consequently the blog postings are less frequent to allow for video production. Isolated video clips are put on Instagram @dbsnature. I have several plans for 2018 including a volunteer assignment to shoot Gunnison sage grouse, I hope it comes through. The Badlands are winning me over for prairie wildlife and a couple trips are planned. I hope all of your plans and dreams come true in 2018!