Your photos are gorgeous, as usual. From the news of all the flooding in Yellowstone, the scenes you shot are probably quite altered now. Thanks for sharing!

Tetons/Yellowstone III - such great shots Thane and love seeing the wildlife up close and reading your comments on the wildlife and the spectacular scenery. I'm so glad you can go and that you share your experiences and your trips with the rest of us. Makes my "mouth water" just thinking how good it would be to be there in person...but at least I can see these amazing photos and get a glimpse and small sense of what the vast county is like. It is one thing to go...and quite another thing (remarkable) to capture some of the grandeur and beauty of the place and the amazing creatures that live here. Thank you Thane!

Thane - As always, beautiful photos! You images make me want to visit the area.

Thane, wish I could spend some time at Bernardo Waterfowl Management Area with you, although not sure I coiuld spend the entire day as you did. It has been many years since I have experienced these wonderful birds and you have stirred me to find a way for a trip to one of their gathering places again. Thanks for being so disciplined to capture these amazing shots of the beauty. So very special that you were able to have the entire day in solitude. Plan another trip and bring on more amazing photos!

Thane, each time I get to view the photos, captions and read the description of one of your trips, then I want to make plans to go to this location. That is what I want to do after looking at the entry of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Great photos and appreciate all the other wildlife, besides the snow geese and sandhill cranes, you captured and shared. Thank you for the time, energy and dedication you invest in your craft.....so very enjoyable!

Thank you so much for bringing some Spring beauty into my life. It was awesome to watch the pictures.

Florida III - Great job Thane.......some remarkable photos...... and thanks for the photo captions and linked videos, really enriches the experience for me. Great variety of birds and lots of questions for you when we next get together. Keep exploring, keep shooting and keep sharing......earger to see and read about your next adventure!

I just finished viewing the photos and reading about your recent trip to South Florida - Sarasota, just amazing beauty you so skillfully capture....love all of them but especially the trees , the roots of the Ficus macrophylla - I need to see these and hope to get back to Kauai to check them out....and the Spanish moss on the live oak trees. Amazing creatures that you encounter and spend so many hours of waiting to get just the right shot.....thank you! I really enjoy sharing these adventures with you vicariously....and hope someday to visit a few of these special places that you have experienced.

Thane, really enjoyed these photos from Florida since I was just there in September, but I've never seen many of these birds. You do a marvelous job of capturing these amazingly beautiful birds in a variety of "poses" and settings - great job! Thanks for sharing these and the very helpful notes on many of the photos. Great success on this trip and know you thoroughly enjoyed this....and can't wait to view the photos from your next adventure!