Puffins – Wandering Dawgs

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #400 – The Rule of Three

May 30, 2026Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, WildlifeTagged American White Pelicans, Lens-Artists, Magnolia Blossoms, Nature, Palm Trees, Photo Challenge, Puffins, Rule of Three, Whooping Cranes39 Comments

Tina introduces us to the rule of three for this challenge. The rule says that images with three subjects make them more interesting and memorable. Our challenge is to include images with three subjects.

I’ve included a few images of groups of three I found in nature.

The Three Gossips, Arches National Park, Utah

Last week Egidio challenged us to be creative while we were stuck in one place for 30 or more minutes. Your responses were wonderful. Thank you to everyone who joined the challenge..

Many thanks to Tina for this week’s challenge. If you would like to join the challenge please be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to her post Lens-Artists #400: The Rule of Three.

Be sure to check back on Saturday, June 6 at noon eastern time when Patti will be your host for the challenge.

If you don’t want to miss any of our challenges you may want to think about subscribing to the Lens-Artists team members websites: Tina, Patti, Ann-Christine, John, Sofia, Anne, Egidio, Ritva, Beth.

For information on how to join the Lens-Artists challenge please click here.

Every Day is a Gift

Bird Weekly Challenge #21: Birds with Black Feathers

November 3, 2020Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged birdweekly, black feathers, Hooded Merganser, oystercatcher, Photo Challenge, Puffins, Whooping Crane, Wood Stork Nesting17 Comments

I searched through my archives for birds with black feathers and came up with birds I saw in Alaska, Texas, Colorado, and close to home in Georgia. The photo above is a Hooded Merganser at Inks Lake in Texas.

Puffins on the Columbia Glacier Cruise from Valdez, Alaska

Thank you Lisa. for this Bird Weekly Challenge #21: Birds with Black Feathers

Favorite Alaska and Canada Wildlife Photos

June 13, 2018Posted in Alaska, British Columbia, Road Trip, RVing, WildlifeTagged Bald Eagle, black bear, Grizzly, Humpback Whale, Live Laugh RV, moose, Orca, Photo Inspiration, Puffins, Stellar Sea Lions43 Comments

Five years ago this week we were on the road to Alaska from Georgia. Once we crossed the border into Canada, I spent every day looking for wildlife. There were many “WOW” wildlife sightings in both Canada and Alaska.

I’ve been thinking about posting some of my favorite wildlife photos from the trip and today I finally got the boost I needed to put it all together. When my friend Ingrid at Live, Laugh RV posted that the theme for her very first Wednesday photo inspiration was wildlife, I immediately started going though the thousands of photos from the trip.

If you would like to participate or see other posts inspired by Ingrid, click on over to Ingrid’s post Wandering Wednesday.

Here are just a few of my favorite wildlife photos from our Canada and Alaska adventure.

Elk in loop 63 — Elk near our campsite in Jasper National Park, Alberta

Bear in British Columbia — Soon after entering British Columbia we were in Mount Robson Park and saw this grizzly beside the road

Black Bear eating Dandelions — Bear in British Columbia

A small herd with calves — Bison herd with calves near Liard River Hotsprings in British Columbia

20130709Day-55Tek-to-Kantishna-(337) — Moose in Denali National Park, Alaska

Stellar Sea Lions on day trip to Juneau — Stellar Sea Lions on wildlife cruise from Haines to Juneau, Alaska

Whale Tail — Humpback Whale on wildlife cruise from Haines to Juneau, Alaska

Two Sea Otters Valdez — Sea Otters on Columbia Glacier cruise from Valdez, Alaska

Pod of Orcas with calf on Columbia Glacier cruise from Valdez, Alaska

He was looking at me — Eagle at Deep Creek Beach, Alaska

Pair of Eagles on Columbia Glacier Cruise from Valdez, Alaska

Day 81: Wildlife and Glacier Cruise from Valdez

August 6, 2013June 19, 2015Posted in Alaska, Birds, Glaciers, Waterfalls, WildlifeTagged Bald Eagle, Columbia Glacier, Killer Whales, Orcas, Puffins, Sea Otters, Stan Stevens Cruises, Stellar Sea Lions2 Comments

Day 81: Sunday, August 4, 2013

The day was overcast with a chance of rain but it was our last opportunity to take a cruise so off we went on the Glacier Spirit with Stan Stephens Cruises. The boat had a nice, warm comfortable cabin and plenty of viewing areas outside. We left the Valdez Harbor about noon for our 6 hour cruise.

We went out on the Glacier Spirit

One of the crab boats from “Deadliest Catch” tv show

A boat heading out of the harbor

Foggy day for a boat ride

The scenery was breathtaking and there was plenty of wildlife. As we cruised close to shore we saw too many eagles to keep count. A pod of Dall Porpoise bow surfed for a while. They’re too fast to get a picture but beautiful to watch.