Red Throated Loon photographed in Alaska.

Five kinds of loons nest in Alaska: common, red-throated, Pacific, arctic, and yellow-billed.

Loons are excellent divers. They can stay underwater more than a minute and have been found caught in fish nets 240 feet (73 m) deep. They propel themselves underwater with their feet, using their wings for turning. Loons feed on small fish but are also known to eat aquatic vegetation, insects, mollusks, and frogs. When alarmed, loons prefer diving for safety to flying.

When you photograph animals in the water look at the background. The loon changed positions several times so i was able to get a wide variety of backgrounds. In the case the simple warm glow from the setting sun gave a nice color to the water. Bingo

Leaving for Northern Lights Photo Tour

As you are reading this I should be on a plane to Alaska. The northern lights are calling me back. Hopefully it is not super cold although I am dressed for it. I will be coleading a trip with good friend and expert Galactic Photographer John Chumack.

For those of you in the northern parts of the country keep an eye on the aurora forecast it is peak season for the year. Hope you all get to see it.

Bald Eagle Photo Tours and Workshops

There is something special about eagles. I lead photo tours and workshops across the country. I am lucky that we get to photograph several each year and it never gets old. On last year's Alaska trip we spent a lot of time photographing them on land and by boat. It was a blast.

In Alaska they are common especially on the coast. I think local people think we are crazy getting so excited about them.

It is nice that the eagle population is rebounding. There is not many great success stories with the environment lately.

If you are interested in joining us on a photo workshop or tour of Alaska. Please visit our website. We have several trips where we photograph Eagles like Florida, Maine and Alaska. We also photograph a lot of other incredible wildlife.

Here is the link for the Alaska Photo Tour

https://www.sphotography.com/photo-tours-workshops/alaska

For this picture we used a private boat so I was able to have him position the boat for the best angle. Private boats allow us to spend as much time as we want and prioritize our time.