Travel Tales
Guest post by NHA guide, biologist, and photographer Sean Beckett The interior of Yellowstone is inaccessible in the winter without a snowmobile or a snow coach. Opting against the frigid and blustery snowmobiles, we fired up two bombardier snow coaches and headed from the relatively mild Jackson Hole north into a blizzard.
Nature Photography
Earlier this week, we discussed the challenge of going on a photo tour, especially if you’re not a professional photographer. But now, I’d like to visit the flip side of that travel issue: visiting popular places and taking the easiest, most predictable shot possible.
Nature Photography
There are probably as many different reasons to travel as there are people traveling, but some common motives include getting away for a while from a normal routine, to relax, or to see a place you’ve always felt a connection to or dreamed about.
Nature Photography
A guest post by NHA guide, biologist, and photographer Sean Beckett In the middle of January it is a challenge to remember summer in Yellowstone National Park. Those sunny afternoons floating down the river in an inner tube, counting birds and otters along the shore, are now just a dream.
Travel Tales
This week I’m taking you on a special detour to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. As a voyage to these magnificent islands begins, the vibe on board is one of uncontainable excitement, and rightfully so.
Videos
While green herons didn’t make this list of Top 25 Most Intelligent Nonhuman Animals, one particular green heron recently demonstrated why these birds make a good candidate for inclusion. Watch the video below, in which a green heron uses a piece of bread as fishing bait.
Travel Tips
It’s December 31, the eve of a brand-new year. Time for reflection on the past 12 months and dreams of how we’ll make 2014 even better. And that puts us into the territory of New Year’s resolutions.
Videos
It’s not often that stressed wild animals trust us humans enough to ask for our help, but that’s exactly what one bottlenose dolphin did earlier this year. Watch!
Videos
Sure, we all love a good aurora borealis timelapse video. But have you ever seen one shot through the passenger window of a trans-Atlantic flight? Talk about in-flight entertainment! No need for seat-back video screens if you can watch a live light show right outside your window.
Nature Photography
Antarctica. Nowhere on earth is more synonymous with exploration, extremes, and untouched wilderness. The majestic glaciers and abundance of wildlife are what attract those with an adventurous spirit to take an Antarctica cruise.
Videos
Watching a red fox hunt in the winter by slowly creeping forward, listening intently and then jumping high to pounce on prey can be pretty entertaining, but it turns out there’s a lot of science behind all the wild, deep-snow diving.
News & More
We’ve shared the same mission for several decades — to protect the world’s wild places and take you to see them. Now we’re sharing an avenue for telling you the stories of conservation and travel.
