A Raccoon’s Magic

Wildlife camera trap research reveals quickly which animals are the most curious about their surroundings. I’ve had several white-tailed deer often love lick the cameras just to taste them. Greater roadrunners no matter where I’ve placed the cameras have found them and taken several selfies. Feral hogs have bumped some cameras more than once moving…

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November’s End Surprise Snake

By the time I was leaving 3RF it was around 11 am on November 30th. It was a brisk 52 degrees with blowing wind. Every time I leave I drive slowly to see what birds to document. Then all of sudden I saw a wiggly movement in front of the car. It was a surprise…

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The Loner (Or is he?)

Captured at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.     Photograph – © Christena Stephens Photography  

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A Baby Barn Swallows Tale

Squeak. Squeak. Squeak is how these photographs are remembered… In 2007 I was working in earnest to save to a historic ranch headquarters known as the Mallet Ranch in Texas. Part of my documentation process was to take extensive archival photographs of the buildings’ architecture. The oldest structure was the main house and I needed…

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