New #blog post full of sunny wintery forest photos! Come wonder the #forest with me and 5yo! 🌲☀️❄️
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In #Finland, the turn of the year brought a proper winter. We woke up to an incredibly beautiful and quiet morning with -20 °C. (Link to my blog post🫶🏼)
🩵❄️☀️ #nature #winter #naturewriters #beautyofnature #NatureBlog #frost #hoarfrost #luonto

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Where Did I Put That Seed? | James DeWalt Photography A look at mountain chickadee behavior and amazing scientific discoveries being made about how they locate their seed stashes with incredible accuracy

This week's Life in Nature article!
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A look at mountain chickadee behavior and some scientific discoveries made regarding their extraordinary seed stash memory!

#NatureBlog #MountainChickadee #LifeInNature

Family adventure through a cold, snowy forest to the warmth of the fire. Check out my #natureblog on #Substack! #naturewriting #finnishnature
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Autumn Icon | James DeWalt Photography Rut season rituals with our bighorn sheep A favorite fall nature adventure for me-spurned by the activity of their rut season-is seeking out the state animal, the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep.  Every ...

This week's Life in Nature article, as published in the Mountain Ear!
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A brief look at the autumn rut behaviors of our beloved bighorn sheep!

#NatureBlog #BighornSheep #BighornRutBehavior #LifeInNature

Day in the Forest moody forest, cowboy coffee and wild play among the rock and moss

Moody #forest, cowboy coffee and wild play among the rock and #moss. 🌿🌲☕️ Read my blog post on #Substack. #nature #naturewriting #finland #finnishnature #natureblog

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Whaling In the Wetlands | James DeWalt Photography A tale of eyes nearly bigger than a stomach I try to get in some nature when and where I can. A recent errand run below found me at a favorite wetland “go-to”, the Walden and Sawhill Ponds open space ...

This week's Life in Nature article as published in the Mountain Ear!
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An expanded version of the tale behind this bold young heron and his epic catch featured in last week's posts! Read more at the link above!
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Power of the Peck | James DeWalt Photography How do woodpeckers not suffer brain trauma? One of the many iconic sounds we enjoy in the forest (and sometimes unwanted on the side of the house like a deeply abhorred alarm clock) is the familiar “r...

This week's Life in Nature article as published in The Mountain Ear!
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A look at the mystery behind a woodpecker's ability to avoid lasting brain trauma

#NatureBlog #Woodpeckers #BrainTrauma #NaturesMysteries #LifeInNature

This Autumn, I made the effort to photograph Shetland Wrens. This bird was at the Busta Hotel. More on justwildimages.blogspot.com #ShetlandWren #AutumnBirding #BritishBirds #WildlifePhotography #BirdwatchingUK #NatureBlog #BirdPhotographer #WrensOfInstagram #WildlifeOfShetland

Practice Makes Perfect | James DeWalt Photography Dispelling the sensationalism of elk sparring behavior with a dose of reality Getting involved in various events selling my nature photography provides me with many opportunities to talk about the wor...

This week's Life in Nature article, as published in the Mountain Ear!

Practice Makes Perfect
Dispelling the sensationalism of elk sparring behavior with a dose of reality

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Walk in the cold, frosty bog, where the cranberries were frozen and the bog moss felt crisp underfoot❄️🌿
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Frozen cranberries, crispy peat, and a frosty morning. My latest writing is full of fresh photos from a Finnish #bog!
#naturewriting #finland #finnishnature #natureblog #cranberries #autumn

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A story of my #paddleboard trip to remote island in #LakePäijänne, #Finland. 🌲☕️🏕️
#naturewriting #natureconnection #camping #hammock #natureblog #wildcamping
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That's Just Radical! The Quantum Theory of Bird Migration | James DeWalt Photography While bird migration has been happening for countless millennia, it has only been in the last couple centuries that much of mankind understood they even occurred, much less how the act was navigationa...

This week's Life in Nature article!
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A brief synopsis on the radical theory behind the "how" of bird migration

#BirdMigration #QuantumTheory #NatureBlog #LifeInNature

Oooooh That Smell! Understanding the Flehmen Response | James DeWalt Photography The elk and deer are doing it.  The moose are doing it.  I’ve seen bighorn sheep doing it.  Horses do it.  Heck, even your cat does it!  All kinds of animals including reptiles and snakes do it, but w...

This week's Life in Nature Article for the Mountain Ear!
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#FlehmenResponse #ElkBehavior #NatureBlog #LifeInNature

Through the Enchanted Forest Where Mushrooms Dance and Light Wanders

Walk through the Enchanted Forest, where mushrooms dance and light wanders.🌲✨🍄
#naturewriting #story #enchantedforest #finnishnature #naturemagic #natureblog

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The bluest skies in the world, the purest waters on Earth.

Lake Päijänne, Finland 🇫🇮
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#naturewriting #finland #päijänne #finnishlakeland #natureblog #nature

Golden hour, golden memories — me paddling, my 8yo son sailing his own boat. 💛
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#naturewriting #goldenhour #sunset #natureblog #päijänne

A Look Back At 30 Days Wild 2025 - Part One The first installment of my musings on the unforgettable, wonderfully wild moments of June... ❤️

Finally published my first full #blogpost 🥳

It was a joy to muse over the unforgettable, wild moments of June, in this first installment of a look back at those balmy days of #Summer ❤️

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Moss Mayhem For moss lovers — come see the cliffs where I had my coffee yesterday

Start your day with mossy nature pictures. It’s proven that even looking at photos of nature relieves stress.
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#naturewriting #moss #mosslovers #naturewellbeing #natureblog #nature #island
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Island of Dangers and Beauty Exploring a high, rugged island filled with wonder and danger — a story of water adventures, cautious climbs, and the deep respect nature demands.

Our hike to the high, wild island brought us close to the forces of nature — the very place where someone passed away back in the ’70s. Nature is beautiful and powerful, but also unpredictable. ⛰️🕊️
Here’s the story⤵️
#naturewriting #natureblog #Päijänne #Finland
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High Cliffs and Crusty Growth on the Cliff Face If you enjoy observing nature up close — down to the moss level — this post is for you!

You, who love to explore nature up close! Grab a cup of coffee (with or without moss) and sit down to read this post. I promise you won’t be disappointed!
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Two Rufous Hummingbirds squaring off in aerial combat, fighting over territory, used as the featured image for a nature blog about hummingbird aggression and behavior

This week's Life in Nature article, Summer Fire, as published in the Mountain Ear!
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A little piece on the behavior and aggression of these winged jewels
#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Hummingbirds #NatureBlog #LifeInNature

The sky went wild with colors — a rainbow grew right above us after the sauna. 🧖🏻‍♀️🫧🌈

#finland #päijänne #finnishlakeland #lake #rainbow #natureblog #lakepäijänne

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An Old Man of the Mountain wildflower as subject photograph for this week's Life in Nature blog article about plant adaptations to existence in at elevations in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado

This week's Life in Nature article, as published in the Mountain Ear!
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Mountain Small, a write-up about plant adaptations to existence at elevation

#Wildflowers #LifeAtElevation #RockyMountains #Adaptation #NatureBlog #LifeInNature

A baby elk rising from it's stash spot on the alpine tundra as mother approaches to nurse, located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado

The Stash

This week's Life in Nature article, as published in The Mountain Ear!
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A little write-up about a simple but effective survival tactic utilized by mamas in the deer family to protect babies!

#WildlifePhotography #NatureFacts #NatureBlog #LifeInNature

Tree swallow courtship photo as featured image for Life in Nature blog post

Life in Nature, as published in the Mountain Ear
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The annual bird migration is well into full swing these days with upwards of millions of birds visible on nightly weather radar as they traverse the skies above... (more at the link)
#NatureBlog #LifeInNature