Summer is a siren that woos us on Cape Cod each year here into a state of contentment with warm breezes and sunny days and spectacular natural history in our maritime environment. Summer 2016 has been no exception though it seems to be passing at an ever accelerating rate as we age. As in the previous two years we have been engaged in supporting the white shark research ongoing in outer Cape Cod waters conducted by Dr. Greg Skomal and John Chisholm with the dedicated support

During the spring each year an amazing natural spectacle unfolds in Southeast Alaska. Creatures as large as humpback whales and as small as shorebirds square up in anticipation to feast on spawning herring. The following images were recorded over an eight day period mostly in characteristic wet weather of the region. We witnessed incredible wildlife doing their thing to survive. As usual pictures tell a beautiful story. Hope you enjoy the show. #arrowsgoldeneyeducks #brownbea

Continuing our 9-week African odyssey in East Africa we had the opportunity to explore Djibouti with our great friends and amazing wildlife guides Jonathan Rossouw and Giovanna Fasanelli. Of course we took it! You never know what you might see unless you try and man were we surprised by the dramatic contrasts and beauty of this somewhat forgotten corner of the African continent. Unique and wonderful wildlife and culture were in store for us....and no pirates! From Wikipedia,

For the 4th consecutive year we made our way south out of the frigid New England winter to spend time with our friends at Aquatic Adventures who run expeditions from the Dominican Republic to the Silver Bank to observe North Atlantic humpback whales in their winter habitat. As many of you are aware 2015 is showing the northeast portion of the US and Canada some of the coldest temperatures ever recorded in addition to record amounts of snowfall. The Boston area, near where we

A few weeks ago we foretold of our long anticipated expedition into a remote island group off the African east coast in the southern hemisphere. Aldabra is officially part of The Seychelles but lies 700 miles southwest of the main Seychelles group and capital Mahe. Designated a World Heritage site for the protection of its unique and magnificent biodiversity Aldabra is very seldom visited by anyone outside of the research and conservation communities. Most visitors arrive by

We= just wrapped up our field work on Cape Cod working with the Massachusetts White Shark Team as the cold winds of winter start to blow and the leaves are falling. Our boats are now stored for the North American winter. Just in time to launch into our next wild adventure which will take us back to Africa for the 7th time since 2009. And believe it or not, we are barely past scratching the surface in exploring this amazing continent. Our focus once again is on wild life and w

A large male tagged earlier in the season is called Chex (nicknamed Darth Vader by the DMF Team). He is riddled with battle scars indicating that he is likely the dominant male white shark in the Chatham/Orleans habitat this summer season. The tag is visible in this image behind the dorsal fin. I read a recent article in National Geographic Traveler about cage diving with white sharks in the Neptune Islands in South Australia. Local eco-tour operator Andrew Fox describes the

Summer has now commenced in full swing here on Cape Cod and many summer visitors have arrived to enjoy all that a warm and sunny Cape Cod has to offer. Our attention has turned to supporting a research project that is being conducted in Cape Cod waters and when completed will answer the question most people ask about Atlantic white sharks. How many are out there? This work is being funded by donations of time equipment and $ from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy in cooper

Our time in the Pacific Northwest has been heavy with family and the brand new babies as our previous posts will attest. However we have managed an outing with our old friend and fellow birder Paula Johnson who lives in the area. Paula was kind enough to guide us to a couple of birding hotspots in the region one day this past week. They are the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in southern Washington near the Columbia River and also the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge ne

Perseverance has finally paid off in our quest to find the snowy owl and capture some images. There are still reliable reports of these beauties hunting on Sandy Neck(2), West Dennis Beach, Gray's Beach, Nauset Beach, Coast Guard Beach in Eastham, High Head (2), Race Point, and the West End dunes in Provincetown (2). We finally caught up with this fellow late one afternoon at West Dennis Beach. For those who don't know West Dennis Beach lies at the southern terminus of Bass R

We managed to take time out of enjoying the Cape Cod winter to perform a surgical strike into two distinct wild areas of Costa Rica over a short ten day window. Long a preferred destination by Eco-adventure travelers all over the world we had never taken the time to visit and were keen to get in on the experience. Our primary goal in this exploratory trip was to explore two significant and different areas in the country - the magical lowland rainforest on the Osa Peninsula i

Our recent posts about traveling in Ecuador and Peru got us to remembering our trek into Patagonia now five years ago. In this "hot stove league" time of year and while we gear up for some new adventures in 2014 take a peak at some images of mountain spring memories from out journey into Chile's incomparable Torres del Paine park and then on to Argentina's El Calafate thereby bracketing Patagonia. Some breathtaking scenery and a first hand look at one of the largest ice sheet

MEET PIANO! This beautiful humpback whale was born in 2009 down in Caribbean waters and has returned to Cape Cod in each of the last four years. Her mother is called Springboard. PIANO has survived a ship strike (2011) a disentanglement from fishing gear (2012) and likely other predatory threats in her young life. How do we know all this? Dedicated researchers at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Massachusetts have been performing research on humpback whales for

wild cape cod Third in a series of photographs leveraged to raise awareness, the 2013 poster edition of wild cape cod illustrates a story of predation and power. Taken a few moments after a failed attack, this photograph captures a great white shark as she circles back for another strike at a one of the area's many seals. Poster is 22" x 28" and printed on high quality photographic paper suitable for framing Cost $50.00 signed and dated All proceeds will be used to support Ca

This week marks the fifth anniversary of our visit to the southern ocean which included stops in the Falkland Islands and the mythical South Georgia en route to the Antarctic Peninsula. So many beautiful memories of this epic voyage with truly amazing people who, we are proud to say, are now great life long friends. Such is the way for those who share time south of the convergence line in the South Atlantic. Will offer a few images that might give you a glimpse of the majesty

VIDEO: INSIDE THE BAIT BALL In our two beautiful days observing whales off Chatham we were able to cooperate with some area researchers to identify 18 whales by a specific name as their fluke markings enabled matches using the important whale database of flukes of Gulf of Maine whales. The identification of North Atlantic humpbacks is made possible in large part by access to this Gulf of Maine Humpback Whale Catalog. We are grateful for all of the ongoing efforts of our whale

The blessings of our mild and beautiful autumn weather continue to flow as we have been able to keep our boats in the water and in the past few days venture outside into the Atlantic Ocean to observe various life forms returning to our waters including rafts of common eiders and white winged scoters as well as a host of gannets and other pelagic seabirds which are in the area before returning to their winter waters in the South Atlantic. The biggest bonus of the fall season h

How do you follow up an epic experience such as cage diving in crystal clear water with earth's most charismatic apex predator - the great white shark? We took a long shot and joined a local whale watch operator in San Diego to try for one more "life" experience before we headed back home. Our goal was to find the largest animal ever to inhabit the earth in the wild - the elusive and endangered Blue Whale! A sighting would be a first for us and we knew the odds were not in ou

Have been back barely a few days from South Africa and still reeling from the energy and excitement of the time in the Western Cape observing and photographing earth's most amazing predator - the White Sharks of Seal Island in False Bay. Those of you who are "Shark Week" fans are no strangers to the home of "Air Jaws", as famous in most households around the world as Keiko the orca of "Free Willy" fame. "Air Jaws" is a handle for the white sharks that in the southern ocean wi

The landscapes and wildlife in the Galapagos are amazingly unique yet even the accessible written guides don't prepare you for the natural beauty and the unusual nature of the endemics you encounter in a landscape that at first observation reminds one of the Hawaiian Islands. As a tropical way point near the Pacific equator, the islands are an important destination for a variety of seabirds who only visit the islands at certain times of year to mate and rear their young. We w