Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen This #sandhillcrane is performing the mating dance in #lakeclarknationalpark #Alaska . The dancing is most common during their breeding season, however, they can be seen dancing all year. #natgeoalaska #naturealas
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen The #tundra in #Alaska have a tremendous amount of intricate detail to photograph. You just need to slow down and look. This type of biome is where the low temperatures and short growing season hinders the tree and
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen We were fortunate enough to find an island on the #CookInlet in #Alaska inhabited by #tuftedpuffins. Needless to say, we spent the day with these wonderful #birds. #natgeoalaska #naturealaska #adventure #outdoors
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen We were able to capture this #Whitetailed #Deer #Fawn as it frolicked in a field of #spring #flowers in northern #Minnesota . #splendid_animals #wildlife #nature #bns_animals #excellent_animals #jerryjividen #barb
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen We love photographing the #sunrise in the #Smokies . The colors and layers you can capture are amazing. #SmokyMountains #jerryjividen #barbjividen #outdoors #nature #travel #adventure #NikonNoFilter #excellent_nat
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen This #spring, be sure to plant bird and #butterfly friendly plants in you landscape. This butterfly bush is an excellent attractor for butterflies. #outdoors #nature #jerryjividen #barbjividen #excellent_nature
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen A #wrangler taking a break between #roundups on a horse ranch in #Montana . #adventure #outdoors #nature #jerryjividen #barbjividen #horses
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen When on an #adventure, don't overlook the still life that may be present. We photographed these #flyrods on the side of a cabin in #Montana, while photographing on a horse ranch. #jerryjividen #barbjividen #tra
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen With proper planning, you can give an added dimension to your photographs. We positioned ourselves to include the #bigdipper in this photograph of the #northernlights near #Fairbanks #Alaska. #auroraborealis #na
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen "Hey, Mom, can we play hide and seek?" We enjoyed photographing and spending the day with this #GrizzlyBear and her cubs. Their antics are unbelievable. #natgeoalaska #naturealaska #NikonNoFilter #bns_animals #
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen Photographers should alway be prepared for those fleeting moments when Mother Nature puts on a show. We photographed the rainbow while driving in #DenaliNationalPark #Alaska. #natgeoalaska #naturealaska #nature
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen The #HockingHills in southeast #Ohio is a great location for photographing #waterfalls. With the assistance of a tripod and utilizing a slow shutter speed, we were able to give the water a blurred or cottony effe
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen With spring around the corner, you may find the #redbelliedwoodpecker checking for nest sites in the dead wood of a fence post, stump, or tree. The males begin excavating several holes, with the female selecting th
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen We had the pleasure of photographing this red fox, while he was searching for food in the Arctic National Refuge in Alaska. #natgeoalaska #naturealaska #bns_animals #excellent_nature #excellent_animals #nawild #je
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen An early morning roundup on a horse ranch in south central Montana. #outdoors #adventure #nature #jerryjividen #barbjividen #travel
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen #Reflections are a great way to add a different perspective to your #photography . After #photographing this #GrizzlyBear in #Alaska for several hours, we noticed he was working his way over to a slough. In antic
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen We had the wonderful opportunity of spending several days #photographing #muskox north of the #ArcticCircle in #Alaska. The #fallcolors of the #tundra turn wonderful yellows and reds in the #fall, which makes for
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen A bug's eye view...this field of #wildflowers was #photographed in #NorthCarolina from a different perspective. #outdoors #nature #travel #adventure
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen Eastern Screech owls have two distinct color patterns, gray or reddish-brown (rufous). This red phased #screechowl was #photographed while #hiking in the #SmokyMountain of #Tennessee . #birding #birdphotography #
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen With the arrival of #spring, you may be able for find #redbelliedwoodpecker constructing their new #nest site, as we did with this pair. #nature #birds #birdphotography #oudoors #nature #nuts_about_birds #wildli
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen Flaps down... This #Sandhills #Crane is coming in for landing in a field near #Fairbanks #Alaska. #NikonNoFilter #nature #natgeoalaska #naturealaska #birdphotography #nuts_about_birds #bns_animals #excellent_nat
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen A #teaching moment... This mother #grizzlybear is showing it's #cub how to go #clamming after the tide receded along the #beach of #CookInlet near #LakeClarkNationalPark in #Alaska . #wildlife #nature #natgeoalas
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen This #Horned #Puffin stopped to take a rest, near it's nest among the rocky crevices of the steep slopes on an island in the #CookInlet near #LakeClarkNationalPark . #NikonNoFilter #birds #birding #birdphotogra
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen Water is one of the essentials that #birds need to survive. Along with drinking, they need to bathe. This loosens the dirt and makes their #feathers easier to preen. #wildlife #nature #birds #birding #birdphot
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen As we drove over the #BeartoothPass in #Wyoming , we saw these #alpine #flowers peaking out from an area where snow had melted a few days earlier. #nature #adventure #travel #nikon #nikonphotography #jividen #o
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen Keeping with the theme of #spring today, this #whitetaileddeer #fawn was frolicking in a #meadow in northern Minnesota. #wildlife #wildlifephotography #outdoors #nature #naturephotography #nikon
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen Celebrating the first day of #spring , #flower #photography is right around the corner. This #yellow #ladyslipper was captured in the #SmokeyMountains of #Tennessee . #nature #ourdoors #adventure
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen In the #spring , #greatblueheron return to their nesting colonies, to build or repair the nest. They will lay a clutch of 3-5 eggs, which will be incubated for a period of 25-29 days. #birdphotography #birding #
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen The #fall #tundra in #DenaliNationalPark is an excellent time to #photograph #caribou . The reddish color on the #antlers is an indicator that this caribou had just finished shedding his velvet. #nature #nature
Jerry & Barb Jividen: Photo by @jerry.jividen | @barb_jividen Knowing that #snowggeese and #trumpterswans stop feeding in the fields to return to the safety of water at night, we set up at #sunset to photograph the lift off near the #coastal area of #NorthCarolina. #birdin