Bit of a departure from the perspective of my usual shots. Salt River mare coming up from snorkeling for eel grass. Don't you just want to pet her soft muzzle? Wild and free in Tonto National Forest. #wildhorsepc #findyourpark #tontonationalforest #wildhorsesofarizona #saltriverhorses #capturenorthdakota #equine #pferd #realwildbynaturephotos #themagicofwild #saltriveraz #saltriverazhorses #CoSowildhorses

Ran away to Mexico for the first time. New lifer birds- brown pelican & long-billed curlew; lots of stray/feral dogs; gave away food to a school and abjectly poor people in a shantytown; walked along the beach; mariachi bands serenaded us during supper; oyster farms; saw the border wall, a defunct open-pit copper mine, and got my first pedicure in 11 years (which felt amazing!) It was an enlightening trip! Home tomorrow AM. #Thanksgiving20222 #Mexico #PuertoPenasco #ThanksgivingAdventures

Bachelor stallions messing around. The buckskin roan being kicked is locally called Thorn. Salt River, Arizona. #saltriver #arizona #saltriverwildhorses #wildhorsesofarizona #mustang #wildhorsepc #equine #pferd #themagicofwild #onlyinarizona

Great Blue Heron profile close-up. Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ, 11/23/22. I'm very proud of this shot. I love herons. They are such badass birds. tamer. #americancoot #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #azadventures #riparianpreserve #gilbertaz #CoSobirds

Coot foot (4 toes instead of webbed). Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ, 11/23/22. These shorebirds are hunted in North Dakota, so they're skittish. I've wanted to get this shot for a long time. I didn't quite get all 3 front toes in the shot in my excitement, when he hopped up onto the boardwalk in front of us. The ducks and other waterfowl are fed at the bridge, so they're much tamer. #americancoot #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #azadventures #riparianpreserve #gilbertaz

I'm excited to be seeing these beauties again in 8 days! I was like a kid in a candy store. 😁 Salt River, Arizona. #saltriver #arizona #saltriverwildhorses #wildhorsesofarizona #mustang #wildhorsepc #equine #pferd #themagicofwild #onlyinarizona

Maintenance didn't come to fix my heat today. Look at those overnight lows. FML. 🥶🥶🥶 #FirstWorldProblems

I love this shot of then-bachelor stallion Urban (Flash) rearing up as he sparred with then-bachelor stallion Marty (Maverick)! 2016 colt Oklahoma (Okie) watches. It was a beautiful July morning in 2016! Both stallions are now band stallions with their own bands! Colt Oklahoma was adopted. Wild and free in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. #northdakotabadlandshorse #theodorerooseveltnationalpark #wildhorses #wildhorsesofnorthdakota #mustang

Quick test run of one of my photos onto here before I call it a night. This is 2016 filly Arkansas, she was born to mare Crow and stallion Satellite. I love how the early morning light captured her blue eye and her face. Image taken July 2016. Arkansas was adopted. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora, ND. #wildhorses #wildhorsesofnorthdakota #mustang #northdakotabadlandshorse