Return to Freedom wild horse sanctuary. Sometimes like swimming in fields of mustard. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.) Photographed May 20, 2017
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Beach boys
Sabak and Nuri at Carmel Beach. Drama. Action. Fun. Free from social distancing. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.) Photographed November 29, 2020
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Sticks
Nuri hunted down sticks and took them for a dance. Fun at dawn, in the dark winter light. Reminiscent of his run with a pear one hot autumn afternoon. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.) Photographed 2019
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Action
Wild stallions in action. Forget the baking hot day. Onaqui herd. Utah desert beyond Skull Valley. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.) Photographed September 2, 2019
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Hawaiian wilds
Wild horses in the Waipio Valley. Bright, dewy late morning. Big Island of Hawaii. (Touch photo above to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.) Photographed Halloween 2019.
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Utah wilds
Onaqui wild horse bands in Utah. Action in near 100-degree heat followed by long drinks. Cropped into long landscape shots to frame the open desert. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.) Photographed September 2, 2019
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Impromptu
Out in the hills to run the hounds. An impromptu photo shoot. (Touch picture to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.)
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Together & apart
Long, hot desert day. Wild horses in Utah. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.) Photographed September 2, 2019
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Arizona dawn
Wild horses. Dawn in the desert forest. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.)
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Spring
Spring is here. Green everywhere. Energy in the air. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.) Shot April 2019
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Foggy green
Nuri in the foggy green glow. Featherweight, five pounds ago. Fatter now, sort of. Still seems to think he’s a supermodel. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.)
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World of Animals
Australian wallabies. Mexican wolves. African gazelles. Australian emus. African wild dogs. Arabian camels. All at the Living Desert n Palm Desert, California. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.) Photographed March 2021
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Deep woods
Claude. Deep woods. Early light. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.) Photographed March 18, 2017
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Wild foals
Wild foals. That time of year in Arizona. In the trees, and out of the desert heat. (Touch photo to run slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.)
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Roadside
Couple of friends along the road back to Arcata. I’ve been told more than once that goats are as loving and smart as dogs. These guys immediately made a point of it. Chatting away and trying to climb the fence to … Continue reading
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A winter night
All dressed up for Christmas. Hunting for Santa’s reindeer. (Touch photo above to run the slideshow, or simply wait 5 seconds.) **Wardrobe by Buddy** Originally photographed December 24, 2016