More from the Critter Cam…

Finally, through several weeks of trial and error, the Bushnell Wildlife camera was set up with the proper settings. No more blurry racoons!! Take a look at what wandered across the path of the lens during June and July.

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Buster vs. Ball

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My little guy found a toy on our usual route but only 3 seconds into the romp punctured it. Somehow that made playtime even MORE fun – obviously the only thing deflated was the soccer ball! I nearly passed out from the cuteness-overload. (Note to self: Buy neighbors new soccer ball.) Buster vs. Ball from...

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Capturing the Wild: Second Adventure – Sneak Peek

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This past Saturday on June 2nd, Biologist Randy Botta and I returned to the arid San Diego back-country to check on the wildlife camera we had installed 3 weeks earlier. The hope was that we had set up the camera in just the right spot to catch a glimpse of critters passing through the Oak...

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Capturing the Wild

So excited!!

I few weeks ago I bought a Bushnell 8.0 Trophy Camera to help me learn more about San Diego wildlife. It’s a night-vision capable, motion-sensitive outdoor camera that I’m hoping will give me the chance to study SoCal critters in a more personal way. This coming Saturday, May 12, I’m heading to the San Phillipe...

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In the Raptor’s Nest

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While watching FA-18 Hornets buzz the San Diego coast this weekend I was inspired to find pictures of my close encounter with a very unique ‘bird of prey’. While working for CBS in Atlanta, I was honored to join the team at Lockheed Martin for a tour of the secretive Raptors’ Nest in Marietta, GA....

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Surface of Sun Erupts With Powerful Flares

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Here’s a piece I did about the recent solar flares. I am forever amazed by the constructive and destructive forces at play in our universe. View more videos at: http://nbcsandiego.com.

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The way I “hunt”….

Compare these two shots: In this daytime shot Johanna and I are standing in the same spot the mountain lion walks through in the night still.  This lion is a healthy, 150 lb male; comparing the two shots give you a great idea as to the size of this magnificent predator.

A few weeks ago Harry Pallenberg (a producer for Huell Howser’s California Gold) asked me to help host a demo segment for PBS highlighting the diverse wildlife found in and around our bustling southern California cities.

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Aaaaaaaahhhhh…so soothing.

Whether it’s a boo-boo on the back of my hand or a blemish on my nose, one of my very favorite skin soothing treatments is fresh Aloe Vera leaf. I buy the whole aloe leaf (organic if possible) and keep them in the fridge….

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Reflections and..

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…3 more reasons I love living near the waters’ edge in San Diego.

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San Diego Christmas

Snapped this picture on my way to work last week. 4 construction workers huddled together, towering over the palm tree lined shores of Del Mar as they worked to prepare metal scaffolding for several layers of Christmas Tree ornamentation.

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