Alyce Bender
Trip Report: Spring 2022 Wild Monterey Photo Adventure
Mid-May in Monterey. This spring, I had an amazing group of adventurous photographers who were open to exploring and learning, both in photo
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Alyce Bender
- Jun 2
- 10 min
Kansas Prairie and the Dawn Dancers: Photographing Lesser Prairie Chickens
"But what's in Kansas?" they ask. "Prairie chickens," I respond. As it happened I had just returned from Yellowstone in January and ...
Alyce Bender
- Feb 23
- 15 min
Yellowstone In Winter*: A Trip Report
Getting back to the trip at hand, I had been invited last year to be part of a week-long group trip in January to Yellowstone. Things being
Alyce Bender
- Jan 28
- 5 min
Double Dose Trip Report: November Wildlife and Wildscapes
Rolling back the clock a bit, November of 2021 was a busy time for me as I jumped between Arizona and Texas, hosting a photo adventure, and
Alyce Bender
- Dec 19, 2021
- 16 min
Year in Review: 12 images of 2021
It is that time of year again where I review my extensive catalog of images from this year and try to narrow it down to my favorite twelve.
Alyce Bender
- Nov 27, 2021
- 13 min
Late Summer Birding in Florida
Late summer is not an ideal time to visit this area but sometimes we, as photographers, are limited to traveling during less than ideal time
Alyce Bender
- Aug 30, 2021
- 11 min
Scouting Wildlife in the High Plains of Texas
The high plains of Texas have a rich biodiversity where they have been allowed to flourish and where efforts are being made to reestablish
Alyce Bender
- Jul 7, 2021
- 17 min
Of Pronghorn and Pika: Photographing Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park in June
An in-depth article on my latest trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park covering the challenges and highlights of the trip.
Alyce Bender
- May 28, 2021
- 9 min
Whirlwind Southwest Photography Trip
Lets start with the numbers: five states (four that I actually photographed in during the trip), 12 days, and roughly 55 hours behind the wh
Alyce Bender
- Apr 3, 2021
- 3 min
Texas Spring Shorebird Photography
...as the cranes leave, a vast influx of migrants start returning from a winter in Central and South America. Returning shorebird migrants i
Alyce Bender
- Feb 28, 2021
- 9 min
Scouting for Photography in Texas
This month saw me putting in a lot of miles, both in the car and on the trail, with few actual images to show for it. But that brings up an
Alyce Bender
- Jan 31, 2021
- 9 min
In Search of a Rare Bird
Having settled into our new place outside San Antonio, my next goal was to hit the road in search of the rarest crane on the planet.
Alyce Bender
- Nov 28, 2020
- 6 min
Photographing the Central Californian Coast
As I prepare to move to Texas, I wanted to share with you the multitude of photographic opportunities that I have found along the central Ca
Alyce Bender
- Oct 31, 2020
- 6 min
Fall in the Northern Hemisphere
Autumn. Fall. A time when a nippy chill in the air returns and leaves of deciduous trees all over the northern hemisphere put on a brilliant
Alyce Bender
- Sep 30, 2020
- 17 min
North To Alaska!
August always seems to be THE time for large photographic trips. So many photographers I know either run or attend workshops and/or tours in
Alyce Bender
- Aug 26, 2020
- 6 min
Summer of Shorebirds
July 2020 saw many of us staying close to home and trying to figure out what to photograph in our own back yards for the fifth month in a ro
Alyce Bender
- Jul 4, 2020
- 6 min
Lesson Learned (the Hard Way)
This month has been one of many highs and a few lows. As the new normal continues to level out and we move our lives even more so online,...
Alyce Bender
- Jun 9, 2020
- 4 min
Black Oystercatchers: A Summer Project
Summers have typically been my slow season for photography as it is, but this year I had plans to explore parts of Canada for wildlife...
Alyce Bender
- Mar 27, 2020
- 13 min
Trip Report: Japanese Winter Wildlife Adventure 2020
Because I was in Japan for so many weeks and I bounced around as the weather dictated, I am going to share the images based on subject rathe
Alyce Bender
- Jan 17, 2020
- 4 min
Trip Report: North Central Florida
The majority of my shooting came from my childhood town of Gainesville, Florida. Home to the University of Florida, I grew up roaming the pi