As a lifelong amateur naturalist, I’ve filled many journals with sketches, observations and research notes, in my quest to better understand and enjoy the amazing array
of wildlife, flora, habitat and phenomena that I encounter everywhere everyday.

I began writing and illustrating the “Backyard Naturalist” column for the
Times Union newspaper in July 2006, in hopes that it would inspire a broad range
of the population to also observe, enjoy and share my interest in the natural world.

Compilation books of the column are available for purchase. Some sample
pages are displayed below.

Here are a few sample page spreads from Volume II.

Here are a sample page spread from Volume III.