I will state right away that I am not a very patient person. This might sound odd from a nature photographer but in the real world, I don't care for waiting in long lines or sitting in slow-moving traffic. When I hit the hiking trail with my camera or wander into the wilderness however that all changes. I wasn't always a photographer but the more I began venturing into nature, the more patient I became. I learned to slow down to not only appreciate the plants and animals that I was seeing but also to find humor in the little things that I would overlook by rushing down the path. Animals don't tend to appreciate fast movements and tend to shy away from loud noise. This mama bird in the saguaro made her nest not too far from the ground last spring. I kept a healthy distance away so as not to stress her and she happily took care of her babies allowing me the honor of observation. At times animals are just on their way from here to there. In those moments, I feel exci
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