I was reminded of this recently when my alarm went off, at 4 a.m., and I needed to get up to photograph a very special bird, the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). Over the years, each spring ...

I am no stranger to getting up at zero dark thirty. But when my alarm goes off at 4 a.m. after not sleeping most of the night, it gets harder and harder to drag myself out of bed. I was reminded ...