Nine Tales Photography

Nine Tales Photography Nine Tales Photography strives to capture the elegance in both the everyday to the extraordinary. Kev Kevin Brooks and Travis Bieda bring you the world.

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The Jagged Ambush Bug is a beautiful little predator that is a highly beneficial pest predator. This one was out deep in...
03/28/2025

The Jagged Ambush Bug is a beautiful little predator that is a highly beneficial pest predator. This one was out deep in a restoration zone terrorizing visitors to the Sagittaria plant 🐊

Sea Biscuits like this one can live up to 30 years! These naked sea urchins dotted a rocky shoreline today as we gathere...
03/27/2025

Sea Biscuits like this one can live up to 30 years! These naked sea urchins dotted a rocky shoreline today as we gathered garbage to tidy up the beach for nesting sea turtles

I love looking for moths in the early morning. There are some real beauties!
03/01/2025

I love looking for moths in the early morning. There are some real beauties!

Arte Museum in Las Vegas
10/18/2024

Arte Museum in Las Vegas

Had to spend the night out of gas in an airboat in the slough for this shot, but it was worth it! 🐊
09/02/2024

Had to spend the night out of gas in an airboat in the slough for this shot, but it was worth it! 🐊

A Black-tailed Gnatcatcher graces us with its presence on the Bright Angel trail in Grand Canyon National Park ...
06/06/2024

A Black-tailed Gnatcatcher graces us with its presence on the Bright Angel trail in Grand Canyon National Park

Sagittaria blooms in recently restored wetland habitat at Everglades National Park. These are only one flower that let u...
11/19/2023

Sagittaria blooms in recently restored wetland habitat at Everglades National Park. These are only one flower that let us know what we do matters 🐊

Tiny frog looks over the Hole-in-the-Donut restoration project in Everglades National Park. It has found a home in recen...
11/18/2023

Tiny frog looks over the Hole-in-the-Donut restoration project in Everglades National Park. It has found a home in recently restored habitat that was not available even just 2 years prior 🐊

The promise of growth after the violence of a storm is a common theme in the Everglades
11/18/2023

The promise of growth after the violence of a storm is a common theme in the Everglades

There are few things more rejuvenating than zipping around on flat water through the mangroves 🐊
11/18/2023

There are few things more rejuvenating than zipping around on flat water through the mangroves 🐊

The beautiful and range-restricted Atala Butterfly is a picturesque reminder of nature's ability to regenerate ...
11/18/2023

The beautiful and range-restricted Atala Butterfly is a picturesque reminder of nature's ability to regenerate lies

What a treat it was to literally park next to this Dusky Grouse in Yellowstone National Park. We were out looking for th...
11/09/2022

What a treat it was to literally park next to this Dusky Grouse in Yellowstone National Park. We were out looking for the resident large owl when we spotted her doing her best impression of a stump. I love getting a lifer I wasn't quite expecting 🐦

🎶 The hills were alive with the sound of mus... Uinta Ground Squirrels 🤷‍♂️. During my last trip to Yellowstone, their l...
11/09/2022

🎶 The hills were alive with the sound of mus... Uinta Ground Squirrels 🤷‍♂️. During my last trip to Yellowstone, their little chirps were very bird-like.

One should never disturb any bird for the sake of a photo, especially not the threatened Piping Plover. Nest checks were...
11/07/2022

One should never disturb any bird for the sake of a photo, especially not the threatened Piping Plover. Nest checks were a regular part of my job last summer with the National Park Service, and I hung back as a coworker performed the check. This dutiful male was performing the "broken wing" display to lure us away from his clutch. It was a real honor to help protect these tiny survivors along with

Pine Grosbeaks are a big finch of the north woods. That stout bill is well-suited to take advantage of many food sources...
02/26/2022

Pine Grosbeaks are a big finch of the north woods. That stout bill is well-suited to take advantage of many food sources such as nuts, berries, insects, and friendly neighborhood bird feeders full of sunflower seeds 😋

A little bit of finch drama between a Common Redpoll and Pine Grosbeak at a busy feeder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on...
02/26/2022

A little bit of finch drama between a Common Redpoll and Pine Grosbeak at a busy feeder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on a snowy afternoon 🍴 😤

This little bird is the Eastern Phoebe. It comes equipped with a fun moniker in Latin, Sayornis phoebe, which translates...
01/28/2022

This little bird is the Eastern Phoebe. It comes equipped with a fun moniker in Latin, Sayornis phoebe, which translates to "bird says Phoebe" and indeed it does! You can hear this common flycatcher's buzzy "feebee" notes during breeding season.

One from the late summer in Michigan; colder morning temps coupled with light rain keep the little poikilotherms sluggis...
12/14/2021

One from the late summer in Michigan; colder morning temps coupled with light rain keep the little poikilotherms sluggish as they wait for the sun's heat to revitalize them. Camera time 📸

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We haven't quite figured out what we're going to do with all this footage, maybe kid friendly/educational, but here is our 2nd teaser of things we are working on.

Our first "episode" teaser
Our first "episode" teaser

Our first teaser. Keep a look out for the whole video on our YouTube channel.

Moment Captured #1
Moment Captured #1

Got up at 4:45am and almost missed this view this morning. We're hoping to do more of these in the future. A video and a photo of a moment we capture in the wild.

Decided to ride with the fiancee and happened to catch this moment. -Travis

Eastern Screech-Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl

Here's reminding you that you don't have to go far to enjoy nature. This is an Eastern Screech-Owl in my backyard calling softly to her three young. Owl box designs can be found for free online. You should hang one up for these little beauties! -Kevin

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Eastern Screech-Owl fledgling this Father's Day! The head-bobbing is the way owls guage distance. They can't move their eyeballs, so the neck has to do the work! -Kevin

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