Great Lakes Piping Plover- Father plover broods a chick as the sun rises over Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore as featured in National Audobon Magazine in its Summer 2025 issue.
A bird with blue and black feathers flying low over a calm body of water, with its reflection visible on the surface, against a soft yellow background.
Featured in Smithsonian Magazine as a top nature Photographer. © Steve Jessmore, 2023
Territorial Dispute- An immature Great Blue Heron tries to fend off the agressive Red winged blackbird from a small, environmental area on the Torch River in northern Michigan. © Steve Jessmore
Featured cover on Summer Audubon Awards issue- my 2022 National Audubon contest Fisher Prize winner: Most creative approach to photographing birds- "Feeding Frenzy" Northern Shovelers © Steve Jessmore, 2021
Sandhill Crane look to land in corn fields along the Platte River near Kearney, Nebraska during the spring migration. © Steve Jessmore
A male Eastern Kingbird tries to get amorous with a female in midair as they make their way across the Torch River. © Steve Jessmore
A Red winged blackbird signals his stake on this section of the marsh. They are the first birds back from migration in early March. © Steve Jessmore
Bee and Lotus, Reeds Lake. © Steve Jessmore
2021 National Audubon contest professional division first place "Northern Cardinal" © Steve Jessmore
NEW for 2024- "Birds Doing Stuff" Logo Wear available in our online store! Also find fine art prints, calendars and coloring books.
A male American Goldfinch notices this photographer in his camo while feeding. © Steve Jessmore
A Common Loon comes back to mate after chasing off a rogue loon before sunrise from the Torch River. © Steve Jessmore
A marching band performing outdoors, with band members in red and white uniforms playing brass instruments and drums, led by a drum major with a white uniform and hat, on a grassy field.
An elderly woman in a garage workshop holding a welding or jeweler's tool, standing next to a metal dog sculpture decorated with chains and chains, surrounded by shelves with various metal objects and tools.
Six women in black clothing doing dance art, jumping in the air outside against a gray wall with a building in the background.
Close-up of an elderly woman's face wearing glasses that reflect piano keys.
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Set of six blank Greeting cards, 5” × 7” of some of Jessmore’s favorite avian images he’s made. Each notecard is archivally printed on fine-art Matte paper with Birds Doing Stuff brand and caption on the back, blank inside. This group features one each of: National Audubon winning “Northern Cardinal in Flight”, National Audubon winning “Feeding Frenzy” Northern Shovelers, “Snow Landing” Snowy Owl, Michigan Audubon winner “Feather for its Mate”, Tree Swallow, ”Autumn Splendor” Sandhill Crane, and “Sunrise Brilliance” Wood Duck pair. Cards come with envelopes in a plastic box. Blank inside.
From my Reeds Lake Project
Laden with pollen, a bee checks out a lotus to potentially add to its load towards the end of summer on Reeds Lake.
August 2022 © Steve Jessmore
Prints, canvas are unsigned (unless otherwise noted), printed with borders and image size will be slightly smaller than print size.
-Prints are inkjet Giclee prints on smooth matte paper. With a smooth surface and vibrant color rendition, printed on 100% cotton papers that will last a lifetime. For those of you who are environmentally conscious, Inkjet used water based pigment inks which are more sustainable than petroleum-based inks.
-The wrapped canvas offer durable color and museum aesthetic on certified archival, OBA-free canvas made right here in the USA.
-The framed images are printed on Giclee prints on smooth matte paper, framed in a black wood frame, matted, non-glare acrylic and mounting hardware ready to hang. The size shown is the print size. The framed sizes for each offering are as follows:
8x10 print in an 11x14” frame, 11x14” print in an 16x20” frame, and a 16x20” print in a 20X24” frame.
The Metal prints are my favorite. A white base coat is applied to the raw sheet of brushed aluminum, which creates a platform that enhances bright colors and bright whites. Vibrant colors and contrast. Metal Prints are ready for hanging and full stated size.
Other mediums and sizes are available. Please contact me at steve@stevejessmore.com
A male Northern Shoveler stretches his wings and tries to find a spot to reenter the feeding frenzy with the other shovelers. The birds come and go swirling in a circle straining creatures from the water. Muskegon County, MI.
November 2021 © Steve Jessmore
Prints, canvas are unsigned (unless otherwise noted), printed with borders and image size will be slightly smaller than print size.
-Prints are inkjet Giclee prints on smooth matte paper. With a smooth surface and vibrant color rendition, printed on 100% cotton papers that will last a lifetime. For those of you who are environmentally conscious, Inkjet used water based pigment inks which are more sustainable than petroleum-based inks.
-The wrapped canvas offer durable color and museum aesthetic on certified archival, OBA-free canvas made right here in the USA.
-The framed images are printed on Giclee prints on smooth matte paper, framed in a black wood frame, matted, non-glare acrylic and mounting hardware ready to hang. The size shown is the print size. The framed sizes for each offering are as follows:
8x10 print in an 11x14” frame, 11x14” print in an 16x20” frame, and a 16x20” print in a 20X24” frame.
The Metal prints are my favorite. A white base coat is applied to the raw sheet of brushed aluminum, which creates a platform that enhances bright colors and bright whites. Vibrant colors and contrast. Metal Prints are ready for hanging and full stated size.
Other mediums and sizes are available. Please contact me at steve@stevejessmore.com
A Common Loon surfaces and meets up with mate after a predawn territorial confrontation with another loon on the Torch River in northern Michigan. © Steve Jessmore, 2022
Prints, canvas are unsigned (unless otherwise noted), printed with borders and image size will be slightly smaller than print size.
-Prints are inkjet Giclee prints on smooth matte paper. With a smooth surface and vibrant color rendition, printed on 100% cotton papers that will last a lifetime. For those of you who are environmentally conscious, Inkjet used water based pigment inks which are more sustainable than petroleum-based inks.
-The wrapped canvas offer durable color and museum aesthetic on certified archival, OBA-free canvas made right here in the USA.
-The framed images are printed on Giclee prints on smooth matte paper, framed in a black wood frame, matted, non-glare acrylic and mounting hardware ready to hang. The size shown is the print size. The framed sizes for each offering are as follows:
8x10 print in an 11x14” frame, 11x14” print in an 16x20” frame, and a 16x20” print in a 20X24” frame.
The Metal prints are my favorite. A white base coat is applied to the raw sheet of brushed aluminum, which creates a platform that enhances bright colors and bright whites. Vibrant colors and contrast. Metal Prints are ready for hanging and full stated size.
All options include free standard shipping to you in the USA.
Other mediums and sizes are available. Please contact me at steve@stevejessmore.com
NEW ITEM: Enjoy twelve months of Birds Doing Stuff in a professionally printed, spiral-bound wall calendar (11 × 8.5 in). Featuring a soft-touch cover and an edit of twelve personal favorites from National Audubon–winning photographer Steve Jessmore, each month includes a caption that adds a bit of story and context behind the image.
This year, I’m proud to partner with Michigan Audubon. If you’d like to support the birds that inspire this work, please consider joining their efforts at michiganaudubon.org.
