Stuff Seth Sees, Grand Forks, ND (2026)

08/26/2026

Join me in the field this spring in Devils Lake!

I’m excited to partner with Woodland Resort, Seal Craft USA, and Devils Lake ND to offer this action packed workshop in 2027.

We’ll have opportunities to shoot from shallow water floating blinds and big water birds in our Sealcraft boat. There will be no shortage of subjects this time of year in the Devils Lake area.

3 sessions available.
3 seats each session.

For more information visit StuffSethSees.com/workshops
Feel free to reach out if you have questions.

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This unique region hosts a tremendous variety of waterfowl and wetland bird species, both through migration and as residents, and we’ll be staying right on the edge of it! Our lodging will be at the famous Woodland Resort on the shores of Devils Lake. Woodland Resort is the perfect hub for travelling to different shallow wetlands and marshes, and also the perfect launching point for the boat tour sessions.

This two-night workshop will hold four formal shooting sessions. Two evening sessions in the boat, exploring the birds and behavior of the deeper waters on Devils Lake, and two morning sessions in shallow backwaters and wetlands in the provided floating blinds. With these two shooting opportunities, you’ll have a chance to see all sorts of different bird behavior up close and personal.

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08/18/2026

Sharp-Tailed Grouse (Hen) - North Dakota - Wild

This last spring, I turned my lens away from the males and their displays a lot more often than I had in the past. There’s a ton of nuance in their behavior that I was able to observe this year. Hens can be scrappy, especially if other females are encroaching on the dominant male they’ve selected. Hens can be totally uninterested and act entirely careless, but are very in tune to every bird around them.

When males are in their fullest, most dramatic plumage, there is an elegant beauty in the way they carry themselves over the prairie. When males are battling and dancing at a fever pitch, hens just cruise across the dance floor, feigning ignorance and checking out the attendance.

I’m hoping to get photos of more hens in the coming years across several different species, but their secretive nature doesn’t always make capturing them on camera easy. I like a challenge.

Go get lost.

08/12/2026

Small birds in a huge landscape.
Willow and Rock Ptarmigan - Alaska

I don’t shoot much for small in frame, but I’ve been doing my best to shoot it more often. I love the story it tells about the environment and habitats these animals live in.

On the prairies, the flat landscape doesn’t really provide a dramatic backdrop, so you’re always looking for an interesting perch or anchor point to weigh your photo on. The mountains do not have this problem.

Go get lost.

08/06/2026

Horned Lark - Theodore Roosevelt NP - Wild

We often fail to talk about the power of the smaller eco-engineers. Bison and Beavers take the spotlight for the most famous biological forces that change the environment besides us, but Prairie Dogs are super powerful too!

Many short grass species, like this Horned Lark, absolutely love prairie dog towns. The short grass and gravel patches are prime nesting locations, and the prairie dogs vigilance helps act as little rodent guard dogs that can let larks know when danger is about.

Countless of my favorite species can be found in or around prairie dog towns. Species like Horned Larks, Western Meadowlarks, Pronghorn, Coyotes, Swift Fox, Burrowing Owl, and my true favorite, Greater Sage Grouse.

I’d say, that if you wanted a true sampling of the bird and mammal life present on the American west, go find yourself some prairie dogs and
Go get lost.

08/04/2026

This is probably one of my favorite photos I’ve ever been lucky enough to take. I spend countless hours photographing Sharp-Tailed Grouse each spring, but this was a really special morning.

This bird was on a Lek atop a ridge nearly right on the border of Montana and North Dakota. Behind me was MT, and behind the sharpie was the rest of ND.

There are few places in North America with as rich of density in sharptails as the vast grasslands in western ND and eastern MT. If your goal is to experience their incredible display in the best backdrop, make sure you get into those rugged plains.

I’m counting down the days already until I can sneak into the blinds at dark and watch the show. I’ve been thinking about it since my last time in May.

Go get lost.

08/03/2026

It’s Cornell Lab of Ornithology . So I’ve got 7 days to share my 7 favorite photos I’ve taken. I honestly don’t know where to begin! But I’ll start with this one.

This is a Western Meadowlark, an icon of our western Great Plains, and the state bird of far too many regions.

Meadowlarks were one of the first birds I put to memory when I was a kid. They’re abundant in good habitat and I found myself exploring those habitats frequently with family in the fall.

Their song is a fluting melody that floats on prairie breeze.

Behind this bird are bison from American Prairie. Another icon of the Great Plains, and just as fleeting.

It’s a special thing to see two species interacting in their native ranges. It’s even more special to see it on such an incredible landscape.

What bird type should be my next post for Bird Photography Week?

Go get lost.

07/31/2026

Protect wetlands for them and for us all!

On July 24th, proposed regulations on wetland easements were opened for comment by the federal government. The proposals for this comment period have a focus on revising the buffer zones between wetland easements and drain tile.

This is a huge concern for countless species that call the prairie pothole region home.

Drain tile has already destroyed the natural ecology of wetlands across almost the entire southeastern range of the Prairie Pothole Region, but small bastions of habitat remain, protected through USFWS Easements funded by the public.

I grew up chasing ducks in the PPR of North Dakota. And I still do to this day. In fact, yesterday I flooded my waders while taking pictures in one of these very wetlands. The time I spent in the prairie potholes of North Dakota were foundational in where I am today. I look back on my time in the marshes fondly.

These wetland protections were largely funded through hunters through the federal Duck Stamp, and these proposals stand to nullify decades of conservation efforts.

Use your voice. Every comment helps build the case for these incredible places. If you can’t do it for yourself, do it for the animals that call these places home.

Give your grandchildren the opportunity you have now. Let them explore these incredible landscapes too.

Go get lost.

LINK FOR COMMENTS 🔗
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-14995/national-wildlife-refuge-system-request-for-information-on-implementation-of-drain-tile-setbacks?

07/27/2026

Greater Sage-Grouse - Montana - Wild

All this heat has me thinking of spring in the sagebrush.

I’ll hopefully have dates and schedules set for 2027’s Sage Grouse Photography Workshops in the coming weeks. I’m currently planning on three sessions, each with 5 attendees.

If you’re interested in joining me on the steppe and getting shots like this one this next spring, visit the link in my bio and sign up for the waitlist. You’ll get first crack at a limited group of folks!

I’ll also post updates on my socials.

I hope to see you in March!

Go get lost.

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