My wife and I had the privilege of becoming friends with Patti Monaghen a few years back, and I quickly came to admire her creative eye.  A professional photographer and photographic printer for almost twenty years, her bio says:

She works independently, selecting jobs that catch her imagination.  She has a certain devotion to Chicago, but travels the world making each trip a photographic journey.  From New Zealand to Ireland, from the Dominican Republic to Europe and Central America, Patti captures the diverse land- and cityscapes of each new place.

Patti and her husband Ralph Brandt were a support to me around about the time my book came out, and Patti has been a real encouragement to me with respect to not one sparrow.  I'm grateful to Patti for allowing me to share some of the wonderful photos of animals she's captured in recent years and travels:

(all photos courtesy and copyright Patti Monaghen)