About Gordon
Gordon Warrick grew up on a farm in eastern Nebraska. He began bird-watching at an early age, and began nature photography with an old camera borrowed from his uncle.
While attending college at Kearney, Nebraska, his summers were spent working on the Niobrara Valley Preserve and “running canoes” for an outfitter on weekends. Naturally, he fell in love with the Niobrara Valley environs.
After getting a degree in wildlife biology, he worked for various conservation agencies and organizations, including the National Audubon Society on a prairie preserve in Nebraska.
From there, most his career was spent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where he served as an assistant manager or wildlife biologist on several wildlife refuges.
Conducting a variety of bird surveys was a routine activity on most wildlife refuges. The last six years of his government career were with the National Park Service in charge of natural resources on the Niobrara National Scenic River.
In nearly all of these positions he was often called upon to serve as a guide or to assist with nature-oriented events where he shared his interest, enthusiasm and knowledge of nature.
His interest in plant and animal identification and natural history grew with his varied experiences, and nature photography was a natural outgrowth of those interests.
Many of his photos have been published in magazines and books, and used in websites. He now lives outside of Valentine, Nebraska, where on a quiet night he can hear the whisper of the Niobrara and the wind in the pines.