Spending his childhood on 80 acres of old fields and bottomland forest, with a river and several streams to explore, it was natural for Bill to major in biology and go on to a career as an instructor of biological sciences in a Michigan college. While a teacher, some of his greatest rewards came while introducing his students to nature in places as diverse as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Coastal South Carolina, Costa Rica, and the Galapagos Islands.

Interested in all aspects of ecology and natural history, his passions have long included birding, which has taken him abroad to many countries in search of new species. Recently, his lifelong interest in photography has led him to point his camera at butterflies, and he has found creating a beautiful image is even more rewarding than putting a mark on a checklist.

Bill presently lives in beautiful San Luis Obispo, California, where there is no lack of nature’s beauty to explore and photograph. See his images here.

Bill Bouton has been named named ZipcodeZoo's Photographer of the Month for April, 2007.