I photographed these three sugar gliders at the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Tasmania. Bonorong rescues injured and orphaned animals and rehabilitates them before releasing back into the wild. Like much of the wildlife in Tasmania, sugar gliders are marsupials. They are also nocturnal possums. Their name comes from the fact that they prefer sugary foods like sap and nectar and they are able to glide through the air from tree to tree. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 3200, f/4.5 at 1/100th of a second.
Still going through all my shots from the Africa trip back in January and came across this one of a golden monkey that I missed on the first pass through the files. I always like when I can use a shaft of light to illuminate just the face — or in this case, the front of the body. Photographed in the bamboo forests of Mgahinga National Park in Uganda. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 240mm) ISO 3200, f/4 at 1/500th of a second.
Throughout spring and early summer, mountain goats shed the thick coat that they develop in the winter. This image was actually taken later in the summer, but the mountain goat was still holding onto that last bit of winter fur. Photographed up on Mount Evans in Colorado. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/1250th of a second.
There are two species of roadrunner in the world, the greater and the lesser roadrunner. This is the former. I photographed this guy in Anza-Borrego State Park in southern California. True to his name, he was running across the desert floor, presumably looking for something to eat. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 260mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/800th of a second.
An elephant takes a morning stroll in front of an escarpment in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 110mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/1250th of a second.
This very small frog is called the spot-flanked poison dart frog. I came across him while hiking in Madidi National Park in the Bolivian Amazon. The blue vocal sac was pretty impressive, disappearing beneath the frog’s chin from time to time before bursting forth again. The rest of the coloration was also impressive. Without any flash, I used a very long shutter speed of four seconds to capture the frog when he was completely still.Nikon D300 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm with Canon 500D close up filter) ISO 200, f/16 at 4 seconds.
Giraffes and elephants make great subjects for environmental shots due to their large, iconic shape. Plus, it’s hard for either animal to hide and disappear into the landscape. Here, a reticulated giraffe continues to forage as the sun sets on another day in Samburu in Kenya. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/200th of a second.
I can’t be certain if this was a fight or foreplay, but these two marmots were really going at each other. Photographed up on Mount Rainier in Washington state. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 200, f/5.6 at 1/250th of a second.
Just a simple portrait of a spectral tarsier going out to a friend who can use a simple portrait of a spectral tarsier right about now. This image gives a good look at the spurs, or toilet claws, on the feet. They are used for grooming and digging for insects. Tarsiers are one of the smallest primates in the world and they have the largest eyes to body ratio of any mammal. Their eyes are even larger than their brains. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 220mm) ISO 200, f/10 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-800 flash units.
As we close in on our second week of quarantine, I long for mornings like this, just two months ago out on the Mara plains in Kenya. Stay safe everyone. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 400, f/2.8 at 1/8000th of a second.
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I photographed these three sugar gliders at the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Tasmania. Bonorong rescues injured and orphaned animals and rehabilitates them before releasing back into the wild. Like much of the wildlife in Tasmania, sugar gliders are marsupials. They are also nocturnal possums. Their name comes from the fact that they prefer sugary foods like sap and nectar and they are able to glide through the air from tree to tree. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 3200, f/4.5 at 1/100th of a second.
