There were several red-bellied parrots nesting in tree cavities right outside my tent in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. Most of the shots that I captured show the gray wings and topside of the bird. For this image, I was able to get the green legs and orangish/red chest that give the parrot its name. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/1600th of a second.
I liked the look on this young gorilla’s face. There were two two year olds in the troop that we saw on the recent trip to Uganda. The sex of both is still to be determined. This was the last shot that I captured before our time with the gorillas was up and we had to begin our hike back down the mountain. Mountain gorillas are highly regulated due to their critically endangered status and government regulations only allow one hour per visit. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 150mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/1000th of a second.
This is the brown capuchin monkey, also commonly known as the tufted capuchin. It used to be believed to be one of the most widespread monkeys in the Neotropics but has since been divided into several different species, including the black-striped, black and golden-bellied capuchins. The brown/tufted lives only in the Amazon basin and surrounding areas. I photographed this one in the Bolivian Amazon at a great national park called Madidi. I was in a canoe on one of the park’s lakes when a few of these guys appeared above the shoreline. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 380mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/100th of a second.
A red-eyed tree frog gets ready for a night of croaking in Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm with Canon 500D close up filter) ISO 400,f/20 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units.
A bull elk makes his way through the sagebrush, looking for willing females during the fall rut in Yellowstone National Park. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 340mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/400th of a second.
There are no apparent animals in this photo, but plenty of evidence of their whereabouts. Those balls hanging from the acacia tree are weaver nests. Several species of weavers live in Samburu. They are seed-eating birds named for their ability to weave a nest out of grass. A tree like this one is often called an African Christmas tree due to all the nests hanging like ornaments. Photographed at sunrise in Samburu National Reserve.Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 70mm) ISO 1600, f/2.8 at 1/6400th of as second.
The kori bustard is the largest flying bird in Africa (the ostrich, of course, doesn’t fly). We saw this one strutting across the savanna early one morning in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/2000th of a second.
A lone gentoo penguin seems a bit indifferent, if not downright dejected, about hopping into that water. Photographed on Sea Lion Island in the Falklands Islands. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 35mm) ISO 400, f/9 at 1/200th of a second.
There were lots of young babies in Samburu, Kenya on this recent trip, including these two with their mother. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 130mm) ISO 200, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second.