The tufted capuchin’s of the Hyacinth Valley in Brazil are very smart monkeys. Thus the nickname. They’ve learned how to harvest pine nuts and then use tools to open them. They start by tearing the outer husks off the nuts and then leave them in the sun to dry for about a week. When they return to the dried nuts, they place them on a large flat rock surface, which acts as an anvil. They then use much harder igneous rock boulders as their tools to smash open the nuts. Only chimpanzees are known to make more intelligent use of tools. I’ve posted a few shots in the past of the action with the rocks. This guy was simply posing for the camera against that nice blue sky. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 490mm with 1.4 teleconverter) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second.
It’s been a long dry spell for me since my last adventure, but looking forward to getting back into the wild soon. I’ll be leading a tour to Kenya and Uganda in early January. The Uganda portion of the trip will be primarily for gorillas, but you never know when you might encounter a chimpanzee as well. This was taken on my last trip to Uganda, in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/320th of a second.
This anhinga landed on a branch just above me, making for an interesting angle. Almost wide angle looking, but was actually at 360mm. Photographed at the Venice Rookery in Florida. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 400, f/8 at 1/250th of a second.
I was out of the office Thursday and Friday but to make up for it, here’s a mother coastal brown bear nursing her two cubs. Photographed at Lake Clark National Park in Alaska. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/500th of a second.
A broad-billed motmot enjoying a mid-day snack in El Valle, Panama. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/160th of a second.
A bighorn sheep blends in with the surroundings at Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 70mm) ISO 200, f/5 at 1/2000th of a second.
The African fish eagle is an impressive bird. So much so, that it’s the national bird of four countries — Namibia, South Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe. I photographed this one in Uganda. It was perched along a river in Queen Elizabeth National Park, throwing its head backward as it cried out. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/6.3 at 1/3200th of a second.
An adult cheetah rests in morning light atop a termite mound in the Linyanti Swamp area of Botswana. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second.
Panama is a great location for nocturnal shooting — especially the bounty of tree frogs that always seem to be about. This is an hourglass tree frog photographed in the highlands of El Valle. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 200, f/25 at 1/60th of as second, two Nikon SB-900 flash units.
Marmosets are very small monkeys. Most of the 22 different species are only about eight inches long (not including the tail). They are also fairly primitive with a less developed brain than other monkeys and several interesting physical characteristics like claws rather than nails. This black-tailed marmoset was photographed in the Pantanal of Brazil. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/1000th of a second.
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