A barred owl peers from behind the leaves of a tree in Everglades National Park in Florida. A few seconds later, it would make a dive downward and capture an eastern lubber grasshopper. Barred owls are the most commonly seen owls for me, especially in the eastern half of the lower 48 where they range from the far north to the deep south.
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/320th of a second
This yearling cub wondered from his sibling and mother, in search of a watery snack of green grass. Being September, the ordinarily verdant landscape had turned a yellow gold, leaving only patches of green. Once the tide started to rise out on the shoreline, making the capture of silver salmon too difficult, the bears retreated to these fields to fill up on veggies.
Nikon D810 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 98mm) ISO 800, f/5 at 1/800th of a second
I was able to photograph this spectacled caiman from a bridge over a tributary of the Yucama River in the Pampas region of Bolivia.
Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/5 at 1/1250th of a second
The hepatic tanager can be a very, very red bird. This one was hanging around the fruiting trees near the lodge I was staying at in the Hyacinth Valley of Brazil.
Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens and 1.4 teleconverter (for 550mm) ISO 800, f/8 at 1//250th of a second, Nikon SB-900 flash
Just a simple head shot of a bull moose today. I saw three of these guys all competing for a single female during the rut last September in Alaska.
Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 330mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/250th of a second
Here’s another look at Binalong Bay on the east coast of Tasmania. Orange lichen covers the rocks at the water line in this incredibly picturesque area known as the Bay of Fires, which stretches from Binalong Bay in the south to Eddystone Point in the north.
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 200, f/18 at .3 seconds
A few weeks ago I posted a male “silverback” mountain gorilla. Here’s a mother and her baby from that same troop, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda.
Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 155mm) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/200th of a second
A puma makes her way to a watering hole for a quick drink before continuing on to a kill she had hidden in the grass. Torres Del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia.
Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/1000th of a second
Sometimes you search forever and can’t find anything and then other times the wildlife lands right in front of you. That was the case with this young great-horned owl early one morning in Badlands National Park in South Dakota. I had pulled over to the side of the road at about 4:45 because I saw something moving in a tree. Suddenly this owl landed right in front of my car. I was able to capture a couple quick shots using just my headlights, along with a high ISO and low shutter speed.
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 3200, f/4 at 1/30th of a second
Sometimes the day simply calls for a baby snow monkey sitting on wet rocks after a good rain. Jigokudani Springs, near Nagano, Japan.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 35mm) ISO 200, f/3.2 at 1/40th of a second