The southern petrel is a massive bird with a massive beak. The wingspan is nearly 7 feet, but it’s that very weird and dense beak that had me fascinated as I got a close up look at these guys nesting on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands.
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/6.3 at 1/500th of a second
Panama is a great location for nocturnal photography. All sorts of creatures come out as soon as the sun goes in — including quite a few different species of opossum. This one is the four-eyed opossum, named for the bright areas above the eyes that will get more distinct as this youngster grows older.
Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 500, f/8 at 1/100th of a second, Nikon SB-900 flash
Here’s another look at Binalong Bay in Tasmania. This one doesn’t show much of the orange lichen that covers most of the rocks, but I liked the circular pattern left by the outgoing tide.
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 100, f/18 at .6 seconds
It felt like a lion cub kind of day today. This little guy was doing his best to look ferocious. In due time little man, in due time.
Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 380mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/800th of a second
I’m not sure exactly what these two giant tortoises were discussing, but it did appear that the one on the left wasn’t having a very good day. Photographed in the Santa Cruz highlands on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 28mm) ISO 800, f/14 at 1/320th of a second
The silver fox is actually just a black variant of the red fox. Back in the day, their pelts were the most highly sought after by nobles in Russia, Western Europe and China. They get the nickname of silver fox because of all the white at the tips of their hair follicles. This particular silver fox was foraging amongst the alpine wildflowers late one rainy afternoon on Mount Rainer in Washington.
Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/320th of a second
These guys seem to come in many varieties so not quite sure of the exact species, but clearly a very large katydid. I love the different colored eyes that they have. I’ve seen them with yellow, white and pink eyes, like this chap. This one was near the campground in Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica.
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 1600, f/5 at 1/500th of a second
Red lechwe are an African antelope that prefer to spend the majority of their waking hours in or around water. The top photo is the female of the species and the bottom the male. They were both part of a herd that was dashing across the flooded plain of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
Top Photo — Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 220mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/400th of a second
Bottom Photo — Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 260mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/400th of a second
A koala spotted through the eucalyptus leaves on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 200, f/2.8 at 1/45th of a second
Being as common as they are, I tend to overlook Canada Geese when I see them about. But when they pose under the Maroon Bells mountain range in Aspen, Colorado in early morning light they can be hard to ignore.
Nikon D700 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 28mm) ISO 400, f/18 at 1/30th of a second