This was the first glimpse I had of a tiger in the wild — it’s the same large male that I posted two photos of a few weeks ago. It’s rare to actually see tigers out in the open, which is why I liked the way that this guy was framed by all the natural foliage.
Mountain bluebirds are migratory and range from as far south as Mexico in the winter, on up through Alaska in the summer. This one, a male, was in Yellowstone in late May. They are small birds that prefer open habitat and are often seen on the ground, either in the grass or on small perches like this rock. The males are a vibrant blue in color while the females are a duller blue with more grey on the chest, head and back.
One more mother and baby photo for Mother’s Day week. This mother baboon and her baby were looking for a little shelter from all the rain in Laikipia, Kenya. I liked the way the baby was sucking its thumb as it rode upon the mother’s back.
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Next up for Mother’s Day week is this fine looking African elephant and her young calf. We spotted them just down the road from the rhinos that I posted yesterday. Both the rhinos and the elephants make their home in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya. On another note, I’m hoping that all my server issues have been resolved and everyone gets this post. Sorry for the problems yesterday.
Next up for Mother’s Day week is this fine looking African elephant and her young calf. We spotted them just down the road from the rhinos that I posted yesterday. Both the rhinos and the elephants make their home in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya. On another note, I’m hoping that all my server issues have been resolved and everyone gets this post. Sorry for the problems yesterday.
Continuing with the theme for Mother’s Day week, here is a rhino with her calf. Baby rhinos can weigh up to 150 pounds when born. Unlike many other mammals that will trail their parents, baby rhinos will often run out in front of their mothers for protection… and there aren’t many animals that want to mess with a full grown and angry rhinoceros.
Tarsiers babies aren’t all that much smaller than their parents when they are born. The mother will often carry the baby in her mouth, or tucked under her arm — as is the case in this photo. The mom will find a safe place, leave her baby there, and then go hunting for grasshoppers and other insects.
This olive baboon didn’t seemed too bothered by all the rain and let out a big yawn just as I snapped the shutter. The locations was Laikipia in Kenya. Again, if this post appears and then disappears (or doesn’t appear at all), it’s because I’m in the process of changing service providers. All should be back to normal sometime on Wednesday.
This may be the last post for a couple of days as I attempt to move my site to a new server, but who knows. If you don’t hear from me for a few days, well… that’s the issue. In the meantime, this is the cheetah that we were able to get extremely close to. They were in the process of re-introducing her to the wild. She had already made several kills on her own, but was still very comfortable around people. I, of course, was loving it, being able to get wide angle shots like this with very little effort. The location is Lewa in Kenya.
In honor of my mother, whose birthday it is today, I had to go with a mother/baby shot. These two lions were temporarily separated from the rest of the pride — the mom guarding a wildebeest kill she had just made. The baby kept nuzzling up to the mom, but every now and again — probably bored because there was no one else to play with — would come out of the bushes to investigate us. Happy Birthday Mom.