Metalhead Lion Cubs
These two three-month old lion cubs took a quick break from jumping on top of each other, to do their best Gene Simmons impersonation for the camera. I captured this one very early on a rainy morning in Laikipia, Kenya.
Seagrass and Bat Star
I took this one a few years ago in Los Osos, California at a place called Montana De Oro State Park. There were a few of these bat stars around, tangled in the seagrass when the tide was low. The low-in-the-sky afternoon sun really saturates all the colors, as does the polarizing filter I had on my lens.
Baboon Reaching for Termite
This little baboon had just jumped out of its mother’s arms and started to play in the rain. When a termite flew by, the baboon couldn’t help but try to grab it.
Impala Rut
The short rains in Kenya also herald the onset of the impala rutting season. These are competing males — the one giving chase is defending his territory and right to mate.
Topi Mother and Baby Running
This topi and her calf were running from a hyena. It wasn’t much of a chase as the hyena quickly got tired and gave up. Topi were the most conspicuous animals we saw in the Masai Mara and every mother seemed to have a baby with her.
Test Photo of the Day — Jackal and Lion’s Tail
I know I don’t usually post on Saturdays but I need to do a test because many subscribers to this blog haven’t been getting emails. I think I have finally figured it out, but who knows.
This is a black backed jackal, nipping at a lion’s tail. The lion had a wildebeest kill and was taking her sweet time with it. When jackals begin to get impatient waiting, they’ll sometimes try to annoy the lion to get it to leave. There were two jackals and they were walking circles around the lion, yapping. This guy got bold enough to sneak up and nip the lion’s tail. The tactic didn’t work and the jackals eventually gave up and left.
Howling Coyote
Another coyote from Griffith Park in Los Angeles. This one was howling for quite a while before two others eventually showed up. On a side note, I’ve been having a lot of issues with people not getting my posts. Hopefully I’ve worked out the problem. If you want to see any of the posts you might have missed, just click on “blog” and scroll down.
Cheetah Brothers Marking Territory
These three cheetah brothers were marking their territory — going from tree to tree — as a herd of nervous zebras looked. We would eventually see a chase — the cheetahs coming up on the losing end as they were unable to penetrate a wall of adult zebras boxing in their young.
White Bear’s Overbite
Or perhaps it’s an underbite. Either way, this bear was trying to tell me something, and I don’t think it had anything to do with dancing. As with all my polar bear pictures, this one was taken at Seal River in northern Manitoba, Canada.
Ground Hornbill Lovers
For the Valentine’s edition of photo of the day, I figured I’d try to find the most romantic pair of creatures in my collection of images — an endeavor which led me to this pair of undeniably sexy ground hornbills. In Fact, we watched as the male hornbill, in an act of pure chivalry, shared a delicious dung beetle with the female before grooming.