This baby spectral tarsier appears to be communicating something to its mother. These tiny primates are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN red list of endangered species, mainly due to a rapid loss of habitat. This was taken in Tangkoko National Park in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
This is an eastern newt, otherwise known as a red spotted newt. When young, like this one, it is a bright orange color and called a red eft. For most of its 12 to 15 year long life, it lives in the water, but when in the red eft stage it exists on land. I found this one last spring in New Jersey on a trail while hiking in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
I realize that cardinals are a fairly common bird around these parts (New York) but I had never seen more of them than I did down in southern Texas. Here are just a few of the shots that I took. The first and third were taken in Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, while the middle one was taken at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park. These are all males. Oddly enough, I didn’t see quite as many of the females around.
As we get into March and April, it’s time for red fox pups to be born. They can be called pups, kits or even sometimes cubs. I found this one a couple of years ago in late May down in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware.
The end of the day comes early on the Arctic tundra, and after a long day of play fighting, this bear lets out a big yawn before taking a nap. It was about 4 PM when I took this picture, but already the sun had dipped below the horizon. Of course, this location in northern Manitoba, Canada is at the southern end of the polar bear’s range. Further north, the days are even shorter.
To regulate their body temperature, elephant seals will toss sand onto their backs. I liked the way this mother was going with a behind the back technique, tossing with her right flipper and keeping a watch on things with her left eye. As with most of my elephant seal shots, this one was taken just north of San Simeon, California.
It’s pretty much impossible to go the Pantanal of Brazil and not see yacaré caiman. They’re everywhere. This one was just a little guy, but they can eventually grow to be about 10 feet in length (still quite small for a crocodilian species). Due to their smaller size, they are a favorite prey of jaguars and anaconda — as opposed to the 14 foot long black caiman.
It was first thing in the morning on Sunday when I was out searching for ocelots, hoping I might catch one as it headed home after a night of hunting in Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. At the end of this long path, I spotted something moving and immediately got on the ground not wanting to scare away whatever it was. As it drew a little closer (in the above shot) I could finally make out the tell tale ears of a coyote. It came a little closer still before turning left into the woods. I stayed put and about ten minutes later it eventually reappeared much closer.
Just back from a three day weekend down in the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas. I was hoping to find ocelots and jaguarundis (two of the most elusive cats in the United States — and the world for that matter). I didn’t really expect to see them, but there’s always hope. As with the Florida panther last weekend, I didn’t get any shots. But I did see the jaguarundi. Twice, in fact. Once running across the road in front of my car and the other time while hiking in the woods. I very nearly had a great shot while in the woods but as soon as I saw it, it saw me and was gone. I guess there’s a reason, the jaguarundi is very rarely seen and almost never photographed in the wild. What I did see were birds. Lots of them. Including this green jay. Extreme southern Texas is the only place in the country to see the green jay — although it is quite common throughout its range, which extends south along the Gulf of Mexico and into South America. With its blue head, green back and yellow chest, it’s certainly a beautiful bird. Not quite an ocelot or jaguarundi, but as far as birds go, it’s hard to beat.
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