My dog and I have had a few close encounters with our local skunks the past few nights, on our pre-bedtime walk. Not sure if this is the same one we came face to face with, but likely, and it eventually found its way to my camera trap in the back woods. Thankfully, the close encounter did not result in any sort of a stinky situation. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 20mm lens, ISO 500, f/14 at 1/200th of a second, Cognisys camera box, trail monitor and remote flash units.
I posted a lion cub to start last week. If I’m going to be redundant, might as well be with baby lions. This little guy was hanging with his mother who had exerted all her energy on a zebra kill. I watched as she dragged the zebra into thick bushes. More than likely, she was going to hide the kill, rest up and then go find the rest of the pride. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 800, f/6.3 at 1/400th of a second.
A wattled jacana appears amidst the floating water hyacinths in the Pantanal of Brazil. The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland and home to a great variety of birdlife. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/250th of a second.
A white rhinoceros mother and calf graze on the green grasses of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya. Lewa is a great place to see both white and black rhinoceros. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200) ISO 800, f/5 at 1/100th of a second.
I saw two species of quoll while I was in Tasmania, the eastern and the spotted. This is the eastern (even though it has spots). Eastern quolls come in two main color variations — a darker brown, almost black and a lighter, sandy color. This is obviously the latter. They are strictly nocturnal and I captured this image on a late-night spotlighting mission. The light was provided by the headlights of our vehicle and not a flash. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 3200, f/4.5 at 1/320th of a second.
A pair of ground hornbills were having a conversation — perhaps about whether frog or bugs were on the menu for dinner. I loved the faces on these large birds as they carried on as if we weren’t there. Photographed in the Masai Mara of Kenya. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 330mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/320th of a second.
Just a simple portrait of a young lion we met on safari back in 2012. Photographed on a rainy day in Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya. Nikon 300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/160th of a second.
I went all the way to Thailand to photograph squirrels. Well, actually I was there to photograph all sorts of amazing creatures, but didn’t expect to get as excited about these giant black squirrels as I did. It’s tough to get a sense of scale from a picture like this but they are much larger than the grey and red squirrels we have here in the US. That two-tone coloring is also pretty cool. I only had a few sightings, including this one in Kaeng Krachan National Park. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/320th of a second.
Unlike most owls, burrowing owls are active during the day. They also are unique in that they live in burrows in the ground. They can be found in a variety of habitats including open grasslands, deserts, agricultural areas and any other wide open spaces. This little guy was photographed down on the west coast of Florida. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 380mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/160th of a second.
Technically not my best photographic effort, but this one has amusement value. On certain of the Falkland Islands, the domestic sheep seemed to be as common as the penguins. This Magellanic penguin appeared to have something to get off his chest and was bending the ear of whoever would listen. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/2000th of a second.