Badlands Bighorn
A lone bighorn sheep doing what bighorn sheep do, high on an eroded butte in Badlands National Park. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/8 at 1/1000th of a second.
Portrait of a Long-Tailed Macaque
Word for the day — synanthrope. Wikipedia defines a synanthrope as a member of a species of wild animal or plant that lives near, and benefits from, an association with human beings and the somewhat artificial habitats that people create around themselves. Thus is the case with long-tailed macaques, also known as crab-eating macaques. In many areas of southeast Asia, where there is human population, there are long-tailed macaques. Although, I question the part of the definition “benefits from.” True, these monkeys scavenge human garbage, which isn’t necessarily beneficial to the health of the species, but they are also a common monkey in human health experiments due to their genetic commonalities with us. I photographed this one outside a temple in Thailand. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/1600th of a second.
Leaping Impala
Impala are among the most graceful of Africa’s antelopes. They can run at speeds of almost 40 miles per hour and leap ten feet in the air while covering a distance of over 30 feet. I photographed these two in Ol Pajeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 380mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/640th of a second.
Polar Bear Out For a Stroll
Days are short come November in northern Manitoba. But when the sun gets low on the horizon it can cast a magical glow across the frozen landscape. When a polar bear just so happens to be walking past, things get even better. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 82mm) ISO 800, f/8 at 1/1600th of a second.
Jackal in the Rain
The rain doesn’t stop a black-backed jackal from getting out and searching around for a few savanna scraps to scavenge. This image was captured in the Ol Pajeta Conservancy of Kenya. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/1250th of a second.
Rainbow Lorikeets
Rainbow Lorikeets are fairly common birds in Australia, but they can be difficult to photograph because they’re usually high in the treetops. I was able to get this pair out in the open for a quick moment. Photographed years ago in Noosa, Australia. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 600mm f/5.6 manual focus lens, ISO 100, f/5.6 at 1/125th of a second.
Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo
The Lumholtz’s tree kangaroo is one of the more rare and odd mammals that I’ve come across in my travels. They are generally nocturnal but I spotted this one early one morning just outside the town of Yungaburra in eastern Australia. As the name suggests, they spend most of their time in trees. There are fourteen different species of tree kangaroo that live in the forests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia. The Lumholtz’s is the smallest of the species and one of only two that live in Australia. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 600mm manual focus f/5.6 lens, ISO 200, f/5.6 at 1/80th of a second.
Ring-Tailed Lemurs Up To No Good
Ring-tailed lemurs worship the sun. Each morning in Berenty Reserve, at the southern tip of Madagascar, they can be seen strewn about, soaking in the rays, in an apparent state of willing hypnosis. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 200, f/22 at 1/90th of a second.
Snapping Turtle
A snapping turtle searches for a new body of water to lay her eggs. I took this one years ago at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge down in Delaware. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 290mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second.
A Pair of White Rhinos
Always a thrill to see rhinoceros in the wild, even in Lewa, Kenya where they can be quite common. Lewa, in fact, was founded as a sanctuary for both white and black rhinos. I caught these two white rhinos early in the morning as they were coming over a ridge line. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/6.3 at 1/800th of a second.