A leopard eyes a herd of approaching impala from her hiding spot up in a tree. She would later drop from the tree onto the unsuspecting impala. I would later go back to camp for lunch and miss all the action. You never know what might happen on safari, but patience is usually a good thing. Lesson learned. Photographed in Botswana. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/640th of a second.
The camera trap doesn’t always work out as planned. I keep a few surveillance trail cams around to see where the animals are crossing through the yard and also to monitor the effectiveness of my outdoor studio. These two black bears were in quite a playful mood as they made quick work of my camera, throwing it to the ground before actually tripping the shutter. You can see that this is a three flash set up — two hanging from trees and a third on a tripod. Of course, the light doesn’t matter if the camera is facing into the ground. Thought everyone might enjoy this look behind the scenes.
Always fun to see what the birds are up to back at the camera trap. This white-throated sparrow was frozen in action just after take off. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 20mm) ISO 500, f/14 at 1/200th of a second, Cognisys camera box, trail monitor and remote flashes.
June is bighorn lamb season in Badlands National Park. A few years back I photographed this young one running up and down the eroded buttes of the park. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 310mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/160th of a second.
Continuing on with the monkey theme from last week, here’s another of Uganda’s many primates, and undoubtedly it’s most conspicuous, the vervet monkey. In fact, I saw many of these guys on my first day in the country in a city park in Entebbe, not far from the international airport. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 400, f/3.2 at 1/320th of a second.
I was staying down on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica several years back. I’d take short walks around the property of the lodge at night and came across all sorts of creatures. On one of those walks, I found this little hourglass tree frog tadpole. Back in those days I was using a screw on filter on the end of my lens for macro work. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 135mm with Canon 500D close up filter) ISO 400, f/22 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units.
This year’s cottontail babies have made an appearance in our front lawn. Here’s hoping they keep their heads low and away from the always circling red-tailed hawks. Nikon D500 with 500mm PF lens, ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/400th of a second.
I used just a touch of off camera flash to illuminate this Tasmania pademelon coming out of the darkness on a pre-dawn morning on Maria Island, which is just off the east coast of Tasmania. Pademelons are very small macropods (the family that kangaroos and wallabies belong to). Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 260mm) ISO 800, f/8 at 1/160th of a second.
A couple of days ago I posted a red colobus monkey from Kibale National Park in Uganda. Here’s the red colobus’s cousin, the black and white colobus monkey, also photographed in Kibale. These guys are more commonly seen and are known for their long, white-tipped tails and that white fringe on their backs. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 1600, f/3.2 at 1/100th of a second.
The raccoons have been active lately in the woods behind our house. I’ve still yet to see one in the daylight on our property. Which is a good thing. It means they haven’t adjusted their nocturnal routine to accommodate the foraging of garbage. At least not to the extent that has caused them to come sneaking around at any opportune time as is the case in many other areas. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 500, f/11 at 1/200th of a second.
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