Two mountain goat kids hang out in their high-altitude terrain. It’s always nice to visit Mount Evans, about an hour and a half from Denver. Even if the mountain goats and the bighorn don’t show up, the views are always spectacular. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 70mm) ISO 200, f/6.3 at 1/1250th of a second.
The red eft is the juvenile phase of the eastern newt (also sometimes called the eastern red-spotted newt). While in the red eft phase, they turn a bright orangish red and spend their time on land. I photographed this one in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in New Jersey. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm with Canon 500D close up filter attached) ISO 800, f/5 at 1/20th of a second.
Always a treat to capture grooming interaction between mother cats and their young. I photographed this lioness and her two cubs (the other is hidden behind Mom) on my first trip to Kenya and the Masai Mara. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/6.3 at 1/250th of a second.
I spotted this honey badger on the prowl well after the sun had set on the Kalahari Desert of Botswana. I was forced to use a low shutter speed in the dim light, but he/she stopped just long enough to allow me to capture a portrait. The lack of light, combined with the dry desert conditions, made for an almost monochromatic exposure. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/60th of a second.
Just a simple shot of a pronghorn being a pronghorn while grazing in his environment in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 98mm) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/320th of a second.
Looks like I caught these two giant river otters in the middle of some sort of illicit activity. In reality, they were simply grooming each other while stopping for a moment to watch our boat float past. Photographed along the banks of one of the many rivers of the Pantanal in Brazil. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/200th of a second.
This image had some motion blur on the monkey’s face because he was turning just as I was snapping the picture at a slow shutter speed. Using Topaz Sharpen AI I was able to eliminate a good deal of the blur and salvage the shot. Which is great, because I love this type of portrait where you can really get a sense of the animal’s environment. In this case, the environment is the bamboo forest of Mgahinga National Park in Uganda. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 240mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/50th of a second.
The local squirrels have been busy collecting one of their favorite foods — hickory nuts. This eastern gray squirrel was captured by my camera trap, with a bit of a longer lens than I usually use. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 50mm lens, ISO 800, f/11 at 1/160th of a second, Cognisys camera box, remote flash and trail monitor.
I believe this tiny little frog (about half an inch) to be in the genus Eleutherodactylus. There are about 200 species, commonly called robber frogs or rain frogs. They are known for their high pitched calls. I photographed this one in the Punta Laguna Nature Reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 1600, f/10 at 1/40th of a second.
What appears to be a one-eared hippo, is just a hippo wiggling one of his ears, perhaps brushing away a fly. Shot in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/1600th of a second.