Most of the opossums that I photographed with the camera trap toward the end of the summer and throughout fall were younger. I moved the trap to another location in December and caught this old timer a few times. Also known by their proper name of Virginia opossums, they are the only marsupials found north of Mexico. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 500, f/14 at 1/200th of a second, Cognisis camera box, trail monitor and remote flashes.
Pika are most closely related to rabbits, although they look more rodent like. They live in mountainous regions of North America, Asia and parts of Eastern Europe. This species is the American pika, photographed at Mount Evans in Colorado. As you can see, they are quite round, and look like little furry softballs. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/5 at 1/200th of a second.
A proboscis monkey showing us a profile of his namesake proboscis. These guys truly are one of the more interesting looking creatures I’ve had the pleasure of photographing. The locals called them Dutchmen monkeys in reference to their potbellies, and swollen red noses which reminded them of the sunburnt Dutch colonialists. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/60th of a second.
I spent the better part of a morning with these two red fox pups as they played in the grass, waiting for their mother to return with breakfast. Photographed down on the Delaware Bay. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 350mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second.
The Brewer’s blackbird is pretty basic as far as plumage goes. Males are black with a bit of purple and blue iridescence. Females are more uniformly brown. They are common along the cliffs that overlook the coastline in Santa Cruz, California. This male found a nice spot on a flower with a great ocean view. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/6.3 at 1/640th of a second.
I don’t believe there were any gentoo penguins among the characters in the Happy Feet movie (they were all emperors, adelies and rockhoppers) but this gentoo was doing his best interpretation of the dance, splashing around in the marshlands of Saunders Island in the Falklands. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/2000th of a second.
Been in a bit of a primate mood lately. Here’s another of the many monkeys I’ve had the pleasure of meeting over the years. This is a long-tailed macaque, also known as a crab-eating macaque. Photographed right outside the front door of my cabin in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/250th of a second.
With all the cold weather and snow outside, our local mice are doing their best to join us on the inside. With two cats, however, they don’t stand much of a chance. Here’s a deer mouse from better days back in October, getting a bit of excercise in the back woods. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 500, f/11 at 1/160th of a second, Cognisys camera box, triggering system and remote flashes.
The diademed sifaka is just one of the many species of lemur that inhabit Madagascar. Depending on who’s doing the counting, there are roughly a hundred species still in existence. They come in all shapes and sizes. And pretty much all of them are endangered. The main culprit being the wide-scale deforestation that continues to decimate their habitat. I saw diademed sifakas both in the wild and on an island for rescued lemurs. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 200, f/2.8 at 1/40th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units.
We have a lot of blue jays in our yard. And occasionally one flies in front of my camera trap. This bit of jay action was recorded back in November. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 400, f/11 at 1/160th of as second, Cognisys camera box, triggering system and flashes.