Here’s another look at the very friendly woolly monkey I met in the rainforest of Peru’s upper Amazon basin. In this image, you can sort of see the leather padding on the underside of tail tip — essentially a third arm as the monkey moves effortlessly through the forest. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/100th of a second.
Years ago I made a trip to southern British Columbia in search of snowy owls. I’ve already posted a lot of the flight shots from that trip. Here’s a simple portrait of one of the owls perched on a post at the end of the day. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 500, f/5 at 1/1000th of a second.
Monotremes are egg-laying mammals. There are only 5 monotremes in the world — the platypus and four species of echidna. This is the short-beaked echidna. I spotted him/her on the side of the road, while driving to Cradle Mountain National Park in Tasmania, Australia. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 270mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/1600th of a second.
Those long necks are used for more than just to reach the top leaves on an acacia tree. Males will often use their powerful necks to battle over territory. Fights can get quite aggressive as giraffes swing their necks violently hoping to land body blows against their opponents. But they also use their necks to show affection. Thus was the case with these two reticulated giraffes in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. They’re both males, but clearly quite fond of each other as they perform a gentle dance. Nikon Z8 at 4K at 120 fps.
Generally, the more common the animal, the less sought after by safari goers on the trips we lead to Africa. Everyone wants to see the cats and other more difficult to track down species. But there are a few notable exceptions. Zebras being one of them. And they tend to be really common. At least the plains zebras. Enjoy this quick video of some of the zebra action on our trip to Kenya in April. Nikon Z8 at 4K.
This hyena with her cub was one of my favorite sightings on our trip to Kenya in April. I previously posted a different image of them. Here’s another look, just outside their burrow. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/800th of a second.
Two male Thomson’s gazelles spar over territory. Photographed in the Masai Mara of Kenya. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 5000, f/5.6 at 1/640th of a second.
Once thought to be the same species as the red-collared widowbird, the red-cowled widowbird was given its own designation due to the longer length of the male’s tail and brilliant red plumage around the head during breeding season. It was fun photographing and filming these birds as they flew back and forth trying to impress the ladies with their aforementioned tails and plumage. Taken in the Masai Mara of Kenya.Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1400, f/5.6 at 1/2500th of a second.
A backlit puma rests in front of the massive face of a mountain in Torres Del Paine National Park in Patagonian Chile. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/640th of a second.
Here’s one from the backyard camera trap. Deer are plentiful in the woods behind our house and regularly trip the shutter, often late at night. The time stamp on my camera tells me this was at 2:38 AM. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 19mm) ISO 500, f/14 at 1/200th of a second, Cognysis camera box, trail monitor and remote flash units.
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