I’ve posted a few of these bat stars in the past. Here’s another take, from Montana De Oro State Park in Los Osos, California. This was several years ago, but if I recall correctly, I ended up with very wet boots just after taking this shot.
Nikon D700 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 200, f/20 at 1 second

This is a western grebe, the largest of the many species of grebe. I photographed this one in Moss Landing, California at a place called Elkhorn Slough. In addition to the occasional grebe, Elkhorn Slough is also a great place to see sea otters, harbor seals and sea lions.
Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/400th of a second

Jackrabbits can be formidable beasts. This one seems to be doing its best to display its impressive physique, like a dog at Westminster. When running, they almost look like mini antelopes bounding through the desert.
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/500th of a second

Late spring in Wyoming can mean any kind of weather. A sudden blizzard moved through the area as I drove from Yellowstone down to Grand Teton National Park. These two female elk didn’t seem to mind one way or the other.
Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 240mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/160th of a second

I had a request for a moose today, so here she is. This one was taken back in July of 2008 at Sandy Stream Pond in Baxter State Park in Maine. The moose was feeding on the nutrient rich vegetation on the bottom of the pond.
Nikon D200 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 200, f/4 at 1/1000th of a second

After the last two posts, I thought it was time to celebrate the good that is happening in the world of wildlife conservation. In the middle part of the last century, river otters were extinct in Indiana due to overhunting. In 1995, a dozen or so otters were reintroduced to the state at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge. Ten years later the river otter was removed from the state’s endangered species list and today otters are thriving in over 87 percent of Indiana’s counties, far surpassing the original goal. This guy was photographed several winters ago at Muscatatuck, sitting on the surface of a frozen lake after catching a fish.
Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens with Nikon TC-1.4 teleconverter (total of 550mm) ISO 800, f/7.1 at 1/320th of a second

This is an old one from back in 2002 when I was living in my car (by choice) and drove up to Alaska. The great thing about Alaska in July is that nocturnal animals still come out even though the sun never sets. I went for a hike at midnight in Denali National Park and came across this North American porcupine doing his porcupiney thing. You can see those nice big, orange front teeth as the porcupine munches on the vegetation. I was shooting slide film back then and not recording film speed, shutter or aperture data. My camera was a Nikon F100 and the lens was most likely my 80-200mm in the 200mm range.

Here’s another rare, non-nature shot (I need to shoot something between trips and the wildlife is hard to come by in my neighborhood whereas the cityscapes are not). This was taken in Brooklyn Bridge Park, looking toward New Jersey.
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 200, f/18 at 2.5 seconds

This is one of those that you might have had to be there to appreciate. I was in Carrizo Plain, a large desert-like grassland about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles. I had been in search of the elusive kit fox and having no luck. Suddenly the sky lit up with this colorful cloud formation, providing at least something to photograph before calling it a night.
Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 400, f/8 at 1/6400th of a second