A baby Gursky’s spectral tarsier clings to its mother as she heads out for a night of hunting grasshoppers and other Indonesian delicacies. When I captured this image back in 2009, the Gursky’s version of the spectral tarsier wasn’t yet identified as a separate species. That happened in 2017 when Dr. Sharon Gursky’s studies determined that differences in genetics, vocalizations, and fur color warranted the split. Tarsiers are small, nocturnal primates that live in Southeast Asia. The Gursky’s lives only on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 260mm) ISO 200, f/8 at 1/60th of a second, with two Nikon SB-800 flash units.
This photo brings back a lot of memories; of hunting grasshoppers at night with my family, and of my brief marriage to Dr. Sharon Gursky, before the Tarsier classification issue split us up.
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A baby Gursky’s spectral tarsier clings to its mother as she heads out for a night of hunting grasshoppers and other Indonesian delicacies. When I captured this image back in 2009, the Gursky’s version of the spectral tarsier wasn’t yet identified as a separate species. That happened in 2017 when Dr. Sharon Gursky’s studies determined that differences in genetics, vocalizations, and fur color warranted the split. Tarsiers are small, nocturnal primates that live in Southeast Asia. The Gursky’s lives only on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 260mm) ISO 200, f/8 at 1/60th of a second, with two Nikon SB-800 flash units.
This photo brings back a lot of memories; of hunting grasshoppers at night with my family, and of my brief marriage to Dr. Sharon Gursky, before the Tarsier classification issue split us up.
You know how I feel about these guys. <3
Oh, that I do Shardae. I’m just glad that I still have a few in the collection that I haven’t shared yet.