I thought I’d start 2016 with a look back at my favorite ten images from 2015. My daily posts aren’t always from the current year, but these ten were all captured in 2015. Overall it was a good year, highlighted by the big trip to Tasmania in October. 2015 also took me to the Florida panhandle, the Caribbean islands of Barbados and Trinidad, the front range of Colorado, and the two spectacular national parks in Wyoming.

12. Well, let’s make it a top twelve so I can include a few from earlier in the year and not make it all about the Tasmanian shots I’ve posted lately. This deer was photographed from about six inches away with my fisheye lens back in January.
Mule Deer, Saint Andrews State Park, Panama City Beach, Florida
11. Karen and I took a weekend trip to Barbados back in April. It was great to get underwater to photograph sea turtles. But I also had a lot of fun with the ghost crabs that kept tossing dirt before scurrying back into their holes.
Ghost Crab, Barbados
10. Okay, now the top ten, starting with a recent post from Tasmania, boxing forester kangaroos at sunset.
Boxing Forester Kangaroos, Tasmania
9. Also from Tasmania, a green rosella munching on a purple thistle weed.
Green Rosella, Tasmania
8. At number 8, a similar shot to the one I posted on Christmas. A flock of scarlet ibis in flight over a swamp in Trinidad.
Scarlet Ibis, Trinidad
7. Another one here from Tasmania — the white wallaby with brown joey.
Bennett's White Wallaby, Tasmania
6. At 6 is my new favorite animal, the eastern quoll.
Eastern Quoll, Tasmania
5. The 5th favorite shot of the year is a tufted coquette hummingbird from Trinidad.
Tufted Coquette, Trinidad
4. This little wombat was photographed in Coles Bay, Tasmania.
Wombat, Tasmania
3. The 3rd best shot comes from my summer trip to Mount Evans in Colorado.
Mountain Goats, Colorado
2. At number 2 is a leatherback hatchling racing toward the ocean at Grande Riviere Beach in Trinidad.
Leatherback Hatchling, Trinidad
1. And my favorite shot of the year is this young Tasmanian devil emerging from the darkness. Happy New Year everyone.
Tasmanian Devil, Tasmania