A bobcat standing on a dirt road, looking to the side with alert ears, surrounded by golden grass and blurred vegetation in the background.
This bobcat paused mid-journey on the road, scanning her surroundings before moving on.
#WildlifePhotography #mammals #bobcat #naturephotography
A Spotted Towhee standing on a dirt and pebbly ground, showing its distinctive black head, orange-rust sides, and white belly, with bright red eyes and small black beak.
Heard scratching behind me while photographing ducks and turned to find this Spotted Towhee working in the dirt.
#WildlifePhotography #birds #SpottedTowhee #PacificNorthwest #BirdOfTheDay #RedandBlack
Thank you!
A black-tailed jackrabbit mid-leap with all four feet off the ground, captured against a blurred blue and green background at Point Reyes.
This jackrabbit kept coming straight down the trail toward me until he was about 10 feet away, before hopping off the path into the brush.
#WildlifePhotography #mammals #jackrabbit #PointReyes
A mallard duck with wings fully spread, showing bright blue wing patches, coming in for a landing among tall grasses and vegetation.
A mallard showing off those brilliant blue wing patches on final approach.
#BirdOfTheDay #feathers #WildlifePhotography #birds #ducks
Thank you Alan!
A yellow baboon mother sits on bare ground holding her nursing infant, with another baboon visible blurred in the background among sparse vegetation.
Mother and infant Yellow Baboon in South Luangwa National Park. They were sitting right by the road close to the camp.
#WildlifePhotography #mammals #baboons #SouthLuangwa
A Yellow-headed Blackbird in flight with wings spread wide, carrying a small tuft of white vegetation in its claws, against a soft green marsh background.
Yellow-headed Blackbird with some fluff in his claws.
#BirdOfTheDay #SmallBirdsInFlight #birds #WildlifePhotography #RidgefieldNWR
A vibrant blue and teal starling perched on a thin branch in the foreground, with a herd of dark elephants grazing in the blurred background during rainfall.
Rain started falling just as this starling positioned itself to watch the elephant herd pass by.
#BirdOfTheDay #weather #WildlifePhotography #birds #Tanzania #TarangireNP
A white tundra swan in flight with wings spread wide, captured with motion blur that creates flowing white streaks across the frame while keeping the head and neck in sharp focus.
This tundra swan took off right in front of me at Ridgefield NWR. Used 1/20th shutter speed to blur the wings while managing to keep the head sharp.
#WildlifePhotography #birds #Swan #MotionBlur #BirdOfTheDay #LargeBirdsInFlight #NaturePhotography
An African wild dog with mottled brown, black and white fur stands in tall grass with small purple wildflowers, ears alert and facing right against a green vegetation backdrop.
This wild dog was stalking past some wildflowers at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. Less than 7,000 remain in the wild across all of Africa.
#WildlifePhotography #AfricanWildDogs #Conservation #mammals
A dark gray American Coot with a white bill stands on muddy ground with green grass, pulling an earthworm from the soil with water visible in the background.
This American Coot worked hard to extract its prize earthworm, pulling and tugging until it finally came free from the muddy ground.
#WildlifePhotography #birds #AmericanCoot #RidgefieldNWR #BirdOfTheDay #snacks
A bald eagle in flight with wings fully extended, flying low over the water with a blurred green and brown background during rainfall.
The waterfowl suddenly scattered, then this bald eagle swooped in from behind me for low passes over the lake.
#WildlifePhotography #BaldEagle #birds #RidgefieldNWR #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth
An American Robin perched among blooming tree branches with small white flower buds, showing its distinctive orange breast and dark head against a soft blue sky background.
An American Robin catching the golden morning light as trees begin their spring bloom.
#BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth #birds #WildlifePhotography #birdphotography #photography #robin #naturephotography
Close-up profile of a wildebeest's head and face, showing its curved horns, dark fur, and distinctive facial features against a soft green background.
A wildebeest in the Okavango Delta that wandered close enough for me to capture a tight headshot.
#WildlifePhotography #Botswana #mammals #OkavangoDelta
A Secretary Bird perched on a thorny acacia tree with its distinctive black crest feathers fanned out, orange face and hooked beak visible against a clear blue sky.
A Secretary Bird with #ruffledfeathers surveying the Ndutu plains from an acacia perch.
#WildlifePhotography #birds #SecretaryBird #Serengeti #BirdOfTheDay
A female tule elk in profile against a soft blurred background, golden morning light illuminating her brown coat and alert ears, with grass stems visible in her mouth.
Golden morning light on a female tule elk at Point Reyes. These California natives were nearly extinct but have made a remarkable comeback through conservation efforts.
#WildlifePhotography #TuleElk #PointReyes #mammals
A Kori Bustard with a dark brown back and pale neck stands in green grassland, holding something small in its beak, with two small speckled chicks visible on the ground following behind.
Found this Kori Bustard foraging with chicks in Ndutu. Can't tell if that's a beetle or seed in its beak that it found.
#WildlifePhotography #birds #KoriBustard #Serengeti #BirdOfTheDay #Adultswithchicks
A young lion with golden fur and bright orange eyes rests in the fork of a tree, front paw draped over a branch, looking directly at the camera.
A young lion took a playful climb up this tree, then settled in to study us from her perch.
#WildlifePhotography #lions #mammals #TarangireNationalPark
A male northern elephant seal in profile showing his distinctive inflated proboscis, with textured gray skin and dark eye, against a blurred coastal background.
This bull elephant seal was putting on a display at Point Reyes National Seashore, showing off that impressive inflated nose that gives the species its name.
#WildlifePhotography #ElephantSeal #PointReyes #mammals
A California Scrub-jay perched on a thin bare branch against a soft gray sky, showing its blue head and wings with pale gray-white chest.
On a cold December morning this California Scrub-jay was perched on this thin branch at Ridgefield NWR.
#BirdOfTheDay #blue #birds #WildlifePhotography #naturephotography
A bobcat crouched in tall green grass, looking directly at the camera with alert yellow eyes and pointed ears, surrounded by soft bokeh light spots.
The Bobcat flattened himself in the grass at first, then raised up to get a better look at us.
#WildlifePhotography #bobcat #mammals
An African Darter perched on a weathered tree stump in water, wings spread wide to dry, with its long neck curved and yellow bill prominent against a soft blurred background.
African Darter drying its wings after a fishing dive on the Chobe River. Unlike most waterbirds, darters lack waterproof feathers and must spread their wings to dry them out.
#BirdOfTheDay #WingsOpenNotFlying #birds #WildlifePhotography #Botswana #ChobeNP
A young elephant standing at a water's edge with its trunk in its mouth drinking, surrounded by grassland and autumn-colored trees in the background.
A young elephant continuing to master control of its trunk as it drinks at a waterhole in the Okavango Delta. It takes practice to master those 40,000 trunk muscles.
#WildlifePhotography #elephants #mammals #Botswana
A juvenile American robin with spotted breast plumage perched on a blueberry bush, holding a ripe blueberry in its beak, surrounded by green leaves and clusters of berries.
A juvenile American Robin discovered the blueberry bush last spring.
#BirdOfTheDay #Speckled #WildlifePhotography #birds
A male lion with a golden brown mane stands facing the camera in savanna grassland, his tail curved with a black tuft visible behind him, against a blurred background of green vegetation.
A male lion on the prowl in Serengeti National Park. Lions can walk up to 15 miles a day searching for territory boundaries and prey.
#WildlifePhotography #Serengeti #mammals #lions
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A yellow-billed hornbill perched on a dark branch against a white background, its bright orange and yellow beak open as it tosses a small pebble into the air.
Caught this yellow-billed hornbill mid-toss with a tiny pebble in the bright Namibian sun. For today's #BirdOfTheDay #OpenBeak theme.
#WildlifePhotography #birds #namibia #hornbill
A river otter's head and shoulders emerge from the water, looking directly at the camera with water droplets streaming from its whiskers and wet fur.
The river otter spotted me and decided I was worth a closer look. River otters are naturally curious about anything new in their territory.
#WildlifePhotography #RiverOtter #mammals #wildlife
A barn swallow with deep blue wings and back, rusty orange throat, and cream-colored belly perched on a lichen-covered branch, looking toward the camera.
Busy gathering nesting materials, this barn swallow paused just long enough for a quick look my way.
#WildlifePhotography #birds #BarnSwallow #RidgefieldNWR #BirdOfTheDay #tricolour