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Owls, Eagles, Hawks & Vultures

Raptors in flight and at rest — the fierce hunters of the sky.

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The waterfowl scattered before I saw anything, and then this Bald Eagle swooped in hunting over the lake.
This Barred Owl left its perch and flew straight at me, close enough that I ducked before he banked around me.
A Rüppell's Griffon in the Serengeti.
A Bald Eagle in a steep dive for smelt over the Columbia River.
A Great Horned Owl getting ready to hunt in Washington State.
A Short Eared Owl hunting for voles by the Columbia River.
A Tawny Eagle flying away with a tortoise it just picked up in Etosha National Park, Namibia
A Barred Owl during its morning hunt, backlit by golden sunlight filtering through the forest canopy.
A Bald Eagle settling onto grass-topped pylons in the Columbia River during the smelt run, resting there until sea lions chased him off.
A Verreaux's Eagle-owl with its distinctive pink eyelids. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.
This Red-tailed Hawk dropped down right in front of me and came up with a large worm, at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
A Great Horned Owl perched at Point Reyes National Seashore as the sun was setting.
This burrowing owl made its burrow along the fence line of a cattle farm.
A Northern Harrier Hawk flying in the early morning amongst the Fall colors.
Steller's Jays had been harassing this Barred Owl through its hunt; once they left it alone, it caught this mole quickly.
A Black-collared Hawk perched on a branch over the water in the Pantanal, half in shade and half in light.

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A mother Chacma baboon grooming her young baboon in Chobe National Park, Botswana

My Favorite Images

This young Lion climbed up the tree in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, and looked down at us in our land cruiser. I'm not sure who was watching who.

Wild Cats

Fishing the shallows paid off for this Brown Bear, which came up with a sockeye.

Bears

This Coyote kept coming up toward the car and retreating again, until he worked up the nerve to pass by and carry on down the road.

Wild Dogs, Coyotes, Jackals & Hyena

An elephant that is red from rolling in the red clay in Tarangire National Park Tanzania

Elephants, Rhinos & Hippos

A Mountain Gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda

Apes, Monkeys & Baboons

A Red-and-green Macaw that flew right in front of us as it came in to land on a nearby branch, in Brazil.

Birds

I heard rustling off the path that sounded bigger than a bird, stepping around the tree I found this Raccoon looking down from the hillside at me.

Otters, Mongoose & Raccoons

This American Bison calf was up on the hillside right next to the road in Yellowstone National Park.

Giraffes, Zebras & Other Ungulates

A Leopard Tortoise in Ndutu, Tanzania

Reptiles & Amphibians

A Southern Tamandua crossing an open field in the evening light, heading for another clump of trees.

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A Red-and-green Macaw that flew right in front of us as it came in to land on a nearby branch, in Brazil.

The Brazilian Pantanal

It was amazing watching a bear this size match the salmon turn for turn.

Katmai National Park