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My Favorite Images

A curated selection of my most compelling wildlife photographs from around the world.

16 photographs

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A mother Chacma baboon grooming her young baboon in Chobe National Park, Botswana
A Leopard lounging in a tree in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
A White-breasted Nuthatch in Washington State.
A Brown Bear wading upstream in the shade of the bank.
A Ground Squirrel posing in Mt. Rainier National Park.
A Red-winged Blackbird on a cold winter morning.
A Wood Duck in his beautiful breeding plumage colors drying off after a quick bath.
A Bobcat pausing to take a quick glance around as it was hunting in the grass field.
A Ring-necked Pheasant briefly poked its head up for a look before disappearing back into the brush, in Montana.
A Red-and-green Macaw in flight highlighted in the sun against a dark shaded background.
An armadillo inches away from the camera.
A Yacare Caiman floating in the river.
A Tule Elk in the early morning sunlight.
A Jaguar lying on the river bank in the fading light of the day.
A Bald Eagle flying through the rain over the marsh at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington.
This Brown Bear was running away from a larger brown bear, to keep his freshly caught salmon, when he passed by a few feet in front.

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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

The waterfowl scattered before I saw anything, and then this Bald Eagle swooped in hunting over the lake.

Owls, Eagles, Hawks & Vultures

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