Showing posts with label Wildlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wildlife. Show all posts

12/23/15

"Lunchtime at the Falls" Photo of the Day: December 23, 2015


This cute little mammal was snacking on some seeds in probably the most photogenic place that it could have possibly been - in Yellowstone National Park, at the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. I got a couple of shots before it became camera shy and turned its back to me and continued munching!

10/15/15

"Reef Life" Photo of the Day: October 15, 2015


"Reef Life." This is another photo from one of my dives on the Great Barrier Reef that borders the eastern coast of Australia. The sheer amount of life residing throughout this incredible ecosystem is truly extraordinary.

8/8/15

Photo of the Day: August 8, 2015 "Bighorn Sheep in the Badlands"


Here is a group of Bighorn Sheep in Badlands National Park in South Dakota. We came across them while driving and pulled over for viewing where I shot them with a telephoto lens. Very unique creatures!

7/1/15

Photo of the Day: July 1, 2015

Here is another photo from this past weekend in northeastern Australia. While looking for Saltwater Crocodiles on the Daintree River my guide had to keep yelling at me to stop leaning so far over the sides of the boat to take photos. "Listen here mate, if you fall in I am not trying to save you from these croc-infested waters 'cause I reckon you'll be ripped to shreds in not too long," he said. Thankfully I didn't fall in! These crocodiles are the largest reptiles in the world and there are many cases of human fatality because of them. They have the most powerful bite of any animal in the world, closing their jaws with an insane 3,700 pounds per square inch of bite force. That is more than a lion, a great white shark, and even more than what the Tyrannosaurus rex was thought to have had. In this specific stretch of river the crocodiles have recently been attacking cows from a nearby cattle farm when they come down for a drink. This resulted in several cow carcasses being visible in the water. But beyond all of that these apex predators are crucial to their habitats and are so strikingly beautiful and perfect that they have not had to change since the time of the dinosaurs. I absolutely loved seeing these giants in the wild!