“Footprint” I can’t tell you how difficult it is to get a photo of the underside of a Brown Bear’s hind foot! This bear had been sleeping but eventually it stirred and had a little stretch. [Alaska]
“A Pause in Paradise” This Puma is resting in one of the more beautiful places in the world, Torres del Paine. [Patagonia, Chile]
“Contemplation” If you are fortunate enough to spend any time at all with these gentle giants, you can’t help but wonder what is going through their mind. [Rwanda]
“A Big Meal” This elephant had died of natural causes. Old age perhaps. But nothing goes to waste here and elephant became lion. [Botswana]
“Last Morsels” Bengal tiger finishes up a meal. This is an older cub that is still with its mother and siblings but will be out hunting on its own soon. [India]
“Phew! Thanks for Stopping!” One of the toughest things about photographing the frantic pine martin, a member o f the weasel family, is that they rarely sit still. [Yellowstone]
“The Circle of Life” As hard as it is to witness, it is always the case that one thing must give its life for another to survive. These are two Wolf pups, almost fully grown, enjoying the remains of the day. [Yellowstone]
“The Throne Room” This beautiful female jaguar and her nearly full-grown cub are at the very pinnacle of this ecosystem. [Brazil]
“Enjoying the View” This lion is enjoying the view as flamingos dance in his front yard. [Tanzania]
“Becoming Lions” When lion cubs are first born, mom keeps them away from the pride for safety but as they get older, like these, they join the pride, meet their cousins and learn the ways of the pride. This family was full of fun, romping together and making “play” attacks on each other. You can see that lion look in their eyes. [Kenya]
“I Hear You Under There” Fox use their incredible hearing to hunt for voles and pocket gophers as they scurry below in the subnivean layer of snow. Lunch may be ready! [Yellowstone]
“Day Bed” We spent a little time with this Brown Bear as we waited for our bush plane to pick us up. She had made a perfect bed in the rock sand and enjoyed her sleep along the beach. Eventually she got up and walked on to forage for food. Having nothing left to photograph and wanting a little rest ourselves, Steve and I tried out her bed. It was perfectly positioned out of the cold wind and soft from her depression. A fun spot to have gotten to share. [Alaska]
“Eye on the Prize” On the African plains, everyone is watching everyone. [Kenya]
“The Ravens Give it Away” As it goes, a young bison had died in the night, but nothing goes to waste in the wild. It was within the territory of this coyote and its mate and as the ravens came to consume the scraps, coyote returned to join them. [Yellowstone]
“Split Second Pause” To say that ermine are fast is an understatement. They are not only fast but their patterns are frenetic and erratic. Steve and I found a hole with tracks around it and being the optimists that we are we stood there thinking maybe it would return. Luck shined and from the corner of my eye I saw it leaping through the snow. We must have looked weird because this little one stopped for a second to check us out before diving beneath the snow again. [Yellowstone]
“Reflections” A coyote travels across the cold terrain. [Yellowstone]
“Stay Hydrated” Yellowstone in winter is pretty dry in spite of all the snow on the ground. As we drink up throughout the day, so too do the wildlife, like this coyote, stop for a drink. [Yellowstone]