A lioness carries her newborn cub to the safety of a new den away from the rising floodwaters of the Okavango. Jao Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana. Nikon D3s. Nikon 200-400mm f4. ISO 800. f4 @ 1/4000 sec. Lexar media.with Kwetsani Camp
Category: Wildlife
Best Photo of the Week Ended 01 Dec 2012
We are pleased to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. Fabiola Forns wins First Prize for her outstanding photo “Atlantic Puffin with Sand Eel”. Ron McCombe wins Second Prize with “Wrens “Having a word”” and Don Getty wins Third Prize with “Snow Geese Mass Lift-Off”. See images below […]
Bosque del Apache Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese
After photographing the spring migration of sandhill cranes through Nebraska for many years, I finally had the opportunity to shoot these interesting creatures in their most notable winter habitat at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico earlier this week. I associate sandhill cranes with Nebraska so it seemed odd to encounter these […]
Blue and Green = Pink?
Blue-green algae and brine shrimp form a major part of the Greater Flamingo‘s (Phoenicopterus roseus) diet and are rich in carotenoids. These carotenoids are broken down into pigments which give the pink coloration to the feathers, bill and legs of the flamingo. Obviously, these guys are working off a different colour wheel than the rest […]
Gators and cavorting Stilts on a lazy Myakka River afternoon
If you want to see “Gators” in Florida, then visit Myakka River State Park in Sarasota. Albeit common everywhere in the Sunshine State, they are always intriguing and photogenic.Myakka River State Park website Hunted almost to extinction, the American Alligator (Alligator mississippienensis), has made an incredible recovery. Perhaps this is a good lesson for Conservation […]
Bosque del Apache NWR by Don Getty – Part 3
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is a premier location for winter birding and bird photography. November and December are the best months. Bosque is located in New Mexico about 95 mile south of Albuquerque. The small community of Socorro, 19 mile north of the Refuge, offers a good variety of hotels and restaurants. When […]