We are pleased to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. Ron McCombe wins First Prize for his photo “Tug of War”. Nancy Elwood wins Second Prize with “Tricolored Heron” andNiels Poul Dreyer wins Third Prize with “Polar Bears at Franz Joseph”. See images below with links to the […]
The long-promised Volvo Animal Avoidance System interview…
Finally! (and I didn’t even have to learn Swedish!) If you’d like to know more about what’s ahead in collision prevention technology—potentially a real life-saver for both human and non-human animals—navigate on over to the Car Talk website and check out my guest blog post.
Toy-Box Color
Tangled up in toy-box color, an ant plays hide and seek with wayward photons. • Eastern black carpenter ant | Camponotus pennsylvanicus
The Birds of Yellowstone by Don Getty – Part One
When people plan to visit Yellowstone National Park, they generally anticipate seeing wildlife like bears, buffalo, elk, etc. and the natural wonders such as geysers and waterfalls. Often overlooked is the incredible variety of birds. I drove away from two grizzlies in poor light which were just down the road from a group of American […]
Size matters
A scientists’ work is never done. That’s because there’s always another layer to peel away, another stone to turn, another angle from which to view the situation. Case in point—nearly 200 years ago, Charles Darwin made the connection between the size and shape of a finch’s beak and the availability of the seeds they eat; […]
Red-tailed Hawk in Flight
Hawk in Flight Niagara, Ontario 1Ds M3, 300mm f2.8 Images taken yesterday with a friends camera, and lens. This bird was hunting along the highway, and made several attempts to secure dinner in the evening light, while fighting a high wind. Thanks for looking!
PhotoShare: Thirsty Elephants
I really should pay more attention to posting regularly from this blog… I am busy with a new mono-and-duotone series of African Wildlife and will post some of theme here over the next few weeks. This is a herd of elephants drinking from a waterhole in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Enjoy your […]
Arctic Terns (with short feeding video) by Fabiola Forns
Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisea) – They are medium sized sea birds, with the longest migration known to any animal, from the Northern Oceans to Antarctica and back. They see more sunlight in a year than any other animal. The long forked tails developed in the summer, are particularly attractive as they fly and glide through […]