Wildlife Photography

Wildlife photography gallery featuring animal, nature and wildlife photos from around the world. Kenya safari photos, Panama rainforest photos, Alaska brown bear photos, California coast wildlife, etc.

A Barrow's Goldeneye swimming on Y Lake in Talkeetna
A beautiful Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) duck swims through still water on Y Lake in Talkeetna, Alaska. Birch and other trees just beginning to green out on the shoreline add a green hue to the water with their reflections. duck swims through still water on Y Lake in Talkeetna, Alaska. Birch and other trees just beginning to green out on the shoreline add a green hue to the water with their reflections. A thin layer of melting ice still rims the lake.
Singing Sandhill Cranes at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks
Two sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) engaging in a calling duet.
A Bat-Eared Fox in Enonkishu Conservancy
A Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) sits near its den in the Enonkishu Conservancy in Kenya. The Bat-eared Fox is named for its HUGE ears. It is primarily nocturnal (making my sighting quite unusual and especially exciting). They are very social and live in pairs or in family groups. They are also monogamous and mate for life. While Bat-eared foxes can dig dens for themselves as well as dig prey out of holes it seems to prefer using burrows dug by other species. They hunt and locate prey primarily by auditory means, rather than by smell or sight — hence the BIG ears. They are carnivores and insectivores, with the vast majority of their diet consisting of dung beetles and harvester termites (in fact within a territory the fox helps to keep termite populations in check by consuming so many termites). The fox relies on the bodily fluids of the insects to stay hydrated. The Bat-eared fox will also eat bird eggs and chicks, as well as small rodents, lizards, arthropods and even the occasional bits of vegetation. Here, with mouth closed and ears erect as it stares intently at me, this Bat-eared fox is exhibiting behavior of being very interested but not threatened by my presence.
Wildlife and People Coexisting in Enonkishu Conservancy
Not your everyday commute at least in terms of Western imagination. A male cheetah resting on the roadside in Enonkishu Conservancy in Kenya is not unusual. And this is a perfect example of wildlife and people coexisting with a conservancy setting.

A Mother's Love -- Vervet Monkeys
A baby Vervet Monkee peeks out from his mother's fur while breast feeding in the Enonkishu Conservancy in Kenya.

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