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Below are some of our favorite nature and wildlife photographs from many of our travels throughout the United States and the world.
Black bear cubs playing hide and seek
Cinnamon and black bear cubs pondering life
Black bear cubs explore a tree stump
Mama black bear with her triplet cubs on Rainy Lake
Black bear cub triplets
A black bear cub hanging on for dear life on a tree branch while sibling looks on
A black bear cub learning the ropes
A black bear cub playing on the tree logs
Cinnamon and black bear cubs playing in a tree
Young adult grizzly bear with sharp claws
Mama grizzly bear with her two cubs near Lamar Bridge
Grizzly bear at Slough Creek
YELLOWSTONE BEARS
Mama bison and calf nuzzling
Bison calves tend to be orange-red in color, earning them the knickname “red dogs.”
Bison calves butting heads while playing
Mama bison angry at calf for almost drowning in nearby lake
Bison herd crossing the river
Bison crosses the river on a hot summer day.
Bison herd owns the winter roads
Snow-covered bison during cold winter morning
Freezing cold bison during frigid winter day
Bison forging a path in the deep snow
Socially distant bison in the deep snow
Surviving the deep cold winter
YELLOWSTONE BISON
Bighorn ram – horn size is a symbol of rank.
Mountain goat along the Beartooth Highway in Montana
Bighorn rams at play.
Bighorn sheep ewe with newborn lamb in the crevice of a cliff.
Baby’s first meal
The newborn 2 days later, in back. Female bighorn sheep and their lambs live together in herds.
Bull elk in summer
Pronghorn can run up to 55 mph
Lamar Canyon wolves at Slough Creek eyeing bison mom and newborn calf
Wolf howling to find its pack
Canyon Wolf Pack on the hunt
Juvenile wolf of the Canyon Wolf Pack eyeing his next meal.
Canyon Pack juvenile wolf pursues sow elk in Yellowstone river
Bull elk with attitude after winning a rut
Bull elk has scars to prove he won the rut.
Yellowstone wolf
Fox in winter
Red foxes have black “socks” on their legs, white cheek patches and a white tip on the end of their bushy tail.
OTHER YELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE
American eagle
In the summer, male ruddy ducks have rich chestnut bodies with bright blue bills.
Two male and one female harlequin ducks in Yellowstone River
Two breeding adult American White Pelicans
Mountain bluebird is a small thrush; easily identified by the vivid bright blue plumage of the male.
Sandhill cranes mate for life.
Avocets and marbled godwits
The male Cinnamon Teal shimmers with a rich ruddy plumage.
Great blue heron securing dinner
YELLOWSTONE BIRDS
Chromatic Spring is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin.
Yellowstone Canyon looking at Lower Falls from Artist Point during Spring
Lightening storm at Swan Lake
Sunrise near Swan Lake
Yellowstone sunset
Lower Geyser basin spewing at sunset
Old Faithful erupting during winter
Yellowstone Canyon looking at Lower Falls from Artist Point during winter
Ice fog occurs when light-reflecting ice crystals float in the air, giving the illusion of a fog.
YELLOWSTONE LANDSCAPES
Pronghorn antelope with a flower in its mouth
Sunrise at Oxbow Bend
Sunrise in the Oxbow Bend area
Sunrise at Schwabacher’s Landing
Sunrise along the road to Schwabacher’s Landing
Mormon Row
Chapel of the Transfiguration is a small log chapel built to frame a view of the tallest mountains of the Teton Range.
Chapel of the Transfiguration
Snake River Overlook
Two grizzly bear yearlings
Grizzly bear sow
Great blue heron
Bull moose with large antlers
GRAND TETONS
Once baby emus hatch they continue to be cared for by their father. They will stay close to him for up to 18 months.
Emus have dark brown feathers that turn a lighter shade of brown as they age.
Emus move continually to find food and water. They travel from 9 to 15 miles per day.
Galahs (a type of cockatoo) have distinctive gray and pink plumage
Bearded dragon lizards have spiny scales underneath their necks.
Eastern grey joey is raised in the pouch until it can survive outside.
Eastern grey kangaroo with joey
The Euro is of stocky build and has shorter limbs than other kangaroos so it can leap around on rocks.
The Euro – also known as a common wallaroo – moves by hopping on its huge hind legs.
Great blue heron landing on a tree
Big red kangaroo is the largest of all kangaroos.
Red kangaroos are the largest kangaroos in Australia – large mature males can stand more than 5.9 ft tall.
Red kangaroos live in open grasslands, gathering in groups called mobs.
Red kangaroo males tend to be orange red, while females are blue grey.
Yellow-footed rock wallabies are mainly found in Flinders Ranges National Park.
Yellow-footed rock wallaby is known for its long orange-brown tail with dark rings.
Yellow-footed rock wallaby’s fur is fawn and grey on the top and white underneath with yellow forearms and feet.
Yellow-footed rock wallabies are seen at dusk in Flinders Ranges National Park, as they come down off the scree slopes in search of water.
Rock wallabies at Flinders National Park live in small colonies.
The yellow-footed rock wallaby has a vertical jump of over 6.5 feet!
Grey kangaroo with joey
A joey leaves its mothers pouch for short periods, exploring the world with very brief little hops around mother.
Negotiating bedtime
Australian outback sunset
AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK
Koalas are found in most coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia.
Sulphur-crested cockatoo is a large parrot with a distinctive sulphur-yellow crest.
Female king parrots along the Great Ocean Road
Kookaburra along the Great Ocean Road
Twelve Apostles along Great Ocean Road – only seven remain.
At Bell’s Beach, a lone surfer reverently bows to the surf.
He is probably just as curious about us.
Koalas live high up in eucalyptus trees.
The koala gets its name from an ancient Aboriginal word meaning “no drink” because it receives over 90% of its water from the indigestible Eucalyptus or gum leaves it eats.
Koalas perch between the forks of the tree’s branches.
Dinner time!
Nap time!
Black swamp wallaby on Griffith Island
Waves on Encounter Bay on Kangaroo Island
Seal Bay Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island is the only place in the world to interact with the endangered Australian sea lion.
View of Ribbon Reef # 9 on the Great Barrier Reef
Underwater life in the Great Barrier Reef
AUSTRALIA’S GREAT OCEAN ROAD
Kookaburra on Maria Island
Golden whistler on Maria Island
Little Penguins on Maria Island are the smallest species of penguins and live under rocks.
Painted Cliff Rocks on Maria Island
Peaceful Dove on Maria Island
Pied oystercatchers on a Maria Island beach
Possum piggy back ride at night on Maria Island!
Red kangaroo on Maria Island
No flights coming in today. Kangaroo on the runway.
Wombat on Maria Island
Mama wombat with joey on Maria Island
The Yellow Wattlebird, seen on Maria Island, is Australia’s largest honeyeater.
Echidna on Cradle Mountain
The echidna has spines like a porcupine, a beak like a bird, a pouch like a kangaroo, and lays eggs like a reptile.
Pademelon on Cradle Mountain
Pademelon mom with baby joey on Cradle Mountain
Pademelon joey
TASMANIA & MARIA ISLAND
Waterfall in Iceland
Mount Kirkjufell and Kirkjufellsfoss Waterfall
The beautiful and minimalistic church is in stark contrast to the rough nature of Iceland.
On the Snæfellsnes peninsula, there’s a village with only a hotel and a tiny black church called the Búðakirkja.
Rainbow
Icelandic coastline
Snaefellsjokulli is a glacier-capped volcano in western Iceland
Gullfoss waterfall
Hraunfossar waterfalls are formed by rivulets streaming over a distance of about 900 meters out of a lava field.
Icelandic horses along the Ring Road
Öxarárfoss waterfall in Thingvellir National Park
The Seljalandsfoss waterfall drops 60 meters
Glacier in southern Iceland
Glacier in southern Iceland
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
Northern lights in Budir
Viewing the northern lights in Búðir, a small hamlet on the westernmost tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula.
ICELAND