Heatwave and only one tree for shade

A herd finding shade under a lone tree

These Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) are huddled together, not for warmth, but in desperation for shade. This was the only tree standing in a vast stretch…


Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) utilizes their tusks as ice picks when they haul themselves up onto an ice float, and sometimes they might break as is the case…


Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

These clumsy and fat mammals on land are amazingly fast and agile in the ocean! This encounter by the Seven Islands (Sjuøyane), Svalbard is from a zodiac, and…


Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

The oxbow lake at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center is teaming with life, and is an excellent location to get up and close to the smooth-billed ani…


Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Guira cuckoo (Guira guira) is a very common bird in Pantanal, but I think they are worth a photo nonetheless, especially when a group of fledgelings sit in a…


Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

The guira cuckoo (Guira guira) has a peculiar morning ritual - to open a patch of skin at the base of the back and face it directly at the sun. Perhaps they…


Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Guira cuckoo (Guira guira) is common bird of the Pantanal and was always around the houses of Fazenda San Fransico - single like this one or in groups. Here…


Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

A very common bird in Pantanal and sometimes in early mornings you'll see many together basking in the sun in a treetop. This one was alone in this tree -…


Grønnløvtege (Elasmostethus interstinctus)

Grønnløvtege (Elasmostethus interstinctus)

Dette var en uvanlig varm og herlig oktoberdag! Fjorden var blikkstille og det var fantastisk å kunne kjenne en siste rest av sommer så sent på høsten. I denne…