Just Hanging Out
A wild baby orangutan takes some time to explore a few feet from its mother in the Bukit Lawan National Park.
- Location:Upper Sumatra, Indonesia
- Year Taken:2020
Preening
A wild flamingo preens herself in one of the world's largest flamingo nesting areas, located in the Camargue of South France.
- Location:The Camargue, France
- Year Taken:2019
I See You
An adult elephant wanders the bush near our volunteer field house. Each day we went out to monitor the whereabouts of the local herds, keeping track of families and staying mindful of any other occurrences with the ongoing human-elephant conflict.
- Location:Hettipola, Sri Lanka
- Year Taken:2020
Wild Macaw by Nest
An endangered wild scarlet macaw sits outside her nest on the Tambopata River of the Peruvian Amazon.
- Location:Peruvian Amazon
- Year Taken:2017
Infant Verve
Volunteering with infant monkeys was a wonderful dream come true. Here is a one-month-old infant relaxing after playtime in the nursery.
- Location:Tzaneen, South Africa
- Year Taken:2019
Chatty Neighbors
An adult and adolescent elephant chat while munching on the grasses that are plentiful this time of year. Each day on elephant monitoring duty we would hope to see the herd. I was lucky that they were there almost every time I went out with our guides
- Location:Hettipola, Sri Lanka
- Year Taken:2020
Iridescence in Flight
A hummingbird enjoys a sunrise meal by Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.
- Location:Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
- Year Taken:2019
Orangutan Family
An orangutan family hangs out in the trees munching local plants at dusk. Mom holds onto her three-month-old infant with her two-year-old beside her. Orangutans are quite solitary animals staying in family groups or alone but rarely seen with others.
- Location:Bukit Lawan, Indonesia
- Year Taken:2020
Young Lion King
An adolescent lion lounges in the bush after a big meal. It takes a few years for the lion's full mane to develop. This one was on its own without a pride of his own yet.
- Location:Timbavati, South Africa
- Year Taken:2018
Nature Calling
A pair of red howler monkeys sit high in a tree sending their voices into the wilds of the Peruvian Amazon.
- Location:Peruvian Amazon
- Year Taken:2017
The Beauty of Flamingos
Wild flamingos display their beauty for each other in one of the worlds largest flamingo nesting areas, located in the Camargue of South France.
- Location:Camargue National Park, France
- Year Taken:2018
Modern Mother and Child of An Ancient Age
A mother bison nurses her baby amidst the skyline of Denver in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Park. Though they live right outside of the city, the bison are protected, recently reintroduced to the area.
- Location:Denver, CO, USA
- Year Taken:2019
Comfortably Twisted
A wild water bird enjoys grooming at sunrise on the beach of the National Seashore in Fort Pickens.
- Location:Pensacola, FL, USA
- Year Taken:2019
The Splendor of Zebras
A pair of zebras stand with their herd in the bush of the South African wilds.
- Location:Timbavati, South Africa
- Year Taken:2018
Mimicking Elephants
Two African elephants unknowingly create an image of mimicking each other in the wilds.
- Location:Timbavati, South Africa
- Year Taken:2018
Sun Bathing Spoonbills
A mated pair of wild roseate spoonbills enjoy time in the sun before it gets too hot on the St. Mary's River.
- Location:St. Mary's, Georgia, USA
- Year Taken:2017