A Feather For The Nest Northern Gannet

A Feather For The Nest Northern GannetA Feather for the Nest - The cold waters of the North Atlantic are home to the beautiful white Northern Gannets. Both Canada and Great Britain are home to these seabirds who nest on the rocky coastlines. They are easily identifiable with white bodies, black wingtips, blue bills and blue eyes. This Gannet has found a feather that is being brought back to Bird Rock to be used as nesting material.

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Baby Two Toed Sloth At Rescue CenterDoes it get any cuter than this? A baby two-toed sloth rests on a blanket at a rescue center in Costa Rica.

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Bald Eagle Close Up With TalonsA Bald Eagle's talons and beak are its primary tools. Bald Eagles use their talons for attacking and carrying prey or nest materials. Eagles talons crush it's prey with 500 PSI of compacting strength.

This picture uses zoom photography and close cropping to reveal the minute details and texture of the bald eagle's talons.

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Bald Eagle Head On PhotoA lucky portrait of a bald eagle in all its majesty. Those powerful eyes are good for more than just giving humans death glares. This eagle has such good eyesight it can see fish moving underwater from over 100 feet in the air.

Bald eagles have two eyelids: an opaque one they close when asleep, and a transparent one they use to blink while awake. Like a windshield wiper, it clears away grit so the eagle never has to break eye contact.

Bald eagles always win staring contests.

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Greater Roadrunner With Butterfly In BeakGreater Roadrunner with butterfly in beak

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Red Eyed Tree Frog In Costa Rica On Pink FlowerRed-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) holds on to a flower in Costa Rica. The Red-eyed tree frog is also know as a red-eyed leaf frog or gaudy leaf frog.

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Snow Covered Bison In Yellowstone National ParkA bison, the biggest land mammal in North America, pictured on a snowy day at Yellowstone NP. This bison is using its protruding face to dig through the snow and reach grass to eat.

Bison have lived in the Yellowstone area since before recorded history. The current population is descended from the massive herds that once roamed the American plains.

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Wild Bald Eagle Close UpI was so lucky to have this eagle land about 15 feet from me and let me photograph it. Please take a moment to look at the detail and texture in its eyes.

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Bald Eagle CryThe call of the bald eagle sounds like a faint, squeaking laugh. It’s always a surprise to hear such a large bird cry out so weakly. If you hear one, rest assured: it’s not choking, it just sounds like that!

Researchers don’t know the purposes of every bald eagle call. However, we do know that females have a mating call, and that all bald eagles have a “peal” they only use when humans are approaching.

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Cheeky Fellow Puffin PortraitCheeky Fellow - The Atlantic Puffin of Newfoundland is an unique sea bird. While watching this bird dive gracefully underwater, it is easy to forget that he is covered with fine feathers that shed the water easily. This puffin gives us a great profile shot and lets us see the detail in its face and beak.

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Gray Wolf Close UpIn this photograph taken at Yellowstone National Park, a gray wolf stares into the camera. A wild intelligence is clear behind its golden eyes.

In January 2020, Yellowstone rangers counted eight separate wolf packs in the park itself, comprising 94 individuals. An estimated 528 wolves live in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which also includes Grand Tetons National Park and much of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.

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Harris’s Hawk In South TexasA close up photo of a Harris’s Hawk, showing its head in profile.

Harris’s Hawk is a unique raptor that isn’t very closely related to any other American birds of prey. It’s most famous for “back stacking,” in which several hawks will stand on each others’ backs. The behavior helps them see farther in the scrublands of South Texas, where trees don’t grow very tall.

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Juvenile Bald Eagle CloseupA young Bald Eagle poses for the photographer. This eagle sat for hours very close to me allowing close-up images of its beautiful feathers. Juvenile bald eagles are easily identifiable by their completely brown coats. A young bald eagle will keep its brown feathers until it is three to five years old. When it reaches full maturity, the brown feathers will molt and snow white feathers will grow in on the bird's head and tail.

Bird photographed on location and in its natural habitat in Southeast Alaska.

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Lioness Of KenyaLioness of Kenya - The lioness is the focal point of each pride of lions in Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Here a mother patiently watches the cubs in the pride as they frolic in the warm sun and lush grasses.

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Portrait Of An ElephantAmboseli National Park in southern Kenya is known for the large concentration of elephant families that roam its beautiful landscape. Amboseli was the last park that we would visit on our African Safari and we were amazed at the number of elephant families. As elephants have the longest memories, they were very protective of their young and would frequently move the babies to the back of the herd and place several large females between the babies and our vehicle.

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Red Fox Head OnThis red fox in the Alaskan Wilderness was clearly ready for his closeup. The red fox has an enormous range across the U.S. and Canada, and some have even turned up in Hawaii. They’re adaptable to a wide range of habitats, but are happiest in woodlands.

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Scars Of An African LionessScars of the Lioness - The lioness is the focal point of each pride of lions in Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Here a mother patiently watches the cubs in the pride as they frolic in the warm sun and lush grasses.

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Screaming Eagle CloseupScreaming eagle face closeup image at Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. This photo of a bald eagle face closeup shows this raptor as it vocalizes. Bald eagles make a high-pitched, shrill sound to communicate with other wildlife. The sounds on the Chilkat River during the Fall Congregation are incredible. That is when bald eagle concentrations are at their peak, and the noisy river valley is like being in the Times Square of Bald Eagles. Here this eagle is calling out to all who will listen about its fresh catch. Image captured on a recent photo tour near Haines, Alaska.

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A Lions GlowAfter a morning meal of a Hartebeest killed in the night; this male lion enjoys the warm sunlight. If you look carefully you can see a little blood on his mouth.; Maasai Mara Game Reserve; Kenya.

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Costa Rican ToucanA Costa Rican toucan poses up close and personally displaying all of its vibrant colors.

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Little Blue Heron With CrabA little blue heron eats a crab in Costa Rica. These birds are more closely related to snowy egrets than to great blue herons.

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White Faced Capuchin In Costa RicaThis white-faced capuchin we snapped a picture of in Costa Rica should be proud: it’s one of the world’s smartest animals. Once famous for performing with organ grinders, capuchin monkeys are now trained as service animals for people with physical disabilities.

They’re not just useful to humans, either. White-faced capuchin monkeys are a keystone species in the Costa Rican jungles, spreading seeds and pollen as they explore the canopy in search of food.

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Bald Eagle Mouth OpenThis photograph of a bald eagle might make you think of a mighty cry, but the bald eagle’s call is actually a pretty faint chirp. In movies, it’s often dubbed over with the cry of a red-tailed hawk to sound more majestic.

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Bear Face Close UpBear face closeup at Lake Clark National Park. An adult grizzly bear sits in the meadows of the park, taking a break from the hunt and constant search for food. This stoic image of a mature grizzly was captured during a bear watching photography workshop near Homer, Alaska. Adapted to the rugged terrain which it lives in, these bears have also adapted to people. With no history of bear hunting in Lake Clark, no injury by people, and not acquiring food from humans, bears here are much more tolerable of people than in other places around the globe. Some of the best bear watching can be found here, allowing outstanding images like this to be taken easily.

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Closeup Of Bald EagleA bald eagle poses for a closeup. While photographing eagles in Alaska, this eagle landed 15 feet from me, and stayed on its perch for an hour, allowing time for many great images.

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Crested Caracara Close Up In South TexasA closeup picture of two adult Crested Caracara in the deserts of South Texas. The black cap and coat of this bird is offset by the orange skin around its beak. They are also the only Falcon to collet material to build a nest. Taken in what is now the Old West of the Rio Grande Valley.

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Looking AroundA River Otter pops its head out of the Chilkat River in Haines, Alaska.

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Rugged Bald Eagle Face Close UpAn engaging eagle face close up picture from our wildlife photography workshop to Haines, Alaska. This formidable raptor has the scars and stare to show its battle hardiness. The Alaskan wilderness is not for the faint of heart, and bald eagles thrive here. Half of the world's bald eagles live in this rugged landscape. An eagle's beak is razor sharp as they use this to rip into their prey. Being predatory, they even have an extra membrane to protect their eyes when devouring a catch or for aerial skirmishes. The classic white head feathers of this symbolic bird are responsible for its namesake. At one time, bald literally meant white-headed.

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Yum A Bald Eagles Salmon Catch CloseupYum - A Bald Eagle is proud of his catch of a silver salmon in the Chilkoot River of Haines, Alaska.

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Grizzly Bear Face Close UpBear face closeup while clamming at Lake Clark National Park. Coastal brown bears typically are larger than their inland counterparts. The high fat, high protein diet found along the Cook Inlet coasts west of Homer create calorie dense feeding grounds for these bears before they go into hibernation. Those long claws are not great for climbing but they are wonderful for clamming. The tidal flats at Lake Clark are brimming with razor, butter, and little neck clams. This grizzly keeps an eye out while digging through the rocky, sandy mud.

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Marine Iguana Salt Crystal WigThis marine iguana’s diet consists mostly of algae, so it swallows a lot of saltwater. It excretes the salt through its forehead, forming its trademark “wig” of salt crystals.

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Red Fox Licking ChopsLike the bears with whom they share Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park, red foxes have a flexible diet. They prefer small mammals and birds, but if they can’t catch any, will happily dine on fish, frogs, plants, insects, or scraps left by humans.

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Brown Bear Sow StandingWhen you see a bear standing on its hind legs, she’s usually curious about something in her surroundings. Standing like this might give her more information about a nearby food source or rival bear.

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Costa Rica Green IguanaGreen iguanas aren’t always green; their colors match their home landscape. This one is gray, possibly because it lives on a sandy or rocky beach.

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Eagles Powerful TalonsA close up of a bald eagle's talons show the texture and length of the claws.

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Marine Iguana With Lava Lizard In The GalapagosA lava lizard scampers over a marine iguana. This happens a lot — the iguanas usually just ignore it.

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Red Fox Close UpShot of a red fox showing off its powerful ears. Red foxes like this one have such good hearing that they can detect an animal burrowing underground.

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River Otter In AlaskaA close up of a river otter in Haines, Alaska.

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Scarlet Macaw Parrot In Costa RicaClose up photograph of a scarlet macaw, the world’s largest parrot.

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Watery Eagle FaceCloseup image of an eagle face after it takes an icy sip. You can see a cold river droplet falling as the water on this eagle's feathers begin to freeze over. An incredibly detailed wildlife photo taken during Fall Congregation in Alaska.

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