Wildlife Pictures
Natural wildlife pictures of playful foxes, lynx and moose in North America. Wildlife Images available for high-quality stock licensing.

A Long Tongued Bat Feeds Off The Nectar From A FlowerPallas's Long-tongued bats have fast metabolism and feed off nectar. We find these creatures of the night when we visit Laguna De Lagarto, Costa Rica. Long-tongued bats have the fastest metabolism ever recorded in a mammal.
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Coiled Western Diamondback Rattlesnake PictureIn an attack posture, this closeup rattlesnake picture shows this serpent's rattle alerting all of danger. Whipping its tongue about to sense the surroundings, we get a view of its camouflaged scales. Snake picture taken on our South Texas Photo Tour.
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Ermine Running at YellowstoneErmine running through the soft snow of Yellowstone National Park. As the fine coat of this weasel turns white in the coldest months, it is highly prized and once relegated only to royalty. The only part that is different is the black tail tip which is seen following along in this closeup nature image.
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Moose Cow and her CalvesMoose on the Loose - A Cow Moose leads her calves through the snow to shelter. Moose, or Eurasian elk in Europe, make their way up the Chilkat river valley on a chilly fall day. Moose are part of the deer family and are very common in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon.
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Can you spot the Ermine?The ermines of Yellowstone are just one of the many reasons to visit this place in winter.
During warmer months, these short-tailed weasels only have white belly fur, and a brown coat with black tail tip. As the temperature drops, their coats lighten to a snowy white fur. Standing in the foreground, without the black tail tip, these ermines are difficult to spot. They blend in so well with the winter landscape that these foot-long creatures take a trained eye to find in the wild.
At Yellowstone, these stoats nimbly explore the frigid landscape as they hunt for smaller, or larger, prey.
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During warmer months, these short-tailed weasels only have white belly fur, and a brown coat with black tail tip. As the temperature drops, their coats lighten to a snowy white fur. Standing in the foreground, without the black tail tip, these ermines are difficult to spot. They blend in so well with the winter landscape that these foot-long creatures take a trained eye to find in the wild.
At Yellowstone, these stoats nimbly explore the frigid landscape as they hunt for smaller, or larger, prey.
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Red Fox close up in AlaskaThis playful red fox greets visitors at McNeil River Sanctuary in Alaska. The kit and its litter mates play in the fireweed surrounding the base camp. Although McNeil is known as a sanctuary for brown bears, these wonderful little kits make a great photographic diversion in camp.
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Butterfly of YellowstoneA cold morning in Yellowstone National Park makes for a great time to photograph the numerous butterflies that must wait for the morning dew to burn off their wings so they can take flight. The details captured of the flower and the butterfly are possible with a macro lens.
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Canada Lynx in AlaskaLynx in the wild are a rare site as they are timid and typically run when spotted. As I was driving near the famous gold rush Chilkoot Pass this Lynx was patiently waiting for his portrait to be taken. After stopping, he posed for forty five minutes before resuming his hunt for Artic Ground Squirrels.
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Wildlife photography of Three toed sloth close up in Costa Rica.Nice closeup wildlife photography of smiling Three-toed Sloth in Costa Rica. Showing off three claws to distinguish it from its two-toed brethren, this sloth does what it does best, hang!
Those claws make for uneasy ground locomotion, so these animals mostly roam in the trees. That is where the beauty of those claws come to work, making hanging out and eating a breeze. Referred to as Brown-throated three-toed sloths by some scientists, these creatures spend most of the life upside down.
They even have a unique cervical structure allowing them 300 degree of neck rotation. Think of them as having the ability to turn their head like an owl. The great biodiversity in the forests of Costa Rica presents amazing opportunities for wildlife photography. Image taken during our photo tours.
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Those claws make for uneasy ground locomotion, so these animals mostly roam in the trees. That is where the beauty of those claws come to work, making hanging out and eating a breeze. Referred to as Brown-throated three-toed sloths by some scientists, these creatures spend most of the life upside down.
They even have a unique cervical structure allowing them 300 degree of neck rotation. Think of them as having the ability to turn their head like an owl. The great biodiversity in the forests of Costa Rica presents amazing opportunities for wildlife photography. Image taken during our photo tours.
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Coyote Running Sequence from YellowstoneA coyote running through the rugged and frigid Yellowstone winter backcountry. Presented as a sequence, this wildlife image shows the full gait and stride of this predatory mammal. The shadow of this vaulting coyote also presents a dynamic symmetry along the slope of the landscape.
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Red Fox with Purple FireweedThis playful red fox greets visitors at McNeil River Sanctuary in Alaska. The kit and its litter mates play in the fireweed surrounding the base camp. Although McNeil is known as a sanctuary for brown bears, these wonderful little kits make a great photographic diversion in camp.
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Three Baby Mountain Goats Atop Mt. EvansA group of three mountain goats huddle together on Mt. Evans in Colorado. Mountain goats are even-toed and a member of the Bovidae family that includes: antelopes, gazelles and cattle. The mountain goat is the only living species in the genus Oreamnos meaning "mountain lamb".
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Ermine Stands GuardAn ermine stands guard for a moment, posing with its paw lifted in the air, as it walks through the wilderness. The adorable features of this little critter standout against the backdrop of the winter white in this closeup nature photo from Yellowstone.
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Red fox portrait in forestA red fox sticks its tongue out while resting in the forest in the wilderness of Alaska. The red fox is the largest member of the true foxes, and is distributed across the entire Northern Hemisphere. The foxes presence in Australia landed it in the "world's 100 worst invasive species."
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Large Western Diamondback Rattlesnake ImageAn aggressive rattlesnake image of a large Western Diamondback. See in detail how the coloring of the scales gives a notable "diamond" patterning. Coiled in a ready position with its sensitive tongue out, we gave this one plenty of room during this photo session. Snake picture from South Texas.
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