An immature Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis).
Photo: Mark Conboy
Showing posts with label Naturescape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Naturescape. Show all posts
Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Monday, 8 August 2016
Naturescape: Sonoran Desert
Beautiful colours adorn the parched landscape of Arizona's Sonoran Desert at sunset.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Sunday, 7 August 2016
Naturescape: Prairie Rattlesnake
A Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) on the southeastern Alberta prairie.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Saturday, 6 August 2016
Naturescape: Mountain Goat
A nannie and kid Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) lick minerals in Jasper National Park, Alberta.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Friday, 5 August 2016
Naturescape: Red-headed Weaver
A Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) contorts its neck while tying knots into its complex nest.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Thursday, 4 August 2016
Naturescape: Sanderling
A Sanderling (Calidris alba) runs ahead of the surf on a California beach.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Tuesday, 2 August 2016
Naturescape: Beautiful Wood-Nymph
Two Beautiful Wood-Nymphs (Eudryas grata) put on a convincing disguise as bird droppings while they rest with impunity out in the open on a River Grape (Vitis riparia).
Photo: Mark Conboy
Monday, 1 August 2016
Naturescape: Early Morning at Gravelly Bay
Day breaks over Gravely Bay on Long Point, Ontario. The life of a professional ornithologist is punctuated by amazing sunrises on an almost daily basis.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Sunday, 31 July 2016
Naturescape: Edward's Hairstreak
An Edward's Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) nectaring on a Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa).
Photo: Mark Conboy
Saturday, 30 July 2016
Naturescape: Mantled Howler Monkey
A quizzical expression on the face of a Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) in Belize's remarkable Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Friday, 29 July 2016
Naturescape: Lichens
A variety of lichens coat rusty barbwire at an abandoned homestead in Frontenac Provincial Park, Ontario.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Naturescape: Western Red-backed Salamander
A Western Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon vehiculum) plods its way through a lush temperate rainforest on the British Columbia coast.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
Naturescape: Curve-billed Thrasher at Dawn
A Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) lords over Organ Pipe National Monument at sunrise.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Naturescape: Amherst Island
A gloomy winter's day on Amherst Island, Lake Ontario.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Monday, 25 July 2016
Naturescape: American Black Bear
An American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) hunts Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) along a creek on Vancouver Island's wet western coast.
Photo: Philina English
Sunday, 24 July 2016
Naturescape: Hawaiian Forest
Hawaiian Tree Fern (Cibotium menziesii) dominates the understory of this lush rainforest slope on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Saturday, 23 July 2016
Naturescape: Hippopotamus
A bull Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) displays his tusks to nearby females.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Friday, 22 July 2016
Naturescape: Zebra Swallowtail
This immaculate Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) was found at the Tip of Long Point, Ontario in June 2016. It was the first record of this species at Long Point since the 1970's (according to the Ontario Butterfly Atlas) and the first one in all of Ontario since 2012.
Photo: Mark Conboy
Thursday, 21 July 2016
Naturescape: Crested Barbet
A Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) exploring my campsite in northern Botswana.
Photo: Mark Conboy
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