Naturescape: Sanderling

A Sanderling (Calidris alba) runs ahead of the surf on a California beach.

Photo: Mark Conboy

Naturescape: Grape Plume Moth

Grape Plume Moth (Geina periscelidactylus).

Photo: Mark Conboy

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

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

Naturescape: Edward's Hairstreak

An Edward's Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) nectaring on a Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa).

Photo: Mark Conboy

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

Naturescape: Lichens

A variety of lichens coat rusty barbwire at an abandoned homestead in Frontenac Provincial Park, Ontario.

Photo: Mark Conboy

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

Naturescape: Curve-billed Thrasher at Dawn

A Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) lords over Organ Pipe National Monument at sunrise.

Photo: Mark Conboy

Naturescape: Amherst Island

A gloomy winter's day on Amherst Island, Lake Ontario.

Photo: Mark Conboy