Animal Pictures

Portrait of a North American bald eagle.

A great egret in flight with it's wings set while landing on mangroves.

Breath from a big bull elk shows as he exhales after bugling.

A close-up portrait of a juvenile yellow-crowned night heron.

An osprey landing on its nest.

A big buck whitetail deer pauses to look while walking through grass during a light snowfall. A pine forest stands in the background.

A big buck whitetail deer looks up at a licking branch positioned above a ground scrape, which is used as a form of scent communication during the rutting season (mating season).

With head high, ears back and teeth bared, a big bull elk displays threatening behavior. This type of behavior is designed almost exclusively to intimidate rivals. Several variations are available for this photograph.

Two black vultures with wings spread to capture the heat of the morning sun.

A rutting bull elk approaching a cow elk in a frosty meadow.

A Labrador retriever leaping at sunset.

A large bull elk standing beside two cows grazing in a frosty meadow.

A bull elk pauses in a meadow with Rocky Mountains in the background.

A hen and drake blue-winged teal resting in shallow water during late evening.

Late evening light illuminates an alert buck whitetail deer and his surroundings.

A great egret perched on a fallen snag during a foggy morning.

A buck whitetail deer seeks refuge among trees during a snowstorm.

A bear holding its paw to its nose (Alaska brown bear).

A female osprey in hovering flight above her nest.

A mature bighorn sheep ram standing on an open hilltop. The Canadian Rocky Mountains are in the background.

A female anhinga in breeding plumage.

With his mouth open, an angry elk displays aggressive behavior. If I had not backed away from this elk, he would have charged with antlers down.

A huge bull elk moves through a pine forest while exhibiting an aggressive head-back posture.

Bugling elk scene: A huge bull elk bugles during a foggy morning, while two cows from his harem stand on a hillside above him.