Animal Pictures

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

Portrait of a North American bald eagle.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A female osprey in hovering flight above her nest.

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

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.