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Award Winning Polar Bear Picture Hudson Bay Canada A polar bear makes its way towards the camera during a photo shoot on the shores of Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada. A 2008 award winning picture by Thomas Schaeffer. The internet is one of the most common and far reaching ways for photographers to publish their... |
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Northern Royal Albatross Otago Peninsula NZ A majestic Northern Royal Albatross soars above the waters of the Pacific Ocean off the Otago Peninsula of New Zealand on wings which span up to 3 metres across. With the wind beneath massive outstretched wings, a Northern Royal Albatross scans the water below... |
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Picture Of An Arctic Fox Almost blending into the snow, an Arctic Fox makes its way across the tundra near the town of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. This arctic fox was running around the tundra for a while when we finally managed to get close... |
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Picture Of New Zealand Sea Lions Adult New Zealand Sea lions prefer a sandy beach as a haul out location for resting and breeding - Molyneux Bay in the Catlins on the South Island is the perfect location. Also known as Hooker's Sea Lions, the New Zealand Sea Lion is a rare and endangered species found... |
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Australasian Gannet Juvenile Cape Kidnappers NZ One of only three mainland Australasian Gannet colonies in New Zealand is found at Cape Kidnappers in the Hawkes Bay. An adult bird grooms a juvenile Australasian Gannet chick to rid it of the fluffy white... |
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Killer Whale Johnstone Strait British Columbia Canada A lone male killer whale plies the waters of Johnstone Strait on a summer afternoon backdropped by the British Columbia coast mountains of Canada. Surrounded by mountains, forest and water - Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia is a... |
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New Zealand Fur Seal Pup North Island NZ The largest New Zealand Fur Seal colony is found at Cape Palliser on the North Island which plays host to a large number of Pups during the summer. The New Zealand Fur Seal was hunted near to extinction until its protection in 1894. Now the... |
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Hectors Dolphins Akaroa Harbour Canterbury NZ A glimpse at the smallest member of the delphinidae family, the Hector's Dolphins are also very rare and endemic to NZ, they are seen in Akaroa Harbour in Canterbury. The easiest way to identify the Hector's Dolphins in NZ waters is by the shape of their dorsal fin.... |
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Bald Eagle In Flight Homer Alaska The graceful flight of a Bald Eagle along the Homer Spit, Alaska, USA. During a very cold spring day we were photographing the Bald Eagles along the Homer Spit in Alaska,... |
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Bald Eagle Homer Alaska One of the best places to see Bald Eagles is in Homer, Alaska, USA. While strolling along the beach in Homer, Alaska, this Bald eagle caught my attention sitting on a... |
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Picture Of A Moose Stag A lone moose stag stands in the tidal flats of Homer, Alaska, USA. This lonely moose was seen in the tidal flats of Homer, Alaska. Moose are the most impressive... |
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Orca Whales A delightful encounter with the northern resident orca whales in British Columbia, Canada. It's an awe inspiring sight to see orca whales (aka Killer Whales). It is even more impressive to... |
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Humpback Whale Humpback Whale watching in the Strait of Belle Isle in Newfoundland, Canada. A humpback whale, megaptera novaeangliae, takes a deep dive in the Strait of Belle Isle in... |
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White Sided Dolphin An extremely active Pacific White Sided Dolphin performs an acrobatic trick in the waters of British Columbia, Canada. A frisky dolphin leaps into the air after riding in the wake of a boat as though to say "do that... |
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Playful Bears A couple of playful grizzly bears on the banks of Naknek Lake in Alaska, USA. While waiting for the path before and behind us to cleared of bears we watched this pair of younger... |
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Whale Watching In BC A rainbow forms in the mist of an Orcas blow during a whale watching tour in BC, Canada. One of the best places in Canada for Whale Watching is in BC or British Columbia. Vancouver Island... |
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Killer Whales Telegraph Cove A family pod of Killer Whales in a resting pattern near Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island. The Northern Resident Killer Whales spend some of their time in the summer months in the Johnstone... |
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Brooks Falls Grizzly Bears A couple of Grizzly Bears fishing for salmon in Brooks Falls. Every year in July the grizzly bears gather on brooks falls in Katmai NP to catch the spawning... |
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Bear Cub Small Cub Trotting Behind His Family in Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA. While watching the bears in Katmai NP a mother with 4 cubs came wandering just beneath the safe... |
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Alaska Sea Otter A Sea Otter In Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska. Sea otters are a common sight in alaskan waters. This particular one was looking lazily at our boat... |
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Tufted Puffin Alaska Funny birds like the Tufted Puffin are a common sight around the waters of Alaska, USA. The funny looking Tufted puffin is one of the most loved birds of Alaska. Every visitor wishes to... |
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Grizzly Bear Welcome A Mother Grizzly Bear with her Cub are the welcoming committee for visitors to Katmai National Park in Alaska, USA. When arriving in Katmai's Naknek Lake airport by floatplane it is very common to be greeted by a... |
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Grizzlies Alaska Pair Of Grizzlies In Denali National Park in Alaska, USA. This pair of grizzlies in Denali NP could be spotted and watched during half an hour playing and... |
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Ptarmigan Summer Plumage A Ptarmigan bird with brown summer plumage The usually shy ptarmigan bird is covered with its summer feathers as we saw it near Savage River,... |
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Perched Bald Eagle A Bald Eagle watches while perched in a large pine tree. Bald eagles are common in most of the Northwest coast of the American continent. This one was seen... |
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Bald Eagle A sharp eyed Bald Eagle rests during a snowfall in Alaska, USA. The scientific name for a bald eagle is Haliaeetus leucocephalus. A bald eagle is classified as a... |
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Pacific White Sided Dolphins A group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins speed through the water off the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. This huge group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins were really stirring up the water as they travelled... |
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Bald Eagles A funny scene of a group of Bald Eagles lined up on a log in Alaska, USA. Approximately half the world's population of Bald Eagles is located in Alaska, USA. Together with... |
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Cougar A beautiful young Cougar keeps a sharp lookout on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The powerful, and nimble Cougar is one of the top preditors in Canada. Their behaviour is similar... |
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Grizzly Bears Two Grizzly bears rest in the lush vegetation of Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. During a bus tour from Denali Visitor Center to Kantishna Roadhouse in the Summer of '06 we stopped... |
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Grizzly Cubs A grizzly bear sow leads her 4 cubs out of the bush in Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA. Walking around in katmai NP during the salmon run is like walking in the Zoo, just without the... |
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Grizzly Bear Cubs A mother Grizzly Bear teaches her 4 cubs to search for food in Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA. Walking around in katmai NP during the salmon run is like walking in the Zoo, just without the... |
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Deer Stag A wild deer stag stands on the hillside and blows a raspberry at the camera. Maybe he was just tired of getting photographed all the time, but somehow he decided to give me the... |
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Grizzly Bear Family A grizzly bear crosses a river with her family in the Katmai National Park in Alaska. Walking around in katmai National Park during the salmon run is like walking in the Zoo, just... |
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Killer Whale BC One of the best places to see a Killer Whale is in the coastal waters off BC, British Columbia, Canada. Orcas or killer whales are very common in Johnstone Strait just between Vancouver Island and the... |