This Ring-Necked Duck was swimming through Spring Bayou when I arrived to get some early morning pictures.
Laying in Wait
Having woven an almost perfectly symmetrical web, the spider waits, suspended above flowering herb, for its next meal to arrive.
A Robin On The Lawn
While photographing flowers in the early morning light, I spotted this American Robin. It was hunting in the lawn, as robins typically do. I captured this image while it briefly paused to survey its surroundings.
American Alligator
Laughing Gull
We were waiting for the ferry to take us across the river and the kids wanted to go to the upper deck. When we finished climbing the stairs I noticed several Laughing Gulls hanging out on a rooftop just a little above eye level.
Swim At Your Own Risk
This alligator quietly swam by to investigate while we were watching several other nearby alligators.
Dragonfly in Dry Grass
“Don’t walk through that tall grass,” my Uncle warned. “It’s full of chiggers.” I decided to go anyway; there were some lovely wildflowers I wanted to shoot and I’ve survived worse than a few chigger bites. Two weeks later my ankles finally stopped itching. The wildflower shots were okay but this dragonfly made the itching worth it. If I didn’t know better I would sweat it’s actually smiling.
Climbing Orangutan
This young orangutan climbed and swung on ropes as it played a game of chase with its mother. The photo was taken at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, LA.
Red-Winged Blackbird
This beautiful red-winged blackbird sang from the top of the highest tree, surveying its surroundings
Peacock
This resident of the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana, freely mingles with visitors. Earlier in the day I photographed the peacock with his tail spread wide but that image seemed too cliche. Later during our visit he hopped up on a nearby wall. Looking at the front of the peacock, rather than focusing on his well known tail feathers I was amazed by the deep blue plumage covering most of its body.