Wildlife Photography

June 19, 2023

Photographer Wears a Puffin Decoy To Blend in With the Real Birds

Thereโ€™s the old saying that if you canโ€™t beat โ€˜em, join โ€˜em. Photographer Martin Yelland incorporated this idea in capturing images of wildlife, and it was as amusing as it was successful. While on a snorkeling trip at Skomer Island off the coast of West Wales, he donned a decoy puffin on his head while approaching the real birds swimming nearbyโ€”and it worked!

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May 17, 2023

Can You Spot the Mountain Lion Hiding in Plain Sight as It Stalks an Elk?

Letโ€™s play a game. Can you spot the predator hiding in this photo? A trail camera set up by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (in 2019) captured an image of an elk as it grazes a rough terrain, not seeming to realize that a mountain lion is nearby. Itโ€™s no wonder that the creature didnโ€™t notice the danger, as itโ€™s extremely challenging to spot the mountain lion. Do you see it yet?

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March 22, 2023

Striking Humpback Whale Photos Celebrate the โ€œBallerinas of the Seaโ€

Itโ€™s rare, for most of us, to see marine life in its natural habitat. Thatโ€™s why wildlife photographers are important; they remind us of the beauty of these creatures and the importance of protecting them. For over 30 years, photographer Chris Fallows has been taking pictures of animals in the ocean and on land. Some of his most arresting images are of humpback whalesโ€”a population that has previously been ravaged by the whaling industry.

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February 20, 2023

Amateur Photographerโ€™s Incredible Bald Eagles Photo Wins โ€˜National Geographic Picture of the Yearโ€™

With the news that his photo will be published in the May issue of National Geographic, software engineer Karthik Subramaniam is living every amateur photographer's dream. He earned this honor by winning the National Geographic Picture of the Year photo contest. His photo Dance of the Eagles was selected by a panel of seasoned Nat Geo photo editors from among nearly 5,000 entries.

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