A green treefrog (Hyla cinerea) rests on a shampoo ginger bloom (Zingiber zerumbet) at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) drink at a watering hole as seen from a game drive at theXigera Wilderness Safaris camp in Botswana, Africa.
A feral Indian Blue peacock (Pavo cristatus) shows off his beautiful tail feathers along Eagle Trail in Dallas Texas.
A white morph red-footed booby (Sula sula) perches in a tree on Genovesa Island in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.
Adult and juvenile South African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) as seen from a game drive at the Kalahari Plains Wilderness Safaris camp in Botswana, Africa.
A white-tailed deer at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland.
A common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) yawns or roars as seen from our Zambezi River boat tour near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Africa.
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) rests on dewy grass in Arlington Virginia.
This great blue heron (Ardea herodias) at Huntley Meadows Park in Fairfax County Virginia just caught a fish.
An immature red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) perches in a tree with a squirrel lunch at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Virginia.
A female common or eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) rests on a leaf at the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area near Poolesville MD.
A mating pair of Southern African lions (Panthera leo melanochaita) as seen from a game drive at the Xigera Wilderness Safaris camp in Botswana, Africa.
Warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) as seen from a game drive at the Xigera Wilderness Safari camp in Botswana, Africa.
An African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) stares down our jeep during a game drive at the Savuti Wilderness Safaris camp in Botswana, Africa.
This is one of the mature 17-year cicadas (Brood X, which includes three cicada species: Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada cassini, and Magicicada septendecula) sitting on a hydrangea bloom in the back yard.
A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) seen on Genovesa Island in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador eats a baby frigate bird.
A young plains zebra and her mother (Equus quagga burchellii) watch our jeep during a game drive at the Xigera Wilderness Safaris camp in Botswana, Africa.
An American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) rests on a palmetto (Sabal minor) leaf at Palmetto State Park near Gonzales Texas.
A male lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) stares down our jeep during a game drive at the Kalahari Plains Wilderness Safaris camp in Botswana Africa.
Wild horses graze in the marshes of Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland.
A neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) rests at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
This great blue heron (Ardea herodias) fishes in a pond at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton Maryland.
An African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) rests in a tree but keeping a watchful eye on the photographer at the Savuti Wilderness Safaris camp in Botswana, Africa.
A male green frog (Rana clamitans) the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC.
A tarantula (Aphonopelma sp.) crawls toward the camera at Lost Maples State Natural Area in Texas.
A female eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) rests on some poison ivy at the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area near Poolesville MD.
A neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) rests at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
An American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) swims in White Rock Lake on a frosty morning in Dallas Texas.
A non-captive yellow-crowned night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea) joins the other animals at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub peers out from the jeep track during a game drive at the Kalahari Plains Wilderness Safaris camp in Botswana Africa.
I almost stepped on this rattlesnake (either a mohave rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus, or a western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox) on top of Doe Mountain in Sedona AZ.
An indigo hamlet (Hypoplectrus indigo) swims by the reef at Lighthouse dive site near West End in Roatan Honduras.
A giant sea anemone (Condylactis gigantea) is spotted while scuba diving along the reef at El Aquario dive site near West End in Roatan Honduras.
A neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) rests at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A ghost crab (Ocypode spp., possibly quadrata) on the beach on the island of Roatan off the coast of Honduras.
A spotted porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix) near the wreck of El Aguila near Anthony's Key Resort in Roatan Honduras.
This is one of the mature 17-year cicadas (Brood X, which includes three cicada species: Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada cassini, and Magicicada septendecula) sitting on a post in the back yard.
A green treefrog (Hyla cinerea) rests on a shampoo ginger bloom (Zingiber zerumbet) at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
A Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) rests on a tree at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in Texas.
A neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) rests at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio Texas.
An American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) poses for a photo on Lookout Mountain Trail near Twisp Washington.
A Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) rests on a tree at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in Texas.
This is one of the mature 17-year cicadas (Brood X, which includes three cicada species: Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada cassini, and Magicicada septendecula) sitting on a hydrangea bloom in the back yard.
A great blue heron sits on a post watching for fish at Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve on the Potomac River near Alexandria Virginia.
A Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) at the Dallas Zoo in Dallas Texas.
A Rio Grande leopard frog (Rana berlandieri) at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
Bactrian camels rest at the Minnesota Zoo near Minneapolis Minnesota.
A Pacific sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) at the New England Aquarium in Boston Massachusetts.
One of the two pandas at the National Zoo in Washington D.C.
A cheetah cub (Acinonyx jubatus) at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C.
This photo of a captive eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) was taken in the Reptile House at Cypress Gardens in South Carolina.
An addax (Addax nasomaculatus) stands in its enclosure at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
An African lion (Panthera leo) in its enclosure at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
An African lion (Panthera leo) in its enclosure at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
An African lion (Panthera leo) in its enclosure at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) rests in its enclosure at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) rests in its enclosure at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) in its enclosure at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
Baby komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) born at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A Honduran (or March's) palm-pitviper (Bothriechis marchi) coils in its enclosure at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A Mexican mountain swift (Sceloporus minor) rests on a rock in its enclosure at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A Rowley's palm pit viper (Bothriechis rowleyi) coils on a branch in its enclosure at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A Rowley's palm pit viper (Bothriechis rowleyi) coils on a branch in its enclosure at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A giant waxy monkey frog or giant leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) sleeps at the Houston Zoo in Houston Texas.
An albino American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) at the Dallas Zoo in Dallas Texas.
A Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in Cincinnati Ohio.
A Panama gold frog (Atelopus zeteki) explores his boundaries at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A Panama gold frog (Atelopus zeteki) explores his boundaries at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A Panama gold frog (Atelopus zeteki) hunts for crickets at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) peeks out from cover at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus") rests on a rock at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with a broken wing rests at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A jaguar (Panthera onca) paces at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
A jaguar (Panthera onca) paces at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
An East African crowned crane (Balearica regulorum gibbericeps) at the San Antonio Zoo in San Antonio Texas.
