Animals

pa5407 Great Egret

Flying over the "Ding" Darling Nature Reserve

pa5113 White Ibis

Dinner time at Fort Myers Beach, FL

Were these Spoonbills "spooning" ?

BC667 Fritillary

A butterfly enjoying some swamp milkweed at Brookside Gardens in Maryland.

BE528 Great Blue Heron

This stately creature was in the "Ding" Darling Nature Reserve in Florida.

BE832 Great Blue Heron

This heron is a resident in a local lake, Lake Elkhorn, in Columbia, Maryland.

BF782 Indian Blue Peacock

This showoff was in the Panaewa Rainforest Zoo in Hilo, Hawaii.

BH668 Ferruginous Hawk

Native to the plains of western Canada, the favorite diet of the largest of the hawks is the prairie dog.

BE320 Prairie Dog

This prairie dog was checking out the area in the National Zoo, Washington, DC.

BJ801 Bighorn Sheep

This impressive Desert Bighorn Sheep was found at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson.

BH628 Northern Bald Eagle

The symbol of our nation, captured (on film) in Washington state.

BJ809 Mountain Lion

This stately predator, native to the US Southwest, resides in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

BH629 Northern Bald Eagle

Same bird as in previous photo -- just a different "pose."

BH650 Gray Wolf

This animal was spotted at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, WA.

BH653 Gyrfalcon

This handsome bird (great profile!) was in the Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle.

BH652 Peregrine Falcon

This adaptable raptor is an injured bird being cared for at the Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle.

BH654 Orangutan

A resident of the Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle.

BE481 Cheetah

This fastest of the cats lives at the National Zoo in Washington, DC.

BG038 Flamingo

An example of a Lesser (African) Flamingo, whose home is the Honolulu (HI) Zoo.

BJ808 Mountain Lion

This cat was resting in his den at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson.

BJ802 Bobcat

One of the smallest American cats, this one resides with its mate in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.