Pretty sure this guy is giving me the finger, doing the whole scratch yourself while flipping’ the bird.

Another angle of the same resting Chimpanzee.

I took about 2-1/2 hours of trekking before we finally encountered this Chimpanzee just laying there on the path taking a break.

From three to a full patch of Callas including a few about to bloom.  The Calla Lily originates from Africa and in some parts of...

From a pair to now three Lillies.  The form of the Calla Lily is beautiful but the plant is poisonous, especially the roots because it...

I’m kicking off a short series of wild Calla Lily images with this pair.  The scientific name for them is Zantedeschia Aethiopica and is...

Love the little guy poking out from behind.  When people think of Penguins, they think of Antarctica.  However the Magellanic Penguin...

Happy Valentine’s Day.

Its been a busy two weeks and right now I feel like this lioness, ready to rest.  Looking forward to 3 days of lazing around doing nothing.

A view north towards McWay Rocks, from where the Overlook Trail terminates at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.

Two rocky islands on their own out at sea.

The Quiver Tree to the right is the one from yesterday, up close on the roots.  I found these trees to be fascinating subjects in Namibia.

The roots of a Quiver Tree have grown around and encircled this rock.

These “Fairy Circles” are common in Namibia and are circular patches with no vegetation surrounded by grass.  The amazing thing is that...

The Red-billed Oxpecker, also called a “Tickbird” because its diet consists mainly of ticks residing on the bodies of large mammals has...

I returned to Garrapata beach yesterday evening only about a month after my last visit and I could barely recognize the place.  A lot of...

I love photographing the striking orange and white contrast of the moss and lichen that grow on the trees in Point Lobos.  The challenge...

I love the vibrant colors of the Lilac Breasted Roller, its too bad this little guy didn’t take off towards me rather than away.

The Purple Roller isn’t as colorful as the Lilac Breasted Roller but it still has some color in its dark purple rump.

Though the larger vent was boiling vigorously a larger eruption hasn’t happened in some time.  There are apparently some accounts of very...

These orange colored tendrils are Phormidium bacteria on the edges of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone.  Almost every hot spring...

I keep an eye on the snow pack level in the Sierra on this site to see if we’ll be out of the drought this year.  So far the north and...

A group of King Penguins make their way among these mammoth Elephant Seals.  If they aren’t careful and get between fighting bulls, they...

This guy isn’t having as much fun as the Mountain Gorilla from yesterday.  This member of the Ntambara group is just trying to stay warm...