The Photo Gecko

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Canada Lynx
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
September 2020

f/7.1
1/125s
200mm
ISO 400
Sony a7RIV

The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) population size fluctuates in response to the snowshoe hare population size. We couldn't see what this one was hunting exactly, but we watched those characteristic ear tufts bounce around through the tall brush. A couple other good identifying characteristics are the short black-tipped tail and the big fluffy paws that help lynx travel over snow.

~~ Be respectful, leave the place cleaner than you found it, and keep wildlife wild ~~

08/21/2021

Nom Nom

North American Porcupine
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
October 2020

f/2.8
1/200s
200mm
ISO 640
Sony a7RIV

This adorable little porcupine was just munching away in the late afternoon sun :)

According to the , the normal diet of North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) is lacking in sodium, so they are known to seek out salt sources such as road salt or human sweat on clothes. They are normally found in forested areas, but the salt craving would explain why we saw a different porcupine having lunch on the beach that day.

~~ Be respectful, leave the place cleaner than you found it, and keep wildlife wild ~~

08/21/2021

Determined to Fly

Baby Laysan Albatross
Ka'ena Point Natural Area Reserve, O'ahu, Hawai'i, USA
March 2019

f/5.6
1/1000s
300mm
ISO 1600
Nikon D3100

This is a baby Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) spreading its wings in the strong wind. These animals instinctually soar great distances, and this little one was just starting to feel how the wind moves around its wings --- I thought it was an appropriate first image :)

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~~ Be respectful, leave the place cleaner than you found it, and keep wildlife wild ~~