https://smithographs.com/photo/waiting-for-lunch/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FledglingFlicker_0168_Z91_2058_2025-06-26-DxO_DeepPRIME_3.jpg Waiting for lunch A nestling Coastal Red-shafted Flicker waits impatiently for a parent to bring them their lunch. © 2025 Chris Smith All Rights Reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/pika-gathers-vegetation-on-alpine-scree/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2024-08-13_MtRainier_Z9_1_0047-NEF-20240816-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2.jpg Pika Gathers Vegetation on Alpine Scree An adult pika (Ochotona princeps) carries a mouthful of dried vegetation and soil across the rocky scree of Mount Rainier National Park's alpine zone, foraging during summer. © 2024 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/367/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2024-08-13_MtRainier_Z9_1_0058-NEF-20240816-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2.jpg Photo by Chris Smith https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/mountain-chickadee-perches-on-moss-covered-branch/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Z9N_0292-Edit.jpg Mountain Chickadee Perches on Moss-Covered Branch A Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) rests on a lichen-covered branch in the subalpine forest of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, pausing between foraging bouts in the summer midday light. © 2022 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/those-orange-eyes/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Z9N_9538-Edit-Edit.jpg Those Orange Eyes A black morph Cascades Red Fox pauses while hunting voles near Sunrise on the East side of Mount Rainier. ©2022 Chris Smith, All Rights Reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/indian-rollers-courting-on-a-branch/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Pench_Day1_AM_Samples_0059-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2s_XD-1.jpg Bugger! A female Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) holds an insect in her bill during courtship in Pench National Park. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/alpine-pika-forages-on-mountain-flowers/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20240724-Z9N_4844-NEF-Edit.jpg Alpine Pika Forages on Mountain Flowers An American pika (Ochotona princeps) carries freshly gathered alpine flowers in its mouth while foraging on the rocky scree near Iceberg Pass in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. © 2024 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/348/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Z92_9575-2.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/two-cheetahs-rest-in-masai-mara-grassland/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Z92_5304-20250128-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2s-5.jpg Two Cheetahs Rest in Masai Mara Grassland Two cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) rest side by side in the grassland of Kenya's Masai Mara, their eyes alert and watching across the savanna. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/black-backed-jackal-guards-a-kill/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-01-28_MasaiMara_FullPass_Z9_1_0558-20250128-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2s-5.jpg Black-backed Jackal Guards a Kill A Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) stands over a young impala kill. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/cheetah-rests-in-grassland/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20250127-Z92_9064-Edit.jpg Cheetah Rests in Grassland Resting in the golden grassland, a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) makes eye contact with the camera, its slender frame and distinctive black tear marks visible in the warm light. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/tufted-puffin/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Z9N_4845-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Tufted Puffin A Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) floats on the open water near Smith and Minor Islands in Washington's Puget Sound. © 2022 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/fetch/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fetch.jpg Fetch This Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis) payed with this stick for more than 10 minutes - seemd to be really just enjoying it. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/smh/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/smh.jpg SMH A Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) shakes the water off after diving for a salmon. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/bug-bug-will-keep-us-together/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bug-bug-will-keep-us-together.jpg Bug! Bug will keep us together! An Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) offers a bee to his mate in a classic courtship ritual in Kanha National Park, India. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/a-pair-rests-on-summer-waters/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/a-pair-rests-on-summer-waters.jpg A Pair Rests on Summer Waters Two Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) rest on the water in Phillips Arm, British Columbia, during summer in the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest. © 2022 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/pausing-at-the-waters-edge/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pausing-at-the-water-s-edge.jpg Pausing at the Water’s Edge A tiger (Panthera tigris) escapes the heat in the shallow water of a forest pond in Kanha National Park. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/mount-ararat-rising-above-winter-clouds/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/mount-ararat-rising-above-winter-clouds.jpg Mount Ararat Rising Above Winter Clouds Mount Ararat emerges from a sea of clouds in eastern Turkey's Iğdır region, its snow-covered twin peaks catching the pale light of early morning in winter. © 2007 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/mount-rainiers-snow-capped-summit/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/mount-rainier-s-snow-capped-summit.jpg Mount Rainier’s Snow-Capped Summit Mount Rainier rises above the forested foothills of Washington's Cascade Range, its glaciated peak catching the afternoon light while the surrounding conifer forests stretch toward the horizon in this grand landscape view. © 2020. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/leopard-makes-eye-contact-in-daylight/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ole-blue-eyes-4.jpg Ole Blue Eyes In Pench National Park, a leopard (Panthera pardus) pauses to give some catitude. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/rhesus-monkey-watches-from-bare-branch/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rhesus-monkey-watches-from-bare-branch.jpg Rhesus Macaque Watches From Bare Branch A Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) rests alert on a bare branch in India's Seoni district, making direct eye contact as it watches its surroundings in the moist deciduous forests of central India. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/newborn-hanuman-langur-clings-to-mother/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/newborn-hanuman-langur-clings-to-mother.jpg Newborn Hanuman Langur Clings to Mother A newborn Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus entellus) rests alert against its mother's chest on a branch in the moist deciduous forests of Kurai, Madhya Pradesh, India. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/jungle-owlet-perched-and-alert-2/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/jungle-owlet-perched-and-alert.jpg Jungle Owlet A Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum). © 2026 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/courtship-display-on-a-dead-perch/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/courtship-display-on-a-dead-perch.jpg Bug! Bug will keep us together* A Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) pair engage in a courtship ritual  on a weathered snag in Kurai, Madhya Pradesh, India. *with apologies to Captain and Tenille © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/watchful-perch-in-spring-light/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/watchful-perch-in-spring-light.jpg Feathery finery A male Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) lands briefly to show off his awesome racket tail. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/grizzly-cub-feeds-on-salmon-at-battle-river/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/grizzly-cub-feeds-on-salmon-at-battle-river.jpg Baby Teeth https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/playtime/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/playtime.jpg Playtime Two grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) engage in a tussle in shallow water, their fur dripping as they jostle for position in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/connection/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/connection.jpg Connection Along the Battle River in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve, two grizzly bear cubs (Ursus arctos horribilis) engage in play fighting in the shallows, splashing and sparring as part of their natural sibling development during summer. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/grizzly-bear-playing-in-shallow-water/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/grizzly-bear-playing-in-shallow-water-1.jpg Bears play with sticks too! In Katmai National Park and Preserve, this grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) played with this driftwood branch for 15 minutes - just being a goofy, 400 pound bear. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/look-at-me-im-adorable/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/look-at-me-i-m-adorable-1.jpg Look at me, I’m Adorable In Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) rests its head on a birch branch during midday, the Yup'ik lands' boreal forest providing refuge for this iconic predator. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/curves/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/curves.jpg Curves A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) emerges from Moraine Creek in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, with a freshly caught salmon hanging from its jaws, water dripping as it wades through the shallows on a bright summer afternoon. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/get-in-my-belly/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/get-in-my-belly.jpg Get in my belly A Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) lunges to snatch a salmon from the cascading waters of Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, during its peak summer fishing season. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/196/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Z91_0225-DxO_DeepPRIME_3-Edit-2.jpg Winter Hunter in Golden Light A Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) courses low over grassland in Washington's Skagit Wildlife Area during golden hour, wings spread wide as it searches for small mammals beneath the winter grass. © 2026 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/194/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WordPress-Pass_1-Z92_0158-DxO_DeepPRIME_3.jpg Early Morning Silhouette Photo by Chris Smith https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/northern-harrier-hunting-through-winter-fog/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/northern-harrier-hunting-through-winter-fog.jpg In a Fog Photo by Chris Smith https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/focus-commitment-and-sheer-will/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20250905-AlaskaDay4_Samples_0011-Edit-1.jpg Grizzly Bear Lunges for Salmon A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) explodes through shallow water in pursuit of salmon in Katmai National Park and Preserve, water and spray erupting around its charging form. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/188/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WordPress-1._Samples-20250905-AlaskaDay4_Samples_0011-1.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/186/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WordPress-Pyrmont_WaterfrontPark-2020-02-05-DSC_6781.jpg Sunset, ANZAC Bridge, NSW https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/common-goldeneyes-in-flight-over-glacier-lake/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/common-goldeneyes-in-flight-over-glacier-lake.jpg Common Goldeneyes In Flight Over Iceberg Lake Two female Common Goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula) fly in formation over the aptly named Iceberg Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana, on a summer morning. © 2023 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/with-this-seed-i-thee-wed/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/with-this-seed-i-thee-wed-1.jpg With This Seed, I Thee Wed A pair of Northern Red-billed Hornbills (Tockus erythrorhynchus) perch together on a branch at dawn in Kenya's Tsavo East National Park, their silhouettes framed against the rising sun as they engage in courtship display. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/cape-buffalo/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/flyboy.jpg Flyboy A Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is covered in flies and none too amused about it on the Masai Mara savanna. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/blue-wildebeest-portrait-in-masai-mara/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/blue-wildebeest-portrait-in-masai-mara-3.jpg What’s gnu, blue? In Kenya's Masai Mara, a blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) faces the camera with its distinctive curved horns and dark mane, clearly not appreciating the name pun. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/eastern-paradise-whydah-in-breeding-plumage/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/eastern-paradise-whydah-in-breeding-plumage.jpg Eastern Paradise-Whydah I’m not much of a small-in-frame guy. I always want feather detail, fur detail, eyes that jump out at you… Alas, these birds were always too far off, or perched in a tangle of branches. But, given they’re so striking, I’ll try to get past it. The male Eastern Paradise-Whydah looks regal while perched, and seems almost like he’s swimming when in flight due to the undulating tail feathers. Sadly I never captured any flight video. Hopefully I’ve done him justice with a portrait. Photographed in Tsavo West National Park with my @nikonusa #nikonZ9 and #nikkorz800mmf63vrs .© 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/tigers-direct-gaze-in-midday-light/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tiger-s-direct-gaze-in-midday-light.jpg Staredown I didn’t really expect to have to worry about the 13ft minimum focus distance of my 600mm lens… but when this 250kg tiger walked towards us out of the forest less than 30 feet from our safari jeep, it briefly crossed my mind - before I was again caught up in the magic of seeing one of these amazing cats in their own domain. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/gray-headed-kingfisher-perched-in-savanna/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/gray-headed-kingfisher-perched-in-savanna.jpg Not all kingfishers fish. Grey-headed Kingfishers are found in dry scrub habitat where they hunt for insects and small lizards. I love how the late day golden hour light warms the already striking colors. If you look closely you can see the reflection of the setting sun in their eye. Photographed in Tsavo East National Park with my @nikonusa #nikonZ9 and #nikkorz800mmf63vrs #TsavoEast #TsavoEastNationalPark #kenya #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #GreyHeadedKingfisher https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/giraffe-with-an-oxpecker/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/giraffe-with-an-oxpecker.jpg What’s wrong with this picture? This is a photograph of a Yellow-billed Oxpecker. A few things to note about this bird… First, its bill is mostly red. But let’s be clear, there is some yellow. And a Red-billed Oxpecker… well… its bill is all red, no yellow at all (although they do have a little ring of yellow skin around their eyes). Then you come to the next issue, and this seems kind of glaring. The ox that it's pecking. I mean, it doesn’t really look right for an ox, does it? That’s because it’s actually a Masai Giraffe - you can tell because they’re much taller than your average ox – in fact, this one’s probably 16 feet tall. I guess Oxpeckers play a little fast and loose with their definition of ‘ox.’ Turns out that what an oxpecker is pecking at is a very unreliable indicator of that animal actually being an ox. I personally saw them on animals from Antelope to Zebra (A to Z) (yet, never on an ox). I dunno, maybe there’s a joke in here somewhere about pecking order… https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/klipspringer-resting-on-rocky-terrain/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/klipspringer-resting-on-rocky-terrain.jpg Klipspringer Resting on the Shetani Lava Flow Klipspringers are little antelope that hang out in rocky terrain. They’re mostly nocturnal, and this guy was resting on the lava rock of Kenya’s Shetani Lava Flow in Tsavo West National Park. The lava flow covers 50 square kilometers and was formed about 500 years ago. His little devil horns are fitting as Shetani is Swahili for “Devil” (same root as ‘satan’ for the etymologists out there). But, the most intriguing thing about the klipspringer that you can see in this picture, are its hooves. Klipspringer means “Rock Jumper” in Afrikaans/Dutch and their hooves have evolved to grip rocks like little rubber suction cups. For scale, the tips of the hooves are about the size of a dime. You can see the suction cup shape if you look closely. They can jump 12 feet and land on a spot the size of a silver dollar - probably the Eisenhower version (38mm), not the Susan B. Anthony version (27mm) (neither of which had any silver in circulation, but I digress). They also have hollow fur - hence the coarse grizzled look - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/northern-red-billed-hornbill-in-profile/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-01-24_MasaiMara_PM_reselect_Z9_1_0005-20250124-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2s.jpg Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Profile A Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) rests in profile against the morning sky in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, its distinctive curved bill and pale plumage catching the early light. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/male-impala-in-courtship-display/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/male-impala-in-courtship-display.jpg Male Impala in Courtship Display Curves. I love how the curve of this male impala’s impressive horns is mirrored by the curl of his tongue. But… what’s he doing? Impala have three distinct social groups, female herds, bachelor herds, and territorial males. This guy is a territorial male that had a harem of more than a dozen females. He was keeping his harem together and tasting the air for pheromones - moving from this tongue out expression to the classic Flehmen Response where he curls back his upper lip and bares his teeth while inhaling, enabling him to determine if a particular female is in estrus. You can see this behavior in many species of ungulates - deer and elk here close to home. Photographed in Maasai Mara with my @nikonusa #nikonZ9 and #nikkorz800mmf63vrs https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/male-red-headed-agama-on-alert/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/dominant-male-red-headed-agama.jpg Dominant Male Red-headed Agama Only the dominant male Red-headed Agama (Agama agama) displays such striking color. Photographed in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/143/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-2._Full_Pass-2025-01-29_MasaiMara_FullPass_Z9_2_0779-20250129-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2s-1.jpg The eyes have it. Had no luck finding a cooperative male lion out in the open for the classic photo. They all seemed to be far away, or surrounded by safari trucks, or resting under the cover of vegetation. So, i was forced to see if I could… Wait, wait, strike that… wrong caption. Let’s start over. “There ain’t no way to hide your lion eyes”* Despite this male lion concealing himself from photographers (and the midday sun) under a clump of trees you can’t miss the intensity of that stare - just enough sun coming through to provide a nice catchlight. Hopefully the out of focus foreground leaves make for an interesting composition - I think it works. *with apologies to the Eagles https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/african-savannah-elephant-foraging-in-grassland/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/no-pictures.jpg No Pictures! An African savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana) appears to hide its face with its trunk as it walks through shrubland. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/yellow-baboon-on-alert-in-tsavo-west/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/portrait-sitting.jpg Portrait Sitting A subadult Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus) sits watchfully on a branch among acacia scrub in Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, making eye contact with the camera. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/swainsons-thrush/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-2025-06-26_FledglingFlicker-FledglingFlicker_0086_Z91_1535_2025-06-26-DxO_DeepPRIME_3.jpg Swainson’s Thrush Photo by Chris Smith https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/get-in-my-belly-2/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-1._Samples-20250902-AlaskaDay1_Samples_0073-1.jpg Get in my belly A Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) lunges to snatch a salmon from the cascading waters of Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, during its peak summer fishing season. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/great-blue-heron-carries-nesting-branch/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-Screensaver_Already_added_to_Photos-DSC_1007c-large-2.jpg Great Blue Heron Carries Nesting Branch A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) carries a branch in its bill, returning to its mate as they build their nest together in a small heron rookery in Sherborn, Massachusetts. © 2026 Chris Wilder-Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/jungle-owlet-perched-and-alert/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-b._Full_Pass-2025-04-10_PenchDay1_FullPass_Z9_1_0340-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2s_XD-Edit-Edit-gigapixel-recover_v2-2x.jpg Jungle Owlet Perched and Alert A Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) rests on a lichen-covered branch in the East Deccan moist deciduous forests, its gaze fixed and attentive in the midday light. The small owl's barred plumage and forward-facing yellow eyes are characteristic of this widespread Asian species, found across India's deciduous woodlands. © 2026 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/cheetah-hunting-in-savanna-grassland/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-2._Full_Pass-2025-01-29_MasaiMara_FullPass_Z9_1_0174-20250128-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2s.jpg Cheetah Hunting in Savanna Grassland An adult cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) pauses while hunting in the tall grass of the Masai Mara savanna, turning to survey its surroundings. The cheetah is positioned upright among golden grassland vegetation, alert and scanning for prey across the open landscape. © 2026 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/hippopotamus-mother-with-newborn-calf/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-2._Full_Pass-2025-01-29_MasaiMara_FullPass_Z9_1_0906-20250129-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2s.jpg Hippopotamus Mother With Newborn Calf A female hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) stands with her newborn calf on muddy riverbank in the Masai Mara, Kenya. The mother remains close to her offspring in the shallow water and sandy habitat typical of freshwater river environments in East Africa. © 2026 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/spotted-hyena-walking-in-savanna-grass/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-2._Full_Pass-2025-01-29_MasaiMara_FullPass_Z9_2_0003-20250128-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2s.jpg Spotted Hyena Walking in Savanna Grass A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) walks through grassland in Narok West, Kenya. The animal appears alert and upright, moving through the savanna habitat of the Masai Mara region. © 2026 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/black-backed-jackal-feeding-in-grassland/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-1._Samples-Z92_4658-20250128-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2s.jpg Black-backed Jackal Feeding in Grassland An adult Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) carries prey while foraging in grassland savanna within the Masai Mara, Kenya. The animal pauses among scattered tufts of grass, its characteristic tan and black coloring visible as it moves through its habitat in Narok West. © 2026 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/lion-cub-resting-in-acacia-grassland/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-1._Samples-Z92_2712-20250128-DxO_DeepPRIME_XD2s-Edit-gigapixel-high_fidelity_v2-2x-2.jpg Lion Cub Resting in Acacia Grassland A young lion cub (Panthera leo) rests on bare ground scattered with grass tufts in the acacia-commiphora bushlands of Masai Mara. The cub is alert and facing the camera in midday light across the savanna habitat of Siana, Kenya. © 2026 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/tiger-resting-in-forest-stream/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-a._Samples-20250413-TadobaDay2_PM_Samples_0026-2.jpg Tiger Resting in Forest Stream A tiger (Panthera tigris) relaxes in shallow water, gazing directly at the camera while resting among lush green vegetation along a forest stream in the Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests. The dappled light reflects off the water as the big cat finds respite during spring in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India. © 2026 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/asian-green-bee-eaters-courting-with-prey/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/WordPress-a._Samples-20250408-Kahna_Day2_AM_Samples_0041-2.jpg Bee Mine A pair of Asian Green Bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) engage in a courtship display, with one bird offering (appropriately) a bee to its mate.  © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/lioness/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/EXPORT-3._Full_Pass-2025-01-24_Tsavo_East_AM_FullPass_Z9_1_0030-DxO_DeepPRIME_3.jpg Lioness A lioness looking serious https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://smithographs.com/photo/toothy-grin/ https://smithographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/EXPORT-Day_3_Samples-20240722-Z9N_0328-NEF-3.jpg Toothy Grin A grizzly pauses from foraging along a slope in Yellowstone to give me a smile. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/