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Lighting / Midday

Midday

An Andean condor in flight above a mountainous, snow-dusted landscape in winter daylight.

Condor Riding Winter Thermals Above Torres del Paine

Vultur gryphus

A subadult tiger rests half-submerged in a forest stream, cooling off after feeding in dry deciduous forest.

Cooling Off After the Kill

Panthera tigris (Tiger)

A Golden-breasted Starling perches on a low shrub and looks directly at the camera in the savanna landscape of Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.

Golden-breasted Starling

Lamprotornis regius (Golden-breasted Starling)

A gerenuk with elongated neck and upright ears faces the camera in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, with green grassland in the background.

Gerenuk does its best Lee van Cleef Impression

Litocranius walleri (gerenuk)

An adult grey crowned crane stands in grassland under bright midday light in Masai Mara, Kenya.

Balearica regulorum

A young yellow baboon walks along a dirt path beside its mother in midday sunlight.

Mother and Son

Papio cynocephalus (Yellow Baboon)

A juvenile vervet monkey practices a dramatic landing pose on the ground in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.

Nailing the Superhero Landing!

Chlorocebus pygerythrus (Vervet Monkey)

A Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) rests on a leafy branch in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, its pastel plumage contrasting softly against the midday sky. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights res

Lilac-breasted Roller Perches on Branch

Coracias caudatus (Lilac-breasted Roller)

An adult Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) perches on a branch in Tsavo West National Park, watching for fish in the waters below during the midday heat. © 2025 Chris Smith. All rights reserved.

Pied Kingfisher Waits for Prey

Ceryle rudis (Pied Kingfisher)

Waiting for lunch

Waiting for lunch

Colaptes auratus collaris (Coastal Red-shafted Flicker)

A small brown pika holds dried plant material in its mouth while standing on rocky alpine terrain with a gray stone backdrop.

Pika Gathers Vegetation on Alpine Scree

Ochotona princeps (pika)

Martes caurina (Pacific Marten) hunting in Pierce

Martes caurina (Pacific Marten)