Lighting / Midday

Midday

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)

A small gray and white chickadee with a black cap and bib perches on a moss and lichen-covered branch in a forest setting.

Mountain Chickadee Perches on Moss-Covered Branch

Poecile gambeli (Mountain Chickadee)

Those Orange Eyes

Those Orange Eyes

Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox)

Two Indian Rollers with turquoise and rufous plumage perch together on a wooden branch against a clear blue sky, the lower bird holding an insect in its bill.

Bugger!

Coracias benghalensis (Indian Roller)

A small gray and white pika stands on rocky ground holding a bundle of yellow and red alpine flowers in its mouth.

Alpine Pika Forages on Mountain Flowers

Ochotona princeps (pika)

Acinonyx jubatus (Cheetah) resting in Siana

Acinonyx jubatus (Cheetah)

Two brown and white seabirds float side by side on calm green water in daylight.

A Pair Rests on Summer Waters

Brachyramphus marmoratus (Marbled Murrelet)

Pausing at the Water's Edge

Pausing at the Water’s Edge

Panthera tigris (Tiger)

Ole Blue Eyes

Ole Blue Eyes

Panthera pardus (Leopard)