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  • The Pacific Northwest's smallest species of ground squirrel, and also the plainest in regards to having to no stripes, no interesting color or particular characteristics which make them special - besides being incredibly cute.
    Townsend's Ground Squirrel
  • A curious yearling California sea lion near LA's Del Rey Lagoon catches some rays on a beautiful sunny California day.
    California Sea Lion Yearling
  • A juvenile grey squirrel cautiously watches from the safety of height and distance in a tree in the Fakahatchee Strand - part of the Northern Everglades near Naples, Florida.
    Juvenile Grey Squirrel
  • Close-up of a red-spotted toad, one of the few amphibians found in the deserts and plains of the American Southwest. Because water is scarce in these areas, they can be often heard after a heavy rain as a piercing high-pitched trill that means the males are calling for females, as breeding opportunities are few and far between. Eggs are laid singly and fertilized, and will hatch within hours. Six to eight weeks later, the tadpoles (if they survive and the water lasts long enough) will reach adulthood.
    Red-Spotted Toad
  • This southern cricket frog (probably the subspecies called Florida cricket frog) is nearly perfectly camouflaged in the thick, humid undergrowth of South Florida's inland wetlands near Immokalee, Florida where there are plenty of insects and plenty of cover from the numerous snakes, birds and alligators that share its habitat.
    Southern Cricket Frog
  • This baby alligator is probably only a couple of months old where it basks in the late afternoon sunlight in the Shark River Valley of the Florida Everglades. Notice the bold black and yellow camouflage pattern - this will help hide it in its early years from hungry herons, storks, otters, raccoons and other hungry predators in the swamps until it turns the tables and begins to hunt the same animals that once used to hunt it!
    Baby Alligator Close-up
  • Townsend's ground squirrles have unbelievably long hibernation periods. They can literally hibernate up to eight months! A little shorter for warmer, wet periods or longer for colder, dry periods. This means that most of their lives they are deeply asleep in their underground burrows, followed by a quick summer of breeding and eating as much as they can while avoiding hawks, falcons, coyotes, rattlesnakes, gopher snakes, crows and other predators. Furthermore, because of human encroachment and development, they are now listed as a vulnerable species (the lightest level on the threatened status).
    Townsend's Ground Squirrel
  • Close-up of a squirrel treefrog as it clings to the thinnest of branches of a bald cypress tree in the Southwest Florida.
    Squirrel Treefrog
  • Native and endemic to the Southeastern United States, this squirrel treefrog clings to cypress twigs on a cool autumn day in the Big Cypress National Preserve in Southwest Florida.
    Squirrel Treefrog
  • A large squirrel treefrog rests during the day on the trunk of a bald cypress tree in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve.
    Squirrel Treefrog
  • Another photo of my newfound buddy while shooting landscapes just before sunset on Washington's Pacific coastline. Townsend's chipmunks are unlike any other species of chipmunk I've seen all over North America. I don't like to personify wildlife, but these little critters are FULL of personality!
    Townsend's Chipmunk
  • One of the largest species of chipmunk in North America, the Townsend's chipmunk  is found only in the Pacific Northwest, from most of the Oregon coast area, all of Washington west of the Cascade Mountains, and just the southern tip of British Columbia in Canada. This curious individual posed for me for about ten minutes at Ruby Beach, Washington.
    Townsend's Chipmunk
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  • A pair of baby gray squirrels peeks from their nest in the Florida Everglades. Gray squirrels are perhaps the most adaptable and hardy of all modern squirrel species, and can thrive in the most diverse kinds of habitat. Not only increasing their range in North America, but are beginning to spread into other continents too, wiping out or displacing native populations.
    Baby Eastern Gray Squirrels
  • The Cascades frog is a high altitude-loving frog found in both theCascade and Olympic mountains of the Pacific Northwest. This one was seen in August in Washington's Stevens Pass near the edge of a beautiful and remote subalpine mountain lake.
    Cascades Frog
  • A pair of baby Great Egrets standing on a branch with their nest deep in a Florida swamp.
    Baby Great Egrets with Nest
  • A squirrel treefrog (individuals can change their color from green to brown based on their environment) found among the cypress knees in the Fakahatchee Strand in SW Florida. These frogs are most active at night.
    Squirrel Treefrog
  • A well-fed green treefrog perfectly camouflaged among the cattails in a wetland in Sarasota County, Florida.
    Green Treefrog
  • A pair of baby wood storks with parent standing on a branch with their nest deep in a Florida swamp.
    Baby Wood Storks with Nest
  • A curious yearling California sea lion near LA's Del Rey Lagoon catches some rays on a beautiful sunny California day.
    California Sea Lion Yearling
  • A curious yearling California sea lion near LA's Del Rey Lagoon catches some rays on a beautiful sunny California day.
    California Sea Lion Yearling
  • A curious yearling California sea lion near LA's Del Rey Lagoon catches some rays on a beautiful sunny California day.
    California Sea Lion Yearling
  • A curious yearling California sea lion near LA's Del Rey Lagoon catches some rays on a beautiful sunny California day.
    California Sea Lion Yearling
  • A curious yearling California sea lion near LA's Del Rey Lagoon catches some rays on a beautiful sunny California day.
    California Sea Lion Yearling
  • A curious yearling California sea lion near LA's Del Rey Lagoon catches some rays on a beautiful sunny California day.
    California Sea Lion Yearling
  • A possibly abandoned yearling California sea lion on a beach in Los Angeles, California shows that it is far too thin. This has been a common sight in recent years with far too many pups and yearlings not getting enough food to eat. Warmer waters in recent years means that the mother has to venture out further to sea to get enough food to nourish her young.
    California Sea Lion Yearling
  • At home in the heat of the American Southwest, this red-spotted toad slumbers throughout the driest parts of the year, and emerges with the rains that come in spring and summer. This one was photographed in the Moab Desert in Eastern Utah.
    Red-Spotted Toad
  • A red-spotted toad is reflected in a rare pool of water - a leftover from a massive storm that passed through the Moab Desert the night before. The brilliant blue sky reflected beautifully from this angle.
    Red-Spotted Toad
  • Very similar to its cousin, the green treefrog, the squirrel treefrog is a very common inhabitant of wetlands across the Southeastern United States.
    Squirrel Treefrog
  • From a distance, I watched this pair of Townsend's chipmunks scurry back and forth, over and under the bleached logs along the beach on the coast of Washington State's Olympic National Park. This jumble of logs provides more than adequate protection from eagles, foxes, bobcats, and other predators.
    Townsend's Chipmunks
  • A cautious Townsend's chipmunk peers out of a pile of driftwood on Ruby Beach on Washington's Pacific Coast. Unlike many forest-dwelling species, Townsend's chipmunks tend to thrive in disturbed locations, and can adapt quickly to major changes in their environment.
    Townsend's Chipmunk
  • A female American bullfrog cools off in a pool of water on the edge of the Middle Saluda River just outside of Cleveland, South Carolina on a hot spring day.
    American Bullfrog
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  • Although not native to America, this native to Europe, Asia and North Africa has spread to every continent on the planet except Antarctica. This one saved me the time of going to find him, and let me photograph him on my back porch!
    House Sparrow
  • If you are a parent, then you know this face well - this very young elk calf is a sloppy eater! Photographed in the Eastern Cascade Mountains near Yakima, Washington.
    Baby Elk
  • One of the most commonly encountered critters I see in the mountains, this Townsend's chipmunk was busy foraging in the meadows of Hurricane Ridge just south of Port Angeles, Washington.
    Townsend's Chipmunk
  • A pair of baby Great Egrets standing on a branch with their nest deep in a Florida swamp.
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  • Very young hatchling alligator in the Shark River Valley of the Florida Everglades. Singled out of a clutch of about thirty chirping babies, this one sat still enough for me to get this image, until the mother appeared and gave me a direct warning to leave them alone.
    Baby Alligator