SHOT FROM THE FILE
Coyote – The Pounce
The Pounce Early one morning I was watching and training my camera and lens on a Coyote hunting an open field. Here, the camera caught the subject in midair as the crafty canine leaped toward its prey. ~ Anecdote and Coyote capture, The Pounce © Jerry L. Ferrara
Adélie Penguin – Taking a Plunge
Taking a Plunge Diving off an iceberg on its way to catch a meal, an Adélie Penguin is caught midair taking a plunge. The diminutive dynamo is Antarctica’s ‘Lilliputian’ species. ~ Anecdote and Adélie Penguin capture, Taking a Plunge © Jerry L. Ferrara
Eurasian Otter – The Puckish Pair
The Puckish Pair On the coast of the scenic Scottish isles, a pair of Eurasian Otters take time to play while staging on a bed of seaweed. Following a round of spirited wrestling, the puckish pair vanished into the sea. ~ Anecdote and Eurasian Otter capture, The Puckish Pair © Jerry L. Ferrara
California Condor – Endangered
Endangered One of our largest feathered fliers, the California Condor, is a critically endangered species. ~ California Condor captures, Endangered © Jerry L. Ferrara
Bengal Tiger – A Steely Stare
A Steely Stare A young Bengal Tiger gives a steely stare into the camera lens in India’s Madhya Pradesh. ~ Anecdote and Bengal Tiger capture, A Steely Stare © Jerry L. Ferrara
Bobolink – An Ebullient Song
An Ebullient Song A smartly ‘dressed’ male Bobolink [sometimes called a ricebird] belts forth an ebullient song. ~ Bobolink capture, An Ebullient Song © Jerry L. Ferrara
Mountain Goat – A Goat Antelope
A Goat Antelope Some call me a goatThat name might not floatSo how do I copeAs I amble the slope?I may be a goat antelope ~ Poem and Mountain Goat captures, A Goat Antelope © Jerry L. Ferrara
Kelp Gull – The Groupthink Crowd
The Groupthink Crowd What Jonathan’s done the flock has shunnedhe doesn’t fit the moldBut off he flew the deep sky bluehis path so ever boldMany thought his plan be fraughtwith strife, defeat and doomHe didn’t synch with groupthinkyet failure found no roomHis mind was set and off he wenthis actions were a dareHe never cowed to the crowdJonathan didn’t careAs time wore on and Jonathan wonit all worked out as plannedThose within the ‘groupthink crowd’just couldn’t understand ~ Poem and Kelp Gull capture, The Groupthink Crowd © Jerry L. Ferrara. Poem inspired by Richard Bach’s Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Alaskan Brown Bear – On The Hunt
On The Hunt In the early morning murky mist, an Alaskan Brown Bear pensively progresses its riparian domain. It was on the hunt at dawn. ~ Anecdote and Alaskan Brown Bear capture, On The Hunt © Jerry L. Ferrara