The Sprite A male Yellow Warbler is caught in a pose while it forages in the canopy. The sprite is a native member of the wood warbler family and catching sight of one is visually electrifying. ~ Anecdote and Yellow Warbler capture, The Sprite © Jerry L. Ferrara
When Non-family Meet As a follow-up to my previous presentation [see Secrets Told], this is what often happens in a Black-tailed Prairie Dog colony when non-family meet. An eruption of complete chaos and antisocial behavior might eventually ensue. ~ Anecdote and Black-tailed Prairie Dog capture, When Non-family Meet © Jerry L. Ferrara
Secrets Told Caution played heavily in their mutual approachIt was a gambitBe you family or interloper?They joined incisorsThe confidential act answeredA sensory rush of recognitionThey belongGrooming cemented their bondThe coterie was at peaceSecrets told ~ Poem and Black-tailed Prairie Dog capture, Secrets Told © Jerry L. Ferrara
One Way For this Roadrunner the one way sign became a convenient viewpoint. I had just gathered my equipment and was striking out into California’s Anza Borrego Desert State Park when suddenly this Roadrunner came skirting around a creosote bush. Its bent-forward, arrow-like gait moved the creature smoothly through the sandy scape. Then it took wing and flew to the top of the sign. At first its body pointed toward the right. If only it would turn to the left … and then it did. Click! The image was made on Kodachrome 64 film many years ago. ~ Anecdote and Roadrunner capture, One Way © Jerry L. Ferrara
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
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
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
Endangered One of our largest feathered fliers, the California Condor, is a critically endangered species. ~ California Condor captures, Endangered © Jerry L. Ferrara
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
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