All’s Well Furtively, the Black-tailed Prairie Dog exited its underground abode. Sitting soberly on the raised earthen mound surrounding its tunnel entrance, the spunky rodent surveyed the nearby landscape. Then, without foretelling, the prairie ground squirrel launched skyward and gave a “whee-oo” shout … “all’s well”. ~ Anecdote and Black-tailed Prairie Dog capture, All’s Well © Jerry L. Ferrara
A High-wire Act One bright overcast day I decided to visit a local housing tract to see if there was any “urban wildlife” activity. Sure enough, I caught this Fox Squirrel [an introduced species to our area] leaving a backyard squirrel-feeding station. This “savvy saver”, with pilfered peanut in maw, made its guileful getaway via the overhead power lines. It was quite a high-wire act. ~ Anecdote and Fox Squirrel capture, A High-wire Act © Jerry L. Ferrara
Tenaciously Tenderizing In Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve, this Red-billed Hornbill was fast to the task of tenaciously tenderizing its meaty meal. The locust didn’t have a prayer of a chance at escape as the hornbill tossed, thrashed and beat the hapless grasshopper senseless. ~ Anecdote and Red-billed Hornbill capture, Tenaciously Tenderizing © Jerry L. Ferrara
On A Mission Slinking steathily through the dense Mara bush, a female leopard appears to be in the act of exhibiting her finely-honed stalking skill and deadly ambush technique. But her posture was only apparent. Her kill already adorned a nearby tree limb. She was actually on a mission to locate one of her cubs, who wouldn’t stay put. ~ Anecdote and Leopard capture, On A Mission © Jerry L. Ferrara
In The Sweeping Cerulean Sky It was an aerial free-for-all worthy of being called a dogfight as two Common Ravens cavorted in the sweeping cerulean sky. What at first appeared to be acts of aggression were merely two creatures at high-spirited play. ~ Anecdote and Common Raven capture, In The Sweeping Cerulean Sky © Jerry L. Ferrara