Selected photos of various critters I have encountered

Mule Deer—Methow, WA

Southeastern Lubber grasshopper—crossing Birdon Road, near Ochopee, FL

Barn Swallow parent feeding young—Camano Island, WA

American Crow—Mary Avenue, Seattle, WA

Spotted Towhee—Valmay Avenue, Seattle, WA

River Otter—Camano Island beach, WA

California Sea Lion—La Jolla, CA

Lion male—Wild Safari Park, Escondido, CA

California Quail—Chelan, WA

Belted Kingfisher female—Golden Gardens pond, Seattle, WA

Wood Duck—Juanita Bay, WA

Anhinga—Everglades, Florida

Diamondback Rattlesnake—crossing Birdon Road, near Ochopee, FL

Black Vulture—Corkscrew Swamp, Florida

Mourning Cloak Butterfly—Marymoor Park, WA

Red Eared Slider Turtle—Golden Gardens Park, Seattle, WA

American Alligators—along Birdon Road, near Ochopee, FL

Orange-belted Bumblebee—NW 100th Street, Seattle, WA

Common Side-blotched Lizard—Utah

Southern Rock Agama—on Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa

Rock Agama Lizards—Conakry, Guinea

Crowned Orb Weaver (araneus diadematus)—Camano Island, WA

Black Rabbit—along Missouri River, Great Falls, MT

Cape Buffalo—Selinda Camp, Botswana

Cheetahs—Selinda Camp, Botswana

Lion male and Jackal—Selinda Camp, Botswana

Kori Bustard—Botswana

White-backed Vulture—Botswana

Wild dogs—Botswana

Baby Elephant—South Africa

White Rhinoceros—Hluhluwe Game Reserve, South Africa

White-crowned Sparrow and bee—Camano Island, WA

Sympetrum illotum, the cardinal meadowhawk dragonfly—Golden Garden Park pond, Seattle

Northern Kelp Crab—Golden Gardens beach, Seattle

Mourning Doves—Anthem, Arizona

Great Egret—Corkscrew Swamp, FL

Herring Gull—San Diego

Coopers Hawk with Pine Siskin kill in our backyard

Great Blue Heron—Seattle

Brown Pelican—San Diego

Great Blue Heron with lunch—Blue Ridge Beach, Seattle

Harbor Seal—Salmon Bay, Seattle

Red-winged Blackbird—Golden Gardens pond, Seattle

Red-winged Blackbird—Seattle