Say hello to the largest land mammal in North America. The American bison (Bison bison) 🦬

📍Yellowstone

📸 Canon R5 + RF 400mm F2.8

#americanbison #yellowstonenationalpark #wildlifephotography #yellowstone #canonwildlifephotography

Lions (Panthera leo) typically sleep up to 20 hours a day! 🦁 Since they’re crepuscular (mainly active during dawn and dusk), they conserve energy by resting and digesting when it’s hottest 🥵

📸 Canon R5 +| RF 100-500mm

#lion #cat #wildlifephotography #canonphotography #animalfacts

Orchard orbweaver | Leucauge venusta 🕷️

These spiders (only females spin webs 🕸️) eat their own webs every evening before making a new web in the morning — only taking about an hour!

Canon R5 + Canon RF 100 📸
#spider #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canon #photooftheday #photography

Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes 🦊

“Vixen” mom and one of her kits 😊

Canon R5 + Canon RF 100-500mm 📸
#fox #redfox #cute #babyfox #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canon #wildlifephotographer #photography

Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes 🦊

I accidentally interrupted this vixen mother's lunchtime snack (and she didn’t look too happy about it!) — she needed to eat a lot for her six kits 😋

Canon R5 + Canon RF 100-500mm 📸
#fox #redfox #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canon #wildlifephotographer #photography

Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes 🦊

One of my favorite photos from last year is of this “vixen” — the mother of a group of six kits. Male foxes are called tods/dogs, females vixens, and the young cubs/kits 😊

Canon R5 + Canon RF 100-500mm 📸
#fox #redfox #virginia #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photo #canon

Reticulated Giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata 🦒

One of nine subspecies of giraffe, the reticulated giraffe is native to the Horn of Africa and is the tallest land animal!

Canon R5 + Canon RF 100-500mm 📸
#giraffe #africa #safari #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canon #photography

Ring-tailed lemur | Lemur catta

The ring-tailed lemur (probably the most famous of lemur species -- the movie ‘Madagascar’ certainly helped!) is endemic to Madagascar, where its conservation status is “endangered”.

Canon R5 + Canon RF 100-500mm 📸
#lemur #wildlifephotography #photography #canon

King Vulture | Sarcoramphus papa 👑

Found in Central and South America, the “King” Vulture might have gotten its name since it often displaces smaller vultures from a carcass 😋

Canon R5 + Canon RF 100-500mm 📸
#kingvulture #bird #wildlifephotography #canon #canonphotography #wildlifephotographer

Red Panda | Ailurus fulgens 🌱

Also known as the "lesser panda" (but don’t tell them that!), red pandas are native to the Himalayas and southwestern China.

Canon R5 + Canon RF 100-500mm 📸
#redpanda #panda #china #cute #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canon #canonphotography #photography

White-faced whistling duck | Dendrocygna viduata 🦆

White-faced whistling ducks breed in Africa and South America. They have a distinct whistling call you can listen to here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:De... 📣

Canon R5 + Canon RF 100-500mm 📸
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #canon #canonphotography

Okapi | Okapia johnstoni 🌱

Also known as "the forest giraffe," wild okapis are only found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Canon R5 + Canon RF 100-500mm 📸

#okapi #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canon #canonphotography #wildlifephotographer #photography