http://www.neillosin.com/home daily 1.0 2013-01-30 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/t/5327227ce4b0f07b1f063bc5/1395073661045/Jumping+spider.jpg Home http://www.neillosin.com/birds daily 0.75 2014-03-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc32e4b0ede66abe9712/1396708096995/Birds_40.jpg Birds A Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) rests in the sand on a southern California beach. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc32e4b01f203fa35c85/1396708087379/Birds_39.jpg Birds A male Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) flutters its wings overhead in a defensive display in a western Wyoming marsh. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc31e4b0ede66abe9710/1396708079882/Birds_38.jpg Birds A female Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) in the southern California desert. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc31e4b01f203fa35c83/1396708072722/Birds_37.jpg Birds A Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) adds some wet reeds to a nest it is building in a central California wetland. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc30e4b0ede66abe9703/1396708065258/Birds_36.jpg Birds A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) poses with a Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) it has captured in central California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc30e4b01f203fa35c7e/1396708056899/Birds_35.jpg Birds A Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) provides a splash of color in an otherwise muted scene in southern Texas. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2fe4b0ede66abe9701/1396708050443/Birds_34.jpg Birds Closeup of a breeding-plumage Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) on the southern California coast. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2fe4b01f203fa35c7c/1396708039813/Birds_33.jpg Birds An Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) at the appropriately-named Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2ee4b0ede66abe96ff/1396708033197/Birds_32.jpg Birds A pair of Black Swans (Cygnus atratus) swims in a wetland at Canning River Regional Park, Perth, Western Australia. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2ee4b0ede66abe96fd/1396708024860/Birds_31.jpg Birds A White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) hovers above the southern California coast. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2ee4b0ede66abe96fb/1396708017849/Birds_30.jpg Birds An adult burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) curiously cocks its head at Wildhorse Golf Course in Davis, CA, USA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2ee4b0ede66abe96f9/1396708009536/Birds_29.jpg Birds A Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) captures a snail in a Costa Rican wetland. This species, found widely in the New World tropics, feeds almost exclusively on snails. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2de4b0ede66abe96f6/1396708001228/Birds_28.jpg Birds A Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria), the largest stork in the New World, drinks from a pond in the Pantanal, Brazil. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2de4b0ede66abe96f4/1396707992282/Birds_27.jpg Birds A Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) in silhouette in the southern California desert. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2ce4b0371f1584e51a/1396707985696/Birds_26.jpg Birds A Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul) brings insects back to its nest in the Costa Rican rainforest. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2ce4b0612ee31fbb23/1396707976663/Birds_25.jpg Birds An adult burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) emerges from its burrow at sunset at Wildhorse Golf Course in Davis, California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2be4b0371f1584e516/1396707945077/Birds_24.jpg Birds A Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) dives in pursuit of fish in a southern California coastal wetland. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2be4b0ede66abe96ed/1396707938414/Birds_23.jpg Birds A female American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) with a background of fall sycamore leaves in southern California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2ae4b0ede66abe96eb/1396707931264/Birds_22.jpg Birds Two Least Terns (Sternula antillarum) exchange a fish as part of courtship in a coastal wetland in southern Florida. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc2ae4b0612ee31fbb21/1396707923813/Birds_21.jpg Birds A pair of endangered Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight in the Pantanal, Brazil. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc29e4b0ede66abe96e9/1396707915450/Birds_20.jpg Birds Two Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus) perched on a gnarled snag in Brazil’s Pantanal. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc29e4b0612ee31fbb11/1396707908117/Birds_19.jpg Birds Two Guira Cuckoos (Guira guira) sunbathe in the Pantanal, Brazil. This species is highly social, often moving around the woodlands of the Pantanal in large groups. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc28e4b0ede66abe96e7/1396707897679/Birds_18.jpg Birds A male Allen’s hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) stretches and displays its colorful gorget on native Coyote Brush in southern California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc28e4b0612ee31fbb0f/1396707889727/Birds_17.jpg Birds A Black-chinned Sparrow (Spizella atrogularis) sings in Embudito Canyon just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc27e4b0ede66abe96e5/1396707881374/Birds_16.jpg Birds A male Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) displaying on Flagstaff Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc27e4b0612ee31fbb0d/1396707873680/Birds_15.jpg Birds Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc26e4b0ede66abe96dc/1396707866239/Birds_14.jpg Birds A California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) perches ona Laurel Sumac inflorescence in the southern California chaparral. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc26e4b01f203fa35c73/1396707853233/Birds_13.jpg Birds A male Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) sings in a coastal marsh in southern California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc25e4b01f203fa35c71/1396707844411/Birds_12.jpg Birds Closeup of a breeding-plumage American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) in a wetland in Davis, California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc25e4b0ede66abe96da/1396707835490/Birds_11.jpg Birds A Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) in Los Angeles County, California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc25e4b01f203fa35c6f/1396707828555/Birds_10.jpg Birds A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) in a southern California coastal wetland, performing a unique “bill-vibrating” behavior to attract small fish to the water’s surface. Malibu, California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc24e4b0ed181e2371a4/1396707807666/Birds_08.jpg Birds An American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) freezes with its bill in the air, a posture that provides camouflage in its preferred marsh habitat. Davis, California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc24e4b0ede66abe96d6/1396707815388/Birds_09.jpg Birds A Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) waits for spawning grunion on a beach near Los Angeles, California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc23e4b0ed181e2371a2/1396707799597/Birds_07.jpg Birds A male Green-chinned Euphonia (Euphonia chalybea), an uncommon endemic species in Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc23e4b0ede66abe96d3/1396707791108/Birds_06.jpg Birds Three adult burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) at an artificial burrow entrance at Wildhorse Golf Course in Davis, California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc22e4b0ed181e2371a0/1396707783792/Birds_05.jpg Birds A Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) in the southern California chaparral. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc22e4b0ede66abe96cc/1396707775798/Birds_04.jpg Birds A Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) hovers over the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc21e4b0ede66abe96ca/1396707768863/Birds_03.jpg Birds A male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) sings at sunrise, its breath condensing in the cold morning air. Photographed in Davis, California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc21e4b0ed181e23719e/1396707760405/Birds_02.jpg Birds A Red-masked Parakeet (Aratinga erythrogenys), an invasive species from South America, peers from a nest cavity in Miami, Florida. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc1fe4b0ede66abe96c5/532dbc21e4b0ede66abe96c8/1396707752460/Birds_01.jpg Birds A juvenile burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) hovers while hunting after dusk at Wildhorse Golf Course in Davis, California. http://www.neillosin.com/wildlife daily 0.75 2016-08-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/57a640b2f7e0ab78c078209d/1470513470802/Wildlife_37.jpg Wildlife - Mountain Whitefish The Mountain Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) is a widespread salmonid fish in western North America. Each fall, whitefish migrate up into small headwater streams, like this stream near Steamboat Springs, CO, to spawn. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/57a640b2d2b857268ea1f4e8/1470513671796/Wildlife_38.jpg Wildlife - Ghost Crab On East Coast beaches in North America, the Atlantic Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata) is a familiar sight. They are most active at night, when they emerge from their burrows to forage for mollusks, other crustaceans, carrion and detritus where the sand meets the sea. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/57a63f91197aeac98f85311b/1470513173580/Wildlife_36.jpg Wildlife - Lubber Grasshopper The Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea guttata) is a large, toxic grasshopper of the southeastern U.S. This individual was photographed in a field studio for the Meet Your Neighbours photography project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/53f2adf6e4b0ab3644508d0e/1408413763952/Wildlife_35.jpg Wildlife The Triploid Checkered Whiptail (Aspidoscelis neotesselata), a lizard endemic to just a few Colorado counties, has three sets of chromosomes in its cells, each derived from a different species. With this unusual genetic makeup, the whiptail cannot reproduce sexually; all individuals in this species are females that produce fertile young through a process called parthenogenesis. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/53f2adf5e4b05ea0cfc49d00/1408413788174/Wildlife_34.jpg Wildlife The Parachuting Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis saltator) is a lesser-known cousin of the iconic Red-eyed Treefrog (A. callidryas) of Central American rainforests. Photographed at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/53f2adf5e4b05ea0cfc49cfe/1408413804467/Wildlife_33.jpg Wildlife A beautiful Green Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) cruises along a palm frond at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/53f2adf5e4b0ab3644508d02/1408413820536/Wildlife_32.jpg Wildlife A tiny yellow-morph Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) rests on a leaf in the rainforest understory at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/53f2adf4e4b0ab3644508d00/1408413829539/Wildlife_31.jpg Wildlife A female Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) perched on a rock in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/53f2adf4e4b05ea0cfc49cfc/1408413844402/Wildlife_30.jpg Wildlife The colorful caterpillar of a White-lined Sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) feeds on a Pale Evening Primrose (Oenothera pallida) in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/533f2857e4b05289c3db2526/1396708385112/Wildlife_29.jpg Wildlife Banana Slug (Ariolimax sp.) among Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) in Muir Woods, California. Photographed during the 2014 National Geographic / NPS BioBlitz. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/533f2856e4b077ee2ed69d88/1396708379157/Wildlife_28.jpg Wildlife A red centipede (Scolopocryptops spinicaudus) guards her eggs in Tennessee Valley, California. Photographed during the 2014 National Geographic / NPS BioBlitz. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/533f2856e4b05289c3db2523/1396708371681/Wildlife_27.jpg Wildlife Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris) at Tennessee Valley, California. Photographed during the 2014 National Geographic / NPS BioBlitz. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/533f2855e4b077ee2ed69d86/1396708363683/Wildlife_26.jpg Wildlife Western Forest Scorpion (Uroctonus mordax) in Mt. Tamalpais State Park, California. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project during the 2014 National Geographic / NPS BioBlitz. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc67e4b06710691affdd/1396708355432/Wildlife_25.jpg Wildlife A yellow-morph Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) rests on a branch at La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc66e4b06710691affdb/1396708347021/Wildlife_24.jpg Wildlife An enormous sphinx moth caterpillar (Pseudosphinx tetrio) in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc65e4b06710691affd9/1396708340232/Wildlife_23.jpg Wildlife Two tree snails (Caracolus caracolla) copulate in Puerto Rico’s El Yunque National Forest. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc67e4b0f44028be0dbf/1396708333019/Wildlife_22.jpg Wildlife A male Plateau Fence Lizard (Sceloporus tristichus) at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. With some leads from the NPS, I documented this species for the first time in RMNP during the 2012 National Geograhic / NPS BioBlitz. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc65e4b06710691affd1/1396708326612/Wildlife_21.jpg Wildlife A leaf-mimicking mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis) attracted to the lights at a Pacific-coast lodge in Costa Rica. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc65e4b0f44028be0dbc/1396708317980/Wildlife_20.jpg Wildlife An orb-weaving spider (Araneus sp.) in southern California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc64e4b06710691affcf/1396708311476/Wildlife_19.jpg Wildlife Bats fly near the entrance of la Cueva de los Culebrones, a cave in Puerto Rico noted for its concentrations of Puerto Rican Boas. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc63e4b06710691affcd/1396708301162/Wildlife_18.jpg Wildlife A Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) rests in a quiet pool in the Pantanal, Brazil. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc63e4b0f44028be0db4/1396708294244/Wildlife_17.jpg Wildlife A male Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) calling in Everglades National Park, Florida. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc62e4b06710691affcb/1396708287019/Wildlife_16.jpg Wildlife An American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) in Southern California. Recent research reveals fascinating inter-species interactions driving the evolution of wing color in this and related species. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc62e4b0f44028be0db2/1396708279501/Wildlife_15.jpg Wildlife Two endangered Key Deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) nuzzle in Big Pine Key, Florida. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc62e4b06710691affc9/1396708268043/Wildlife_14.jpg Wildlife A Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus helleri) in the southern California chaparral. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5fe4b00d0eac2abee2/1396708261332/Wildlife_13.jpg Wildlife The San Gabriel Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps gabrieli) was not formally described until 1996, and it only inhabits a few north-facing talus slopes in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5fe4b0f44028be0db0/1396708253585/Wildlife_12.jpg Wildlife A Green Lynx Spider (Peucitia sp.) on a cactus at Brackenridge Field Laboratory in Austin, Texas. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5ee4b07cecfd92b1dc/1396708247246/Wildlife_11.jpg Wildlife A female California Grunion (Leuresthes tenuis) burrows into the sand to lay her eggs on a southern California beach. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5ee4b01f203fa35ca5/1396708235397/Wildlife_10.jpg Wildlife A young male Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) contemplates his hands in Kibale National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5de4b07cecfd92b1da/1396708223093/Wildlife_09.jpg Wildlife A hatchling Montane Side-Striped Chameleon (Chameleo ellioti) perches on a student's finger in Kibale National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5de4b01f203fa35ca3/1396708215493/Wildlife_08.jpg Wildlife A Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio) on the rainforest floor at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5de4b07cecfd92b1d8/1396708209085/Wildlife_07.jpg Wildlife A pair of houseflies copulate on a decorative plant on Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5ce4b01f203fa35ca1/1396708203034/Wildlife_06.jpg Wildlife A female Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and two young in a salt pond or salina at sunset. Photographed in Brazil’s Pantanal. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5be4b01f203fa35c9f/1396708195895/Wildlife_05.jpg Wildlife Closeup of a Water Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus) in a defensive display in Big Cypress National Preserve. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5ce4b07cecfd92b1d6/1396708188735/Wildlife_04.jpg Wildlife A Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, New Orleans, Louisiana. Photographed during the 2013 National Geographic / NPS BioBlitz. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5ae4b01f203fa35c9d/1396708181255/Wildlife_03.jpg Wildlife A huge tailless whipscorpion (Phrynus longipes) on the wall of a Puerto Rican cave. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc5ae4b07cecfd92b1d3/1396708172955/Wildlife_02.jpg Wildlife Two young bull African Bush Elephants (Loxodonta africana) fight over territory in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbc58e4b0f44028be0da1/532dbc59e4b01f203fa35c9b/1396708165395/Wildlife_01.jpg Wildlife A Puerto Rican Boa (Epicrates inornatus) at the mouth of La Cueva de los Culebrones, a cave in Puerto Rico where these boas hunt for bats each night as the bats emerge to feed. http://www.neillosin.com/other daily 0.75 2014-08-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/53f2b0eee4b05c32dfcdddd8/1408414038195/Landscapes_21.jpg Other A group of oak seedlings (Quercus sp.) emerges through the sand at Canyonlands National Park in Utah. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/533f289ee4b0ba34df9c6fcb/1396704535751/Landscapes_20.jpg Other San Francisco Wallflower (Erysimum franciscanum), a rare plant with a tiny geographic range, in the Marin Headlands, California. The Golden Gate Bridge is in the background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/533f289ce4b054d76357ddb6/1396704460831/Landscapes_19.jpg Other A pair of Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana) at Fort Point, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcdce4b09fd4786518dc/1396704618170/Landscapes_17.jpg Other Little Yellow Coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida) and Spotted Coralroot (C. maculata) found on the same trail in Boulder County, CO. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcdbe4b09fd4786518da/1396704604761/Landscapes_16.jpg Other Closeup of a grass tree (Xanthorrhea sp.) in Waychinicup National Park, southwest Australia. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd7e4b09fd4786518d6/1396704596356/Landscapes_11.jpg Other Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in Everglades National Park, Florida. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd4e4b0c530c24a13f8/1396704586347/Landscapes_09.jpg Other A Lizard Tail (Saururus cernuus) plant in Big Cypress National Preserve. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd2e4b0f59c297a3f64/1396704573364/Landscapes_05.jpg Other A foot across, this mushroom represents the reproductive stage of the fungus cultivated by Atta sp. leafcutter ants. Photographed in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd1e4b0c530c24a13ee/1396704564066/Landscapes_04.jpg Other Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) footprints at the Yeagarup Dunes, D'Entrecasteax National Park, southwest Australia. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd0e4b0f59c297a3f60/1396704552141/Landscapes_02.jpg Other A shooting star (Dodecatheon pulchellum) in Boulder County, Colorado. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd3e4b0c530c24a13f0/1395506389970/Landscapes_06.jpg Other University of Rhode Island professor Jason Kolbe takes a fisheye photograph to measure canopy cover in a study of habitat use in invasive anoles in Florida. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcdde4b0c530c24a1406/1395506398579/Landscapes_15.jpg Other Water and wind create intricate patterns in the sand on a southern California beach. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcdde4b09fd4786518e3/1395506399833/Landscapes_18.jpg Other Star trails over Cave Creek Canyon in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd4e4b0f59c297a3f6d/1395506390597/Landscapes_08.jpg Other A local guide pilots a small boat along limestone cliffs on the island of Seram, Indonesia. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd3e4b0f59c297a3f67/1395506390751/Landscapes_07.jpg Other A house on stilts in the village of Sawai, on the remote island of Seram, Indonesia. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd0e4b0f59c297a3f62/1395506387240/Landscapes_03.jpg Other Sand and shadows in Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd6e4b0c530c24a13fb/1395506392774/Landscapes_12.jpg Other Hundreds of people gather at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium near Los Angeles to watch the spawning of the California Grunion (Leuresthes tenuis) on the beaches. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd0e4b0c530c24a13ec/1395506387046/Landscapes_01.jpg Other Stars and dunes by firelight at the Yeagarup Dunes, D’Entrecasteaux National Park, southwest Australia. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd5e4b0f59c297a3f78/1395506391318/Landscapes_10.jpg Other Star trails reflected in a calm beaver pond near the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab in Gothic, Colorado. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcd9e4b0c530c24a1403/1395506395563/Landscapes_13.jpg Other A photographer in the high-altitude oak and bamboo forests of Costa Rica. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbccee4b0371f1584e58a/532dbcdae4b09fd4786518d8/1395506395684/Landscapes_14.jpg Other A Scarlet Banksia (Banksia coccinea) flower in Waychinicup National Park in southwest Australia. http://www.neillosin.com/the-symbol daily 0.75 2014-03-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e7e4b00cf211b55455/1396708709667/TheSymbol_25.jpg The Symbol A composite of ventral views of adult Ibiza Wall Lizards (Podarcis pityusensis), showing the diversity in this species among islands in the Pityusic Archipelago. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e7e4b0c8441ae866db/1396708701541/TheSymbol_24.jpg The Symbol An Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis formenterae) leaves a distinctive tail-dragging trail in the sand. Photographed on the Trucadors peninsula of Formentera, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e5e4b00cf211b55453/1396708695140/TheSymbol_23.jpg The Symbol A male Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis vedrae). Photographed on Illa Es Vedrà near Ibiza, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e4e4b00cf211b55451/1396708689001/TheSymbol_22.jpg The Symbol From the summit of Illa Es Vedrà, Illa Es Vedranell (foreground) and Ibiza (background) are visible. Photographed in Spain's Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e4e4b0c8441ae866d9/1396708682605/TheSymbol_21.jpg The Symbol A male Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis vedrae). Photographed on Illa Es Vedrà near Ibiza, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e3e4b00cf211b55441/1396708673662/TheSymbol_20.jpg The Symbol A male Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis formenterae) among dried Posidonia seagrass leaves. Photographed on the Trucadors Peninsula of Formentera, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e3e4b0c8441ae866d1/1396708666780/TheSymbol_19.jpg The Symbol A sand sculpture on the Trucadors Peninsula of Formentera (Balearic Islands, Spain) suggests the Ibiza wall lizard, the symbol of these islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e2e4b00cf211b5543e/1396708660701/TheSymbol_18.jpg The Symbol A male Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis formenterae) crosses a road. Photographed at the Cap de Barbaria on the island of Formentera, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e1e4b00cf211b5543c/1396708653691/TheSymbol_17.jpg The Symbol A male Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis formenterae) bites another male's head in a fight over food. Photographed at the Cap de Barbaria on the island of Formentera, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e2e4b0c8441ae866cf/1396708646851/TheSymbol_16.jpg The Symbol A male Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis formenterae) visits a flowering thistle to feed on nectar. Photographed at the Cap de Barbaria on the island of Formentera, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e0e4b00cf211b5543a/1396708639107/TheSymbol_15.jpg The Symbol An Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis ahorcadosi) feeding on nectar. Photographed on the island of Isla Penjats, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9e0e4b0c8441ae866cd/1396708631951/TheSymbol_14.jpg The Symbol An orange male Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis calaesaladae). Photographed on the island of Cala Salada near Ibiza, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9dee4b00cf211b55438/1396708625724/TheSymbol_13.jpg The Symbol A sea daffodil (Pancratium maritimum) blooms on the Trucadors peninsula on the island of Formentera, in Spain's Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9dee4b00cf211b55434/1396708619253/TheSymbol_12.jpg The Symbol A Marmora's Warbler (Sylvia sarda) feeding on wild onion (Allium ampeloprasum) on the small island of Negra Norte near Formentera, in Spain's Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9dfe4b0c8441ae866cb/1396708608143/TheSymbol_11.jpg The Symbol An Audouin's Gull (Icthyaetus audouinii) chick on the small island of Cala Salada, near Ibiza in Spain's Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9dde4b01c9accdc624c/1396708601559/TheSymbol_10.jpg The Symbol A dead Audouin's Gull (Icthyaetus audouinii) chick on the small island of Escull Vermell, near Ibiza in Spain's Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9dce4b0c8441ae866c3/1396708592575/TheSymbol_09.jpg The Symbol Two black Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis maluquerorum) males fight over food. Photographed on the island of Bleda Plana, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9dae4b01c9accdc624a/1396708586044/TheSymbol_08.jpg The Symbol Nate Dappen photographs Ibiza wall lizards (Podarcis pityusensis). Photographed on the island of Bleda Plana, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9dae4b0c8441ae866c1/1396708578841/TheSymbol_07.jpg The Symbol A male Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis formenterae) eats petals from a pink flower while a female looks on. Photographed at La Mola on the island of Formentera, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9d9e4b01c9accdc623f/1396708572436/TheSymbol_06.jpg The Symbol A juvenile Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis formenterae). Photographed on the Trucadors peninsula of Formentera, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9d9e4b0c8441ae866bb/1396708565850/TheSymbol_05.jpg The Symbol A female Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis formenterae) emerges from a crevice. Photographed at La Mola on the island of Formentera, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9d8e4b01c9accdc623d/1396708558819/TheSymbol_04.jpg The Symbol A female Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis formenterae). Photographed on the Trucadors peninsula on the island of Formentera, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9d7e4b0c8441ae866b9/1396708551513/TheSymbol_03.jpg The Symbol A male Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis) lifts its feet to keep them cool in the midday sun. Photographed on the island of Isla des Porcs, in Spain’s Balearic Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9d6e4b0c8441ae866b7/1396708542374/TheSymbol_01.jpg The Symbol A composite of dorsal and lateral views of adult male Ibiza Wall Lizards (Podarcis pityusensis), showing the diversity in this species among islands in the Pityusic Archipelago. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532db9d5e4b0c5a9ade284c4/532db9d7e4b01c9accdc623b/1395505629700/TheSymbol_02.jpg The Symbol A small lighthouse on the island of Isla des Porcs, in Spain's Balearic Islands. http://www.neillosin.com/greater-sage-grouse daily 0.75 2015-10-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba69e4b0e21c665482eb/1396708844526/GreaterSageGrouse_20.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba68e4b01c9accdc62e3/1396708839047/GreaterSageGrouse_19.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) leaves a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba67e4b0e21c665482e9/1396708831327/GreaterSageGrouse_18.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Boulder, Wyoming. The pattern of white tail feather tips is as unique as a fingerprint, and researchers use these "buttprints" to identify and track individual males visiting the leks. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba65e4b091b8426f13ab/1396708825596/GreaterSageGrouse_17.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) exhales forcefully at sunrise, its breath condensing in the cold spring air. Photographed on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Boulder, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba66e4b08e1b0a193504/1396708819811/GreaterSageGrouse_16.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba64e4b091b8426f13a7/1396708813868/GreaterSageGrouse_15.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A researcher measures sound pressure level (SPL) of the noise emitted by a natural gas drilling rig in the Pinedale Anticline gas field near Pinedale, Wyoming, USA. Natural gas drilling, and particularly the noise associated with drilling, has been implicated in population declines of the Greater Sage-Grouse, a species of conservation concern in the American West. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba63e4b091b8426f13a5/1396708805867/GreaterSageGrouse_13.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A natural gas drilling rig in the Pinedale Anticline gas fields near Pinedale, Wyoming, USA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba63e4b08e1b0a193500/1396708800964/GreaterSageGrouse_12.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) courts a female on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba62e4b01c9accdc62db/1396708794711/GreaterSageGrouse_11.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse Two male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) court a female on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba62e4b08e1b0a1934fa/1396708787061/GreaterSageGrouse_10.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A female Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba61e4b01c9accdc62d9/1396708779461/GreaterSageGrouse_09.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A female Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba60e4b01c9accdc62cd/1396708773317/GreaterSageGrouse_08.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) performs his courtship display on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba60e4b0e21c665482e3/1396708767557/GreaterSageGrouse_07.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba5fe4b0e21c665482dd/1396708759699/GreaterSageGrouse_06.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse Two male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) fight on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba5fe4b01c9accdc62cb/1396708753997/GreaterSageGrouse_05.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse Two male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) display on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba5ee4b0e21c665482db/1396708748271/GreaterSageGrouse_04.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse Male and female Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Hudson, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba5de4b01c9accdc62c7/1396708742476/GreaterSageGrouse_03.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) exhales forcefully at sunrise, its breath condensing in the cold spring air. Photographed on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Boulder, Wyoming. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba5ce4b0e21c665482d9/1396708736205/GreaterSageGrouse_02.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse Two male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) fight at dawn on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Boulder, Wyoming. The Wind River Mountains are visible in the background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba5ce4b01c9accdc62c5/1396708730511/GreaterSageGrouse_01.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) performs his courtship display on a grouse display ground, or lek, near Boulder, Wyoming. The Wind River Mountains are in the background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dba5be4b08e1b0a1934f5/532dba64e4b08e1b0a193502/1395505766552/GreaterSageGrouse_14.jpg Greater Sage-Grouse A natural gas drilling rig in the Pinedale Anticline gas fields near Pinedale, Wyoming, USA. http://www.neillosin.com/islands-of-creation daily 0.75 2014-03-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb05e4b05fcbbaccc4fc/1396708995807/SolomonIslands_19.jpg Islands of Creation An Emerald Tree Skink (Lamprolepis smaragdina) on Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb06e4b0dca09298e8c5/1396708987258/SolomonIslands_20.jpg Islands of Creation A Pacific Tree Boa (Candoia bibroni) subdues a lined gecko (Gekko vittatus) while a group of local boys watch with interest. Frigatebird Island near Star Harbour, Makira, Solomon Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb05e4b0dca09298e8c3/1396708978599/SolomonIslands_18.jpg Islands of Creation An as-yet unidentified weevil, possibly a new species, discovered during a trip to remote Ulawa Island in the Makira Province, Solomon Islands. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb04e4b05fcbbaccc4fa/1396708970159/SolomonIslands_17.jpg Islands of Creation Biologist Dr. Albert Uy holds a Sooty Myzomela (Myzomela tristrami) on Santa Ana Island in the Solomon Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb03e4b0011333cadcbc/1396708957272/SolomonIslands_16.jpg Islands of Creation A huge long-horned beetle (family Cerambycidae) in the Makira Province, Solomon Islands. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb02e4b0011333cadcba/1396708952271/SolomonIslands_14.jpg Islands of Creation A hatchling Smooth-Scaled Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) on Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands. There are no males in this species; females produce female offspring via parthenogenesis. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb01e4b0011333cadcb6/1396708945002/SolomonIslands_12.jpg Islands of Creation Biologist Dr. Al Uy found this stunning jewel beetle (Buprestidae: Chalcophorotaenia sp.) in the forest of Makira Island, Solomon Islands. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb01e4b0011333cadcb4/1396708938009/SolomonIslands_10.jpg Islands of Creation This beautiful mint-green moth (family Geometridae) was attracted to the lights of our lodge in the town of Kirakira, Makira Province, Solomon Islands. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb00e4b0011333cadcb2/1396708931380/SolomonIslands_08.jpg Islands of Creation The Cane Toad (Rhinella marina), while adorable as a mere toadlet, is actually an unstoppable invasive species in the Solomon Islands, taking a huge toll on native reptiles and amphibians. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbaffe4b0011333cadcb0/1396708924627/SolomonIslands_06.jpg Islands of Creation A black skink (Emoia nigra) on Santa Catalina Island in the eastern Makira Province, Solomon Islands. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbafee4b0b8555ae468f8/1396708918178/SolomonIslands_04.jpg Islands of Creation From the Solomon Islands, a huge female and tiny male Nephila pilipes share the same web, where he makes a living as a kleptoparasite (he steals food from the female). Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbaffe4b0011333cadcae/1396708909283/SolomonIslands_03.jpg Islands of Creation Biologist Dr. Albert Uy teaches his assistants in the Solomon Islands how to capture and band songbirds. Photo taken in Star Harbour, Makira Island, Solomon Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbafee4b0b8555ae468f6/1396708903261/SolomonIslands_02.jpg Islands of Creation A milkweed butterfly or "crow," (Euploea batesii ackeryi) photographed at the chrysalis and adult stage on Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbafde4b0011333cadcaa/1396708876432/SolomonIslands_01.jpg Islands of Creation A Northern Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis calligaster) on the beach on the remote Three Sisters island chain just north of Makira, Solomon Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb04e4b0dca09298e8bb/1395505926971/SolomonIslands_15.jpg Islands of Creation Dr. Albert Uy's research assistants guide a small boat through a mangrove channel on Makira Island, Solomon Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb02e4b0011333cadcb8/1395505926564/SolomonIslands_13.jpg Islands of Creation Climbing coconut trees can be tricky for novices. Nate Dappen's feet were ravaged after a too-fast descent on his first climbing attempt. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbaffe4b0b8555ae468fa/1395505921555/SolomonIslands_05.jpg Islands of Creation James, one of Dr. Albert Uy's local assistants in Makira, Solomon Islands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb02e4b05fcbbaccc4f8/1395505925307/SolomonIslands_11.jpg Islands of Creation The littoral skink (Emoia atrocostata) is a common inhabitant of rocky coasts in the Solomon Islands and throughout the south Pacific. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb00e4b0b8555ae468fd/1395505921995/SolomonIslands_07.jpg Islands of Creation A village boy scrubs a pot with beach sand on Santa Catalina Island, Solomon Islands. Recent research shows that the blonde hair of many Solomon Islanders is dictated by a different gene than is blonde hair in Europeans. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbafce4b0f44028be0c8f/532dbb01e4b0b8555ae468ff/1395505923449/SolomonIslands_09.jpg Islands of Creation A colorful moth on Santa Catalina Island, Solomon Islands. http://www.neillosin.com/northern-great-plains daily 0.75 2014-08-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/53f2b1b1e4b01ae9c43fa9f0/1408414158946/NorthernGreatPlains_15.jpg Northern Great Plains A Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) shakes off its wings after bathing in a northern Montana pond. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb91e4b046525fe5b437/1396709069789/NorthernGreatPlains_14.jpg Northern Great Plains A male Bison or American Buffalo (Bison bison) enjoys the morning sun on a cold morning in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb90e4b01f203fa35bab/1396709063713/NorthernGreatPlains_11.jpg Northern Great Plains A male Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) on a display ground, or lek, in the Nebraska sandhills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb8fe4b046525fe5b42e/1396709058217/NorthernGreatPlains_10.jpg Northern Great Plains A male Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) performs its courtship display on a display ground, or lek, in the Nebraska sandhills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb8ee4b01f203fa35ba9/1396709049692/NorthernGreatPlains_08.jpg Northern Great Plains Two male Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) square off in a territorial conflict on a display ground, or lek, in the Nebraska sandhills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb8de4b025f227968056/1396709043302/NorthernGreatPlains_06.jpg Northern Great Plains A male Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) performs his courtship display on a display ground, or lek, in the Nebraska sandhills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb8de4b01f203fa35ba5/1396709036640/NorthernGreatPlains_04.jpg Northern Great Plains A male Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) performs his courtship display on a display ground, or lek, in the Nebraska sandhills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb8ce4b025f22796804d/1396709031378/NorthernGreatPlains_03.jpg Northern Great Plains Two male Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) square off in a territorial conflict on a display ground, or lek, in the Nebraska sandhills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb8be4b01f203fa35b9f/1396709024183/NorthernGreatPlains_02.jpg Northern Great Plains A massive male Bison or American Buffalo (Bison bison) stares down the photographer in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb8ee4b025f22796805b/1395506065498/NorthernGreatPlains_09.jpg Northern Great Plains Bruce Switzer, a 4th-generation cattle rancher, rests in his barn in the Nebraska sandhills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb90e4b046525fe5b435/1395506066286/NorthernGreatPlains_12.jpg Northern Great Plains Bruce Switzer, a 4th-generation cattle rancher, stands at the door of his barn in the Nebraska sandhills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb90e4b01f203fa35bae/1395506069221/NorthernGreatPlains_13.jpg Northern Great Plains A massive lightning bolt strikes the open plains during an autumn thunderstorm in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb8be4b025f22796804b/1395506060657/NorthernGreatPlains_01.jpg Northern Great Plains Badlands formations in the northern unit of Badlands National Park, South Dakota. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb8de4b025f22796804f/1395506064063/NorthernGreatPlains_05.jpg Northern Great Plains Bruce Switzer, a 4th-generation cattle rancher, rests in his barn in the Nebraska sandhills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbb89e4b0c530c24a1334/532dbb8ee4b025f227968059/1395506064274/NorthernGreatPlains_07.jpg Northern Great Plains View at sunrise from an old barn window in the Nebraska sandhills http://www.neillosin.com/anolis-research daily 0.75 2014-03-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbf3e4b0ede66abe9692/1396709221010/Anolis_20.jpg Anolis Research This male Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) was featured on the cover of the March 2012 issue of Science, accompanying an article by Jason Kolbe, Jonathan Losos, and others. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbf2e4b0ede66abe9690/1396709211640/Anolis_19.jpg Anolis Research A marked adult male Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) in South Miami. Many anoles in my research were marked with tiny colored beads at the base of their tail, visible from a distance through binoculars. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbf3e4b046525fe5b492/1396709201996/Anolis_18.jpg Anolis Research One invasive species, a huge Knight Anole (Anolis equestris), consumes another, a Striped Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus). I regretted not having a proper camera with me here, but grabbed this smartphone shot anyway. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbf1e4b083dcd05e26a0/1396709194677/Anolis_17.jpg Anolis Research A Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei), an invasive species from Cuba, consumes another invasive species, a tiny Brahminy Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbf1e4b0ede66abe968e/1396709188547/Anolis_16.jpg Anolis Research An adult male and female Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus) copulate in a park in Miami, where they are an invasive species. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbf0e4b083dcd05e2696/1396709181724/Anolis_15.jpg Anolis Research The Common Agama (Agama agama), a stunning invasive species from Africa, has become established at a few locations in Miami. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbefe4b046525fe5b490/1396709175220/Anolis_14.jpg Anolis Research The Striped Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus), a large invasive species from Central America, has become abundant in Miami's canals and parks. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbeee4b083dcd05e2694/1396709168646/Anolis_13.jpg Anolis Research This aberrant male Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus) caught in Miami seems to lack skin pigmentation entirely. Its dewlap is nearly transparent. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbeee4b046525fe5b484/1396709161398/Anolis_12.jpg Anolis Research This aberrant male Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus) caught in Miami seems to lack skin pigmentation entirely. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbeee4b083dcd05e2692/1396709154845/Anolis_11.jpg Anolis Research A male Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei), an invasive species from Cuba, displays its scarlet dewlap in southern Florida. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbeee4b046525fe5b482/1396709149404/Anolis_10.jpg Anolis Research A dead male Green Iguana (Iguana iguana), an invasive species from Central America, killed in southern Florida by an unusual cold snap in 2010. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbece4b046525fe5b480/1396709142581/Anolis_09.jpg Anolis Research A male Knight Anole (Anolis equestris), an invasive species from Cuba, photographed in southern Florida. This species is enormous and often eats other anoles, both native and invasive. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbece4b046525fe5b47e/1396709134521/Anolis_08.jpg Anolis Research A young Knight Anole (Anolis equestris), an invasive species from Cuba, perched on my finger. Photographed in Tropical Park, South Miami. Smartphone photo. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbece4b046525fe5b47c/1396709127052/Anolis_07.jpg Anolis Research A tiny hatchling Bark Anole (Anolis distichus), an invasive species from Hispaniola, photographed in suburban Miami. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbebe4b046525fe5b478/1396709117615/Anolis_06.jpg Anolis Research A grass anole (Anolis krugi) in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbebe4b046525fe5b47a/1396709111423/Anolis_05.jpg Anolis Research Gundlach's anole (Anolis gundlachi) in the hands of a biologist. This species, a native of Puerto Rico, has stunning blue eyes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbeae4b083dcd05e2688/1396709104578/Anolis_04.jpg Anolis Research A male Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus), an invasive species from Puerto Rico, displays its dewlap in southern Florida. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbe8e4b046525fe5b46f/1396709096797/Anolis_02.jpg Anolis Research A male Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus), an invasive species from Puerto Rico, photographed in southern Florida. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbe9e4b083dcd05e2686/1396709090230/Anolis_01.jpg Anolis Research A male Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis), the only native anole species in North America, displays its pink dewlap in southern Florida. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dbbe6e4b046525fe5b46e/532dbbeae4b046525fe5b476/1395506155482/Anolis_03.jpg Anolis Research A small waterfall in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico. http://www.neillosin.com/northern-great-plains-film daily 0.75 2014-03-22 http://www.neillosin.com/islands-of-creation-film daily 0.75 2014-03-22 http://www.neillosin.com/snows-of-the-nile-film daily 0.75 2014-11-17 http://www.neillosin.com/snows-of-the-nile daily 0.75 2014-03-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0bfe4b010786b5b7937/1396708515500/SnowsOfTheNile_20.jpg Snows of the Nile A giant lobelia (Lobelia gibberoa) in the heather zone of Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0bde4b0dca09298e138/1396708508385/SnowsOfTheNile_19.jpg Snows of the Nile An endemic tussock grass (Carex runssoroensis) in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0b8e4b0612ee31fb229/1396708484959/SnowsOfTheNile_12.jpg Snows of the Nile Everlasting flowers (Helichrysum sp.) in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0b8e4b00d0eac2ab6d8/1396708476929/SnowsOfTheNile_10.jpg Snows of the Nile Senecio trees (Dendrosenecio adnivalis) dwarf biologist and photographer Nate Dappen in the upper Bujuku Valley in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0b3e4b0612ee31fb21e/1396708452857/SnowsOfTheNile_06.jpg Snows of the Nile A giant lobelia (Lobelia deckenii) and everlasting flowers (Helichrysum sp.) in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0b2e4b00d0eac2ab6cc/1396708444764/SnowsOfTheNile_05.jpg Snows of the Nile Waterfalls and senecio trees (Dendrosenecio adnivalis) in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0aee4b0612ee31fb215/1396708424276/SnowsOfTheNile_02.jpg Snows of the Nile A Snake's Head Arum (Arisaema mildbraedii) flower in the montane forest of Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db08fe4b06710691af771/1396708417881/SnowsOfTheNile_01.jpg Snows of the Nile A male Rwenzori Three-horned Chameleon (Trioceros johnstoni) in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0b7e4b0612ee31fb227/1395503289652/SnowsOfTheNile_11.jpg Snows of the Nile The northeastern flank of Mount Stanley in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0bde4b00d0eac2ab6e7/1395503298797/SnowsOfTheNile_18.jpg Snows of the Nile Kenyan alpinist and climbing guide James "KG" Kagambi in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0c0e4b01c9accdc5bbf/1395503298870/SnowsOfTheNile_21.jpg Snows of the Nile Biologist and photographer Nathan Dappen takes a photo of a small stream in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0b1e4b0612ee31fb217/1395503282088/SnowsOfTheNile_04.jpg Snows of the Nile Kenyan alpinist and climbing guide James "KG" Kagambi in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0b0e4b00d0eac2ab6c2/1395503280878/SnowsOfTheNile_03.jpg Snows of the Nile The Bujuku River flows through the heather zone, a habitat characterized by giant heather trees draped in mosses and lichens, in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0b5e4b00d0eac2ab6d4/1395503287386/SnowsOfTheNile_07.jpg Snows of the Nile Biologist and photographer Nate Dappen and Bakonjo climbing guide Joseph Muhindo in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0bce4b00d0eac2ab6e5/1395503294050/SnowsOfTheNile_16.jpg Snows of the Nile A modern (2013) photo of Mt. Stanley, with the outline of the glaciers present in 1906. Modern and original photos were both captured in the dry season. The vertical extent of the 1906 glacier is approximately 1200m. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0bce4b0dca09298e135/1395503294735/SnowsOfTheNile_17.jpg Snows of the Nile Biologist and photographer Nate Dappen at the mouth of an ice cave in the Margherita Glacier on Mount Stanley, Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0b6e4b0612ee31fb222/1395503288273/SnowsOfTheNile_09.jpg Snows of the Nile Bakonjo climbing guide Nason Buraru looks over Bujuku Lake in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0bae4b00d0eac2ab6da/1395503292720/SnowsOfTheNile_14.jpg Snows of the Nile Biologist and photographer Nate Dappen on the Stanley Plateau glacier on Mount Stanley in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53206a9de4b0873672766f6e/532dadfae4b04d947b099b2c/532db0bbe4b0612ee31fb22d/1395503293392/SnowsOfTheNile_15.jpg Snows of the Nile Biologist and photographer Nate Dappen compares a historical photo (taken by Vittorio Sella in 1906) to the modern landscape in Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda. 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