Animals

Glowing Grizzly (Portrait) || Glacier National Park

A portrait orientation of a personal favorite: a young, male grizzly, rummaging for huckleberries and glowing in the setting sun in late August, is interrupted by a motorcycle misfire on Going to the Sun Road near Rising Sun and rises up to investigate || Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, August 2021

Glacier Kid || Grinnell Glacier Trail

A mountain goat kid perched and easily negotiating a steep precipice gripping with cloven hooves along the Grinnell Glacier Trail with Angel Wing as a back drop in late Summer || Glacier National Park, Montana, August 2021

Smiling Ram || Glacier National Park

A large ram stops to pose and smile on his favorite spot on the brick wall above the shores of St. Mary's Lake in early Spring during a slight downpour || Glacier National Park, Montana, May 2021

Watchful Graze || Yellowstone National Park

A massive bull elk grazes roadside along The Grand Loop near West Thumb Geyser Basin and keeps a watchful eye || Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August 2020

Mr. the Bison || Hayden Valley

A bull grazing in the golden fields of Yellowstone's Hayden Valley in late Summer || Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August 2020

Thai Elephant Eating || Chiang Mai

An incredible and gorgeous female elephant strides through the jungle underbrush gathering an afternoon snack while on her walk to her daily bathing ritual || Chiang Mai, Thailand, October 2018

Humpback Breaching || Sydney

A playful humpback breaches offering an amazing dance on its way to warmer waters with a backdrop of parts of the Sydney skyline and Sydney Harbour Bridge|| Sydney, Australia July 2018

Berry Grunter || Two Medicine

A young adult, dark brown grizzly strides through the aspens, rummaging, grunting, huffing and puffing, after sunset enjoying a late Summer forage for blueberries in prep of his ensuing hibernation || Glacier National Park, Montana, August 2021

Gold Strider || Two Medicine

A beautiful golden blonde black bear female forages for roots north of East Glacier along the embankment of Route 49 after sunrise on a late May morning || Glacier National Park, Montana, May 2021

Sleepy Koala || Sydney

A cute koala finds the perfect spot and way to slumber limply in a tree and dangle against a branch || Sydney, Australia November 2018

Heading Home || Laniakea Beach

Punahele heads home and back into the surf after a long day of sunbathing and posing. She's a 40 year old (37 at this time) green sea turtle, absolutely marvelous and a stunning display of courage, survival against the greatest odds, and a testament to the will of life finding a way. || Laniakea Beach, O'ahu, Hawaii, May 2018 Read my blog post about Punahele, green sea turles and conservation efforts here: https://geoffpiperphotography.medium.com/punahele-the-majesty-of-green-sea-turtles-1899b82769de

New Zealand Cormorant Chick || Queenstown

An adorable cormorant chick popped up out of the waters of Lake Pukaki to take a break from swimming on a stone and to say hello || Queenstown, New Zealand, September 2018

Bambi || John's Lake

A beautiful and trusting doe wandered right up to me deep in the forest along the John's Lake trailhead in the morning hours of a late Spring to early Summer day || Glacier National Park, Montana, June 2021

Momma Grizzly || Going to the Sun Road

A collared momma grizzly strides through the forest leading her cub along Going to the Sun Road during a heavy downpour || Glacier National Park, Montana, May 2021

Afternoon Graze || Hayden Valley

Bison graze and lounge in Hayden Valley enjoying the late Summer sun and lush fields || Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August 2020

Sipping by the Shore || Oxbow Bend

Canadian geese gather along the shore of the Snake River in Oxbow Bend braving the smokey air for a sip, swim and stay in late Summer || Oxbow Bend, Wyoming, September 2020

Elk Challenge || Yellowstone National Park

Two bull elk begin to challenge each other during the late Summer to early Fall along the shores of a narrow sand bar and inlet within Yellowstone Lake || Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August 2020

Momma Moose Encourages Calf || Many Glacier

A mother moose leads her new born calf along the shores of Swiftcurrent Lake at sunset in Spring || Glacier National Park, Wyoming, May 2021

Gannet the Builder || Muriwai Gannet Colony

A marvelous gannet flys high above the Muriwai Gannet Colony holding tight in its beak a clump of twigs and dirt ready to add to the nest back home || Muriwai Beach, New Zealand, September 2018

Bugling || Estes Park

A young bull elk smells the Fall air and bugles to nearby cows in his annual mating ritual during the October rut near Estes Park || Estes Park, Colorado, October 2020

Elk's Haven || Yellowstone National Park

A bull elk grazes along the shores of a safe haven sand bar and narrow inlet of Yellostone Lake with Mount Sheridan looming in the distance in late Summer || Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August 2020

Momma Moose & Calf || Grand Teton National Park

A mother moose looks over her young calf in late Summer to early Fall in Grand Teton National Park near the aptly named Moose Road || Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, September 2020

Ferdinand || Hayden Valley

A massive bull bison stops to smell the late Summer flowers after a day of lounging and rolling in the grass and dirt || Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August

Shangri-graze || Hayden Valley

Bison graze in the utopian fields of Hayden Valley in late Summer as the Yellowstone River flows by and lodgepole pine forest provides places for a rest or shelter || Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August 2020