Langurs, langurs everywhere! Gray Langurs are a species of monkey found in South Asia, including Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka.
These old world monkeys vary in look and appearance depending on their location and there is no real consensus on how many different Gray Langur species there actually are.
The Tufted Gray Langur seen here is only found in Southeast India and Sri Lanka.
This week has been declared National Wildlife Week in the US, by the National Wildlife Federation.
Since National Wildlife Week in Canada isn’t until next month, it means I get to do two ‘wild week’ posts, with this one focusing only on animals I’ve photographed in the USA.
Taking a quick count, it seems I’ve been to around 30 different American states. As far as wildlife goes I enjoyed Utah, Wyoming and Florida the most. From Yellowstone to the Everglades, here are seven wildlife photos in honour of National Wildlife Week, enjoy!
In Canada, it seems that everyone has their own way way to convince themselves that winter has ended and spring is on the way.
One such belief at home is that when the Robins return, spring must be just around the corner. While they are year-round residents in many parts of the US, the American Robin migrates north and south from the colder climates in Canada and Alaska.
Enjoying the sun down in Mexico, they return to Canada for breeding and are usually among the first migratory birds spotted in late-winter.
This particular puffy Robin was photographed in the middle of summer, while camping in Ontario.
The smallest of the ‘Big Cats’, the Leopard is known to be a stealthy, successful hunter.
Unfortunately their great prowess at hunting doesn’t always mean an easy meal, as they are often chased from their kills by hyenas or lions.
The trick most African Leopards have to their advantage is great agility. They use their agility to escape from competing predators by sleeping, eating and staying in trees. After making a kill, one of the first things a Leopard tries to do is bring their kill to safety, as this one has done with their gazelle.
This photo of a Leopard with a gazelle in a tree was taken in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
Pelicans are fascinating birds to watch when they are feeding. Especially the Brown Pelican, which is unique from all the other, larger Pelican species.
While the other seven Pelican species usually feed by pushing schools of fish into shallows waters and scooping them up, the Brown Pelican dives for fish, similar to other birds in the Galapagos, such as the Blue-Footed Booby.
Watching them hunt for their meals a real treat and I was lucky enough to snap these photos of a Brown Pelican that was diving for fish underwater off the coast of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.
