http://www.photobird.com animals http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/A-Big-Guy http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/A-Big-Guy I ran across this big bad guy while exploring and old building in the Sonoran desert just outside of Tucson, Arizona, it was one of two snakes I found undergoing the skin shedding process which is the reason for the blue eyes. http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/A-Diamond-In-The-Rough http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/A-Diamond-In-The-Rough I use to live just outside of Tucson, Arizona and I very much enjoyed exploring old mines and caves and it was in an old mine that I found this grumpy guy who was shedding it's skin which is why he had the blue eyes. http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/A-fish-Out-Of-Water http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/A-fish-Out-Of-Water Every year during our rainy season our local river the Skokomish just out of Shelton, Washington overflows and the salmon from the local hatcheries escape and are all over the place and crossing all our local roads like this one. http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/A-Little-Beauty http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/A-Little-Beauty I really love these little humming birds but they were hard for me to photograph them as there so quick, so I set up a feeder just outside my window and waited and am happy my idea worked for me. http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/A-Snake-In-The-Grass http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/A-Snake-In-The-Grass like a lot of people I'm not a real big fan of snakes but have to say I was really taken with how beautiful this little snake I found in my lawn was. http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/All-Ears http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/All-Ears a little Piggy having lunch while mom rested. taken on a friends farm. http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Beastly-Beauty http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Beastly-Beauty I was hiking in the Grand Canyon and found this big beauty resting in the shade, He did not seem to be bothered by my presence and allowed me to get close enough for a couple of shots and I walked off and left him to rest in his spot. http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Beauty-In-The-Eye-Of-The-Beholder http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Beauty-In-The-Eye-Of-The-Beholder These guys are so beautiful! I was really having a great time getting getting some shots of him, I shot this in a local area here in Washington where several have of these birds have been roaming around kind of taking over http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Birds-Eye-View http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Birds-Eye-View I shot pretty little one through my den window http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Big-kitty http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Big-kitty I shot this photo of this big kitty at our local game preserve here in Washington state, I was really taken by the cats size and colors http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Blue-Belly http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Blue-Belly There's a community here in Washington state where these big beauties have kind of taken over and made themselves to home but no one is caring to much as they so beautiful http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Captured-Moment http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Captured-Moment this little beauty had just landed and was about to take a drink, I shot this through my den window http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Contentment http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Contentment This guy was a very happy camper having just had lunch and now was taking a nice nap in the sun, it does not get any better! taken in Newport, Oregon http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Country-Offerings http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Country-Offerings this little bird was really into getting a drink, I shot this through my den window http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Desert-Surprise http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Desert-Surprise !I have no idea as to what kind of lizard this is I only know he lives in a cave on the Sonoran desert just outside of Tucson, Arizona that I was exploring http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Eye-Contact http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Eye-Contact This beautiful Golden Eagle was injured and was recovering for a few days in a tree over looking the Hood Canal just outside of Lilliwaup, Washington, I took this shot from a boat not very from it, I also used a camera with a 12 x zoom and a 2 x converter http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Hanging-Out http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Hanging-Out this little green fellow was investigating a leaf on my lawn and decided to take a little rest where he stayed for sometime http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/I-Got-My-Eye-On-You http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/I-Got-My-Eye-On-You I loved the look on this little piggy's face as if he was thinking hey! don't move! I got my eye on you. taken on a friends farm http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/I-m-Ready-For-My-Close-Up http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/I-m-Ready-For-My-Close-Up I have no idea as to what type of lizard this is, but I found him while exploring an old cave on the desert just outside of Tucson and he seem to have little or no fear of people at least of me. http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/In-His-House http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/In-His-House I was very taken and indeed fascinated with this lizard I found in a cave I was exploring just outside of Tucson, Arizona, he seemed to have little or no fear of me as he pretty much just hung out and almost posed for me as I took his picture or her picture not sure and was not going to get close enough to find out http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/In-The-Pink http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/In-The-Pink this fly seemed to be very happy and comfortable as it just hung out and rested maybe even had lunch on our Rhode plant http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Just-A-Littly-Itch http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Just-A-Littly-Itch this beautiful racoon hanging out in our yard seemed to be having a bit of an itch problem http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Proud-Mama http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Proud-Mama I fed this little lady while she sat on her eggs and as a reward she allowed me to get close enough to take a picture of her new family, cute little ones http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/sticking-his-neck-out http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/sticking-his-neck-out I have no clue as to what kind of bird this is but it was BIG!! and very! interesting!! it seemed to be as big as a plane! well?? almost!! this was taken at a game preserve in Arizona http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/The-Look http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/The-Look I was driving along and I spotted this eagle high in a tree, it was windy and cold and he did not seem or look to happy http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Yelding-The-Right-Of-Way http://www.photobird.com/theshootest/The-Wild-Kingdom/Yelding-The-Right-Of-Way i'm not really sure who has the right of way here but every year our local river (the skokomish) just outside of Hoodsport, Washington overflows and all the hatchery fish make a brake for it and are all over the place, like crossing all our local roads like this one