These lions were sitting and looking out for prey as the sun went down in Botswana. Another vehicle watched from the far side. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rKDqeK

This leopard looked a lot like a house cat while climbing down a tree trunk. No fire department to the rescue in the wild. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rK1rrr

The Dude, 1998 Topps style, in honor of Jeff Bridges’ birthday today

This young elephant took a break from grazing to have a sniff in our direction, then decided we weren't that interesting and went back to eating. #photography #wildlife flic.kr/p/2rJWDCX

A pride of lions stopped for a drink by a flooded pool in the Mababe Depression. This one had a hop over one corner on the way out. The waters were rising quickly from one day to the next as the water rushed down from the Okavango Delta. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rJLFtF

These buffalo were keeping an eye out, and for good reason: there were lions lurking in the tall grass behind us. Seen in the Mababe depression in Botswana. #photography #wildlife #buffalo flic.kr/p/2rJv9sz

We had seen the pack hunting the night before, and the next morning at sunrise we caught them coming down the road reunited with their cubs. The cubs were 2-3 months old at the time. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rJpy1K

Here's another one of the leopard walking between the two trees that I saw it perched in. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rHPwoU

One of the male lions following the Mokete pride scent marks some grass, while the others keep moving down the road. #photgraphy #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rHu6Sn

Nov 25 415pm I have failed this season and heard The Little Drummer Boy. Early L after a couple of seasons avoiding it.

This baby elephant peeked out from the tall grass and the adults for a brief moment as a herd filed past us in the tall grass. #photography #wildlife flic.kr/p/2rHp1eK

This cheetah was seen hunting near our camp in the Mababe Depression in Botswana, but by the time we caught up it was resting between some small trees for shade. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rGAeq2

Mother and daughter lions greeted each other as they reconnected in the morning on the Okavango Delta. Lots of teeth showing. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rGAeq2

Tried out some ICM when I was over in Scotland, this time by a birch grove in Glen Affric. Got just a touch of the blue sky shining through. #photography #icm #forest flic.kr/p/2rGmV5P

This lion was resting with its brother. It wasn't very windy but you would think it was with the mane so blown up in the air. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rGmV5P

This group of impala in the Okavango Delta was on high alert, watching a juvenile leopard who had climbed down from one tree and was walking to another. They were all sneezing to sound the alarm, kind of amusing to watch. #photography #wildlife flic.kr/p/2rGaUPF

Before I left Marblehead Light, I caught this shot with clouds to one side and aurora to the other. Not the best shot of the aurora but I think it's my favorite of the night. #photography #lighthouse #northernlights flic.kr/p/2rFxmV9

The moonrise lined up nicely with the most active part of the aurora in Marblehead MA on Nov 11, and all of it reflected in the water. #photography #night #aurora #northernlights flic.kr/p/2rFpCSN

There were clouds further north so we went up to Marblehead Light on Nov 11 to try to catch the aurora over the open ocean. We got about 20 minutes up there before the sky started to cover up again. Just missed the subsequent substorm. #photography #lighthouse #night #landscape flic.kr/p/2rFdA4o

This leopard looked relaxed up in the tree while it waited for its mom to return. Seen in the Okavango Delta. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rF2oVs

Decent light in Marblehead MA but the clouds were coming back in

This tree really stood out against the blue hour sky after another sunset on the Okavango Delta. #photography #landscape flic.kr/p/2rEQAaF

Saw these lovely highland cattle on the grounds of Balmoral Castle, enjoying some hay with fall colors around. #photography #cows flic.kr/p/2rEBtCM

Caught the rising moon between the two halves of this tower in Hollywood. #photography #urban

Dwight Evans, Boston Red Sox, 1989 Topps

A little preview of where I was the last couple of weeks. Had an awesome but chilly morning at Dunnottar Castle on the east coast of Scotland. In this shot, I managed to catch a sunstar as the castle was backlit by the rising sun. #photography #castle flic.kr/p/2rCDugE

This juvenile lion was resting in the grass by a kill, we think its mother was out looking for her other cub at the time. I liked the patterns in its eyes as it looked up at us briefly before going back to sleep. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rCtw7d

We came upon this elephant eating breakfast near sunrise. It wasn't very accustomed to humans so we moved along quickly. #photography #wildlife flic.kr/p/2rCgM6n

We really wanted to see an aardvark in Botswana, and finally came across one digging a hole the last night we were there. Not the highest quality photo due to basically no light, we only used a small flashlight for a moment to get this. #photography #wildlife flic.kr/p/2rBZivv

Nice color complementing the castle ruins on the shores of Loch Ness. No monsters in sight.

Weird Al Yankovic, 1981 Donruss, in honor of his birthday today

Very nice afternoon in the woods today.

The kudu were barking as this mother and daughter lion reunited in the Okavango Delta. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rzvg8L

We were lucky enough to find an aardwolf roaming around just after sunset outside the gates of Makgadikgadi National Park. These small, nocturnal cousins of hyena subsist almost entirely on ants and termites. #photography #wildlife flic.kr/p/2rzhmtx

These bat eared foxes were sitting outside their den trying to warm up in the sun on a cold winter morning near the Makgadikgadi salt pans. #photography #wildlife #desert flic.kr/p/2ryu8wW

Caught this bee eater perched on a nicely arranged set of branches with warm light in the Okavango Delta. #photography #wildlife #birds flic.kr/p/2ryiiQU

Two male lions were following a hunting pride, and we caught this guy looking up while they passed through the tall grass. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2ry7Swn

As this small elephant passed, it raised its trunk to the sky like a periscope in the tall grass. #photography #wildlife flic.kr/p/2rxBhqY

Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd, Montreal Expos, 1990 Fleer

This lion cub was walking with its pride, and looked back to make sure the others were following along. Seen in Botswana in the Mababe Depression at sunrise. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rwZRoZ

Capturing this lion was an experience to test the nerves. I was near the rear of the open-top vehicle and he came straight towards me and only turned away at the last moment to pass around us. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rwH91s

Saw these three giraffe nicely lined up in front of a forested area in the Mababe Depression. #photography #wildlife flic.kr/p/2rwuHFz

This leopard hopped down from one tree and walked over to another, keeping a close eye on the pack of zebra that were behind our vehicle. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rweLo5

HTTP 406 isn't one you see a lot

This lilac breasted roller darted quickly one way and then the other, and when it landed we saw a fat spider in its mouth. Checking where it moved the first time, it had taken the kill from a spider-hunting wasp. Very fun seeing small scale hunting. #photography #wildlife #birds flic.kr/p/2rvEJeA

The sun hadn't quite come up when we crossed paths with this hyena in the tall grass of the Okavango Delta. #photography #wildlife flic.kr/p/2rvekR6

These Rapture 2025 people have terrible marketing, I still see Rapture 1992 signs around. They were so durable, three decades of winters and some are still legible.

Bee eaters were some of the more colorful birds we saw in the Okavango Delta. This one was sitting on the branch of a small tree and we passed fairly close by. #photography #wildlife #birds flic.kr/p/2rv6pd6

We came across a large herd of buffalo among some low trees in the Mababe Depression. This calf was hiding behind its mom, but took a peek out. They look a lot like cows when they're little. #photography #wildlife flic.kr/p/2ruU4hy

This leopard was resting in a tree, then stood up and climbed down to move to a different one, much to the chagrin of some nearby impala. The sun was getting low in the sky. #photography #wildlife #cats flic.kr/p/2rujJtH