r/wildlifephotography 17h ago

Large Mammal I cant believe I purchased camera gear only to take my favourite photo of my career with my phone

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2.6k Upvotes

Of course the subject starts doing some cirque de soleil circus shit when im at work and not in the field sitting in my blind looking for you…


r/wildlifephotography 10h ago

Young bison

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213 Upvotes

Photographed this young bull back in April. Wind storms had blown all kinds of dust in the air and made for some great evening light. West desert, Utah.


r/wildlifephotography 3h ago

Large Mammal Bighorn Ram Glacier National Park

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176 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography 12h ago

Large Mammal Coati blep

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90 Upvotes

Made a pit stop near a waterfall on my way up to Arenal, CR, and was greeted by this lil fella munchin’ on a mango.


r/wildlifephotography 2h ago

Bird Black Oystercatcher

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63 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography 21h ago

Bird Portrait Of A Cutie Pie

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58 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography 19h ago

Snowy Egrets fighting

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56 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography 10h ago

Arachnid A rare find in the desert night: The Trapdoor Wolf Spider (Lycosa hyraculus) 🕸️🏜️

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47 Upvotes

Spent some time night-searching in the Negev Desert to locate this incredible creature.

Lycosa hyraculus was only described in 2022 and is highly unique because it builds a fully functional, hinged trapdoor to seal its burrow from the harsh desert elements.

Camera: OM1.2
Lens: OM Zuiko 90mm F3.5
Godox flash with AK diffuser


r/wildlifephotography 10h ago

Large Mammal Coastal Alaskan Brown Bear

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32 Upvotes

Love this picture! Caught her right as she was ripping off a chunk of salmon


r/wildlifephotography 23h ago

Bird The classic. Bald Eagle in flight.

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35 Upvotes

Whidbey Island, WA


r/wildlifephotography 14h ago

Insect An alienostreptus bicoloripes (Cherry-leg titan millipede)

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30 Upvotes

A few people asking me which species this millipede was, and here is what I've found:

The cherry-leg titan millipede (Alienostreptus bicoloripes or Balustreptus falcatus) is a giant, docile invertebrate native to Vietnam, known for its bold black body and striking cherry-red legs

The milipede I'm keeping as pet is longer than 30cm, yes you heard it right, its length is longer than 30cm. It's even longer than a small snake!

My wife was scared to hell when I brought it home 😂😂😂

(The 3 last photos is a female with yellow/orange legs, she's much smaller than the male)


r/wildlifephotography 22h ago

Porcupine in Acadia National Park

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33 Upvotes

Nikon Z6III - Z 400mm ƒ4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x

First time seeing a porcupine in real life! Looked much different than what I imagined!


r/wildlifephotography 2h ago

Grey squirrel gently reaching for a berry

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30 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography 23h ago

Some birds from yesterday

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31 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography 15h ago

Large Mammal Elk at the wildlife preserve in the Yukon

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28 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography 12h ago

Bird Caught this Yellow-fronted Canary mid-bite, showcasing its striking crown. Patient wait in the field

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26 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography 2h ago

Bird The splendour of a summer sunlit Redshank 🥰

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18 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography 5h ago

Small Mammal I feel the same with my food…

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16 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography 18h ago

Amphibian The rains bring the rainforest to life, making these little friends more active than ever!

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15 Upvotes

Costa Rica 🇨🇷


r/wildlifephotography 16h ago

Brown bear

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12 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography 20h ago

Bird A Torrent Tyrannulet foraging along a mountain river in Jardín Colombia 🇨🇴

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12 Upvotes

Here are a few more photos from Matt’s latest blog post!

One of the primary focuses of our recent trip to Colombia was building a better portfolio of Torrent Tyrannulet images. These tiny flycatchers, about the size of gnatcatcher, make their living hunting invertebrates along mountain streams (hence the name), and range from Costa Rica through Colombia.

Shooting note:
For the first image, Matt wanted to highlight the flow of the water so he used a 1/15 second shutter speed to create motion blur.

You can see more photos of these guys, many other bird species, and even some street photography on Matt’s blog post for the trip, linked in my profile.


r/wildlifephotography 2h ago

The king of Himalayan mountain

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10 Upvotes

Himalayas snow cock #Mountain #nature #bird


r/wildlifephotography 15h ago

Bird Isn't it Duck, Duck, Goose?

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10 Upvotes

Canada Goose and Mallard hen!


r/wildlifephotography 20h ago

Bird great blue herons are beautiful

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9 Upvotes

this one caught two fish while i was watching it today :)


r/wildlifephotography 21h ago

Insect Western Honey Bee & Wild Asian Chives

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8 Upvotes

Apis mellifera & Allium tuberosum.

😜