Best Land Photos

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias - the only shark that took the bait in two days of trying.

Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa - May 27, 2011

2011-05-27#9218

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1912 Belgian Shipwreck

Once completely buried in sand, storms uncovered the wreck for now.

Alftaversfjara, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011

2011-07-06#3117

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Australasian Crested Grebes

Podiceps cristatus - we were able to take a lot of photos during their courtship preoccupation.

Twizel, South Island, New Zealand, November 1, 2011

2011-11-01#6738

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Kapitan Khlebnikov

My favorite Antarctic ship parked in the ice while we helicoptered to the dry valley.

Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Sound, November 22, 2011

2011-11-22#7783

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Bison

Bison bison

Elk Park, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, January 16, 2012

2012-01-16#0865

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Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Kibale National Park, Uganda, May 22, 2012

2012-05-22#0123

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Mountain Gorilla

Gorilla beringei beringei - the big silverback.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda - May 27, 2012

2012-05-27#1507

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Mountain Gorilla juvenile

Gorilla beringei beringei - playing on bamboo.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, May 28, 2012

2012-05-28#1886

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Barn & Fence

Angram, Swaledale, Yorkshire, UK, August 30, 2012

2012-08-30#2835

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Stream

Hardrow Scaur, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, UK, August 31. 2012

2012-08-31#3062

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Lion, male

Panthera leo - not the biggest animal, or darkest mane but a very nice looking male.

Masai Mara, Kenya, September 9, 2012

2012-09-09#7060

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Cheetah, juveniles

Acinonyx jubatus

Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, February 3, 2013

2013-02-03#4256

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