Flamingos stand and wade in the shallow waters of Aponisos Lake on Agistri, Greece, with scrub-covered hills and a deep blue sky in the background.
Agistri, Greece
Flamingos gather in the shallow waters of Aponisos Lake.
Goats graze on green volcanic slopes on Stromboli as smoke and ash rise from the erupting volcano in the background.
Stromboli, Italy
Goats graze on the lower slopes of Stromboli while the volcano continues to erupt above them.
A peregrine falcon flies low along the rocky, shrub-covered volcanic slopes of Stromboli, Italy, blending into the rugged landscape.
Stromboli, Italy
A peregrine falcon hunts along the volcanic slopes.
Semi-wild Etna goats move among rocky outcrops and dense Mediterranean shrubs on the slopes of Mount Pellegrino in Sicily, Italy.
Mount Pellegrino, Sicily, Italy
Semi-wild Etna goats roam the rocky slopes.
Semi-wild Etna goats move among rocky outcrops and dense Mediterranean shrubs on the slopes of Mount Pellegrino in Sicily, Italy.
Mount Pellegrino, Sicily, Italy
Semi-wild Etna goats roam the rocky slopes.
A horse wearing a cowboy hat pulls a carriage through the streets of Palermo, Sicily, as the driver sits behind in a traditional carriage.
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
A horse-drawn carriage moves through the city streets.
A cat rests on a window sill of a weathered building in Tbilisi, Georgia, while a woman waves from behind lace curtains inside.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A woman waves as I photograph her cat on the window sill.
A baby spur-thighed tortoise crawls through green grass and small rocks near Tbilisi Sea, Georgia.
Tbilisi Sea, Georgia
A baby spur-thighed tortoise moves through green grass.
A spur-thighed tortoise walks through dense green clover on Philopappou Hill in Athens, Greece.
Philopappou Hill, Athens, Greece
A spur-thighed tortoise moves through lush clover on the hillside.
A mule deer grazes on young growth in a winter forest in Yosemite National Park, California, United States.
Yosemite National Park, California, United States
A mule deer grazes in a winter forest.
A coyote walks through a snowy valley in Yosemite National Park, California, with patches of exposed ground and evergreen forest behind it.
Yosemite National Park, California, United States
A coyote moves through a snowy velley.
Children ride water buffaloes across a grassy field near Hsipaw, Myanmar, as the animals return home after grazing in the late afternoon light.
Hsipaw, Myanmar
Children ride water buffaloes home after a day of grazing in the countryside.
A blue-banded bee collects pollen from the center of a bright yellow sunflower on a farm in Gasing, Bali, Indonesia.
Gasing, Bali, Indonesia
A blue-banded bee visits a sunflower on a local farm.
A long-tailed macaque hangs from a tree branch in the dense forest of the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Hang in there!
A monkey hangs from a branch at the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary.
Two yellow-eyed penguin stands partially hidden among tall grasses and flax at a nesting site in Curio Bay, New Zealand.
Curio Bay, New Zealand
A yellow-eyed penguin feeds its young at a nesting site.
A New Zealand fur seal rests on a rocky shoreline at Cannibal Bay, South Island, New Zealand, surrounded by kelp and clear coastal water.
Cannibal Bay, South Island, New Zealand
A fur seal suns itself on the rocky shoreline.
Hooker’s sea lions confront one another on the wet sand at Cannibal Bay, South Island, New Zealand, with rocky cliffs rising behind the beach.
Cannibal Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Hooker’s sea lions engage in a mating dispute on the beach.
Two Hooker’s sea lions face off in shallow water at Cannibal Bay, South Island, New Zealand, with a rocky shoreline and grassy slopes behind them.
Cannibal Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Hooker’s sea lions engage in a mating dispute on the beach.
Three Hooker’s sea lions face off on a sandy beach at Cannibal Bay, South Island, New Zealand, with rocky cliffs rising behind them.
Cannibal Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Hooker’s sea lions engage in a mating dispute on the beach.
New Zealand fur seals rest on dark shoreline boulders along the water’s edge in Milford Sound, with waves breaking against the rocks.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
New Zealand fur seals haul out on shoreline boulders.
New Zealand fur seals rest on large shoreline boulders along the rocky coast of Milford Sound, with dense native forest rising above the water.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
New Zealand fur seals haul out on shoreline boulders along the edge of the fjord.
Two sheep stand on a grassy ridge at Roy's Peak, overlooking Lake Wanaka and surrounding mountain ranges under a blue, cloud-dotted sky in New Zealand.
Roy's Peak, Wanaka, New Zealand
Two sheep pause on the ridge, gazing out over Lake Wanaka.
Two sheep stand on a grassy ridge at Roys Peak, overlooking the blue waters of Lake Wanaka and surrounding mountain ranges in New Zealand.
Roys Peak, Wanaka, New Zealand
Two sheep pause on the ridge, gazing out over Lake Wanaka.
A bronco kicks up red dust as it bucks during a rodeo in Windorah, Queensland, Australia, while a rider grips the reins mid-ride.
Windorah Rodeo, Queensland, Australia — August 2017
A bronco bucks as a rider holds on during competition.
A heavily distended olive python slithers across the dirt road on the Gibb River Road in Western Australia after feeding, its body visibly swollen.
Gibb River Road, Western Australia
A heavily distended olive python crosses the road after feeding.
A wedge-tailed eagle flies low over sandy beach dunes along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia, with coastal vegetation in the foreground.
Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia
A wedge-tailed eagle flies low over the beach dunes.
A blue-tongued lizard opens its mouth, flashing its dark blue tongue as it moves through dry leaves and low vegetation in Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia.
Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia
A blue-tongued lizard moves across low vegetation, displaying its distinctive tongue.
A blue-tongued lizard opens its mouth, extending its dark blue tongue while moving across gravel in Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia.
Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia
A blue-tongued lizard flashes its distinctive tongue while crossing gravel in the Australian bush.
A short-beaked echidna forages for ants among grass and fallen leaves, its spines raised as it probes the ground with its snout.
Tasmania, Australia
A short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus, forages for ants.
A short-beaked echidna forages among dry leaves and branches on the forest floor in Tasmania, Australia.
Tasmania, Australia
A short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus, forages for ants on the forest floor.
A short-beaked echidna probes the leaf litter with its snout while foraging for ants on the forest floor in Tasmania, Australia.
Tasmania, Australia
A short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus, earches through leaf litter for ants on the forest floor.
A short-beaked echidna pushes its snout deep into leaf litter while foraging, its spines fanning outward among fallen eucalyptus leaves and grass.
Tasmania, Australia
A short-beaked echidna buries its snout into the forest floor while searching for ants among leaf litter.
A short-beaked echidna lowers its snout to the ground while foraging among grass, twigs, and fallen leaves, its sharp spines visible along its back.
Tasmania, Australia
A short-beaked echidna searches for ants among grass and leaf litter on the forest floor.
A pademelon wallaby stands alert on the forest floor in Tasmania, Australia, with a small joey peeking from its pouch amid fallen branches and leaf litter.
Tasmania, Australia
A pademelon wallaby stands in the forest with a joey in its pouch.
Local youths swim in a calm jungle river near Huế, Vietnam, while an Asian elephant feeds along the riverbank amid dense tropical vegetation.
Near Huế, Vietnam
Local youths cool off in a jungle river while an Asian elephant feeds nearby, a fleeting moment of coexistence.
An Asian water monitor lizard moves along a concrete walkway scattered with leaves in the jungle near Tonsai, Thailand.
Tonsai, Thailand
An Asian water monitor moves along a walkway through the jungle.
Goats spread across a steep, rocky hillside near Triund in the Himalayan foothills, with two goatherds moving among the herd in misty conditions.
Triund, near Dharamshala, India
Two goatherds tend their goats on a steep hillside in the Himalayan foothills.
A goatherd stands among a small herd of goats on a rocky hillside in the Himalayan foothills, partially obscured by thick fog.
Triund, near Dharamshala, India
A goatherd tends his goats on a rocky slope as fog rolls through the mountains.
A Hanuman langur sits on a tree branch in Rishikesh, India, framed by sunlit leaves at the abandoned Beatles Ashram.
Rishikesh, India
A Hanuman langur rests on a tree branch within the abandoned Beatles Ashram.
A Hanuman langur rests against weathered stone ruins in Hampi, Karnataka, India, gazing upward in soft light.
Hampi, Karnataka, India
A Hanuman langur rests among temple ruins.
A Hanuman langur rests against weathered stone ruins in Hampi, Karnataka, India, gazing upward in soft light.
Hampi, Karnataka, India
A Hanuman langur rests among temple ruins.
A lone American bison walks across dry grassland on Antelope Island, Utah, with the open Great Salt Lake landscape in the background.
Antelope Island, Utah, United States
A lone bison stands against the wide, open landscape near the Great Salt Lake.
A herd of American bison grazes on open grassland on Antelope Island, Utah, with sparse shrubs and the Great Salt Lake basin in the distance.
Antelope Island, Utah, United States
A herd of American bison grazes on the open landscape.