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Nature Stock Photography Library > The Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) is the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). It is the second-most widely distributed mammal on Earth (after humans) and is found in all the world's oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to warm, tropical seas. Orcas are highly social and generally travel in stable, matrilineal family groups. Orcas are versatile predators, with some populations feeding mostly on fish and others on other marine mammals, including large whales. The three types of orcas are: Resident: These are the most commonly sighted of the three populations in the coastal waters of the northeast Pacific. The resident orcas' diet consists primarily of fish, and they live in complex and cohesive family groups known as pods. Female residents characteristically have a rounded dorsal fin tip that terminates in a sharp corner. They are known to visit certain areas consistently. Transient: The diet of these orcas consists almost exclusively of marine mammals. They do not eat fish. Transients generally travel in small groups, usually of two to six animals. Unlike residents, transients may not always stay together as a family unit. Female transients are characterized by dorsal fins that are more triangular and pointed than those of residents. Offshore: These orcas cruise the open oceans and feed primarily on fish, sharks and turtles. They have been seen traveling in groups of up to 60 animals. Currently there is little known about the habits of this population, but they can be distinguished genetically from the residents and transients. Female offshores are characterized by dorsal fin tips that are continuously rounded. Orca photos taken by professional nature and wildlife stock photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > This was a once-in-a-lifetime encounter that I wish I could repeat. Alas, I'm left with just the hilarous memories. I was walking through a park, taking photos of some flowers with my fisheye when this squirrel ran up to my camera (hoping for some peanuts, I'm sure). I bent down to say hello and started snapping his picture. He became so curious looking into the lens (and seeing the opening and closing of the aperture/shutter) that he put his little paw on the lens and peered inside. Truly hilarious!
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Nature Stock Photography Library > Hyla arianae tree frog - Costa Rican jungle by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Red-backed squirrel monkey (mono titi) mother and baby in the costa rican rainforest
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m). It has been widely extirpated by habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is about 81 to 96 cm (32 to 36 inches) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of macaws. Average weight is about a kilogram (2 to 2.5 pounds). The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upperwing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Sexes are alike; the only difference between ages is that young birds have dark eyes, and adults have light yellow eyes. Scarlet Macaws make loud, low-pitched, throaty squawks and screams. Wild Scarlet Macaws eat mostly fruits and seeds, including large, hard seeds. A typical sighting is of a single bird or a pair flying above the forest canopy, though in some areas flocks can be seen. They may gather at clay licks.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bald eagles congregating during salmon season - two places in North America attract the highest concentrations of eagles in the world: Brackendale (near Squamish) in British Columbia and Haines, Alaska The Bald Eagle was officially declared the National Emblem of the United States by the Second Continental Congress in 1782. It was selected by the U.S.A.'s founding fathers because it is a species unique to North America. Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird, because he thought the eagle was of bad moral character. The Bald Eagle has since become the living symbol of the U.S.A.'s freedoms, spirit and pursuit of excellence. Its image and symbolism have played a significant role in American art, folklore, music and architecture. The Nature Stock Photography Library features rights managed and royalty free wildlife, nature, travel stock photography and licenses for stock photos. We also sell high quality fine art nature prints and photo products. All images are by professional wildlife and nature photographer Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > The majestic bald eagle in flight
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wild Capuchin Monkeys
Nature Stock Photography Library > Grizzly bear fight Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Nature Stock Photography - The Arctic - Alaska, Yukon & Northwest Territories > alaska waterfall
Nature Stock Photography Library > Rainforest leaf with rain drops Nature Stock Photography by professional photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a large otter native to the North Pacific, from northern Japan and Kamchatka east across the Aleutian Islands south to California. The heaviest of the otters, Sea Otters are the only species within the genus Enhydra. Hunted extensively for their luxurious fur—the densest of all mammals with up to 394,000 hairs per square centimeter— from 1741 onwards, sea otter populations were greatly reduced to the point of extermination in many parts of their historic range. By 1911 the world population was estimated to be just 1,000-2,000 individuals. Although several subspecies are still endangered, the otters have since been legally protected, and reintroduction efforts have shown positive results. Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Olympic Mountain Marmot - Olympic National Park Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) is the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). It is the second-most widely distributed mammal on Earth (after humans) and is found in all the world's oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to warm, tropical seas. Orcas are highly social and generally travel in stable, matrilineal family groups. Orcas are versatile predators, with some populations feeding mostly on fish and others on other marine mammals, including large whales. The three types of orcas are: Resident: These are the most commonly sighted of the three populations in the coastal waters of the northeast Pacific. The resident orcas' diet consists primarily of fish, and they live in complex and cohesive family groups known as pods. Female residents characteristically have a rounded dorsal fin tip that terminates in a sharp corner. They are known to visit certain areas consistently. Transient: The diet of these orcas consists almost exclusively of marine mammals. They do not eat fish. Transients generally travel in small groups, usually of two to six animals. Unlike residents, transients may not always stay together as a family unit. Female transients are characterized by dorsal fins that are more triangular and pointed than those of residents. Offshore: These orcas cruise the open oceans and feed primarily on fish, sharks and turtles. They have been seen traveling in groups of up to 60 animals. Currently there is little known about the habits of this population, but they can be distinguished genetically from the residents and transients. Female offshores are characterized by dorsal fin tips that are continuously rounded. Orca photos taken by professional nature and wildlife stock photographer Christina Craft - Nature Stock Image - Professional Nature Photography by Nature and Wildlife Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Sulphur Crested Cockatoo yawning or singing - funny animal picture funny bird - Nature Stock Image by Professional Wildlife Photographer Christina Craft The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is a large white parrot, measuring 45cm - 50cm. It has a dark grey-black bill, a distinctive sulphur-yellow crest and a yellow wash on the underside of the wings. Sexes are similar, although the female can be separated at close range by its red-brown eye (darker brown in the male). This is a noisy and conspicuous cockatoo, both at rest and in flight. The most common call is a distinctive loud screech, ending with a slight upward inflection. Young Sulphur-crested Cockatoos resemble the adults. The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is similar in appearance to the three species of corella found in Australia. Corellas are smaller, however, and lack the prominent yellow crest. Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, along with many other parrots, are susceptible to a widespread viral disease known as Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD), which causes the birds to lose their feathers and grow grotesquely shaped beaks. Distribution and Habitat Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are common and familiar in Australia. Their range extends throughout the northern and eastern mainland, and Tasmania. Their popularity as a cage bird has also increased this range, as these birds either escape or are released deliberately in areas where they do not already occur. A small population has become established around Perth, Western Australia. Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are found in a variety of timbered habitats and are common around human settlements. The birds stay in the same area all year round. The species also occurs in New Guinea and the Aru Islands, and has been introduced into New Zealand and Indonesia.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Travel Stock Photography - Costa Rica > DSC_1387 copy copy
Nature Stock Photography Library > Tulips - looking up with wide angle camera
Nature Stock Photography Library > Elk sticking out its tongue. This image is only available as a low-resolution (web sized) version.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Highlights-CostaRica > tree_CCC0222
Nature Stock Photography Library > A funny picture of a wild squirrel peering into a 10.5mm fisheye lens Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Great Blue Heron Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > great blue heron buildling a nest - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Central American squirrel monkey weighs up to about 1 kg (2.2 lb). It is found in primary and secondary forests and cultivated areas. Disturbed habitats are advantageous because of their greater supply of preferred food - insects (such as grasshoppers) and fruit. The Central American squirrel monkey is arboreal and diurnal. It rarely travels on the ground and is most active in the morning and late afternoon. Central American squirrel monkeys have large group sizes (40 - 70 individuals) in continuous forest. They are non-aggressive and egalitarian - neither males nor females appear to be dominant. Females are usually the ones who disperse to another troop. The Central American squirrel monkey has always been restricted to the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama. By 1983, the Central American squirrel monkey had already declined drastically due to clearing of forests. Currently, deforestation and habitat fragmentation due to agriculture and tourism development are the major causes of decline. Insecticide spraying, the pet trade and electrocution from electric power lines have also adversely affected these squirrel monkeys. or more than a decade, it was thought to have become extinct in Panama until a small population was discovered in 1996. They are also known as red backed squirrel monkeys and mono titis. They are common in Manuel Antonio National Park; however, the species is quickly becoming extinct.
Nature Stock Photography Library > A grizzly bear cub standing up for a closer view - backlighting - shot vertical
Nature Stock Photography Library > Two gray wolves standing on a beaver dam
Nature Stock Photography Library > Tulips - looking up with wide angle camera - Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Elk Kiss - by professional wildlife photographer christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wild spider monkey hanging from a tree - photographed by Professional Wildlife and Nature Photographer - sold by the nature and wildlife stock photography picture library
Nature Stock Photography Library > A red backed squirrel monkey with her baby (also called mono titi). These monkeys are rare and endangered with less than 1,000 left in the world. Costa Rican Wildlife photographed by a professional wildlife and nature photographer named Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > There are three species of raccoon. The most widespread is the Common Raccoon (P. lotor), which has a natural range of North America, and has been introduced to Continental Europe. Raccoons can live in the city or in the wild - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > With their bright feathers and strongly hooked bills, flamingos are among the most easily recognized waterbirds. Their pink or reddish color comes from the rich sources of carotenoid pigments (like the pigments of carrots) in the algae and small crustaceans that the birds eat. The Caribbean flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber ruber are the brightest, showing their true colors of red, pink, or orange on their legs, bills, and faces.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bighorn sheep - cute animal pictures Rocky Mountain landscape mountains scenic landscape - Photograph by professional nature stock photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wild Capuchin Monkeys
Nature Stock Photography Library > Elk Crossing - an elk peeks out from the woods onto the road - by wildlife and nature photographer christina craft - stock photo
Nature Stock Photography Library > Highlights-CostaRica > frog_CCC0182
Nature Stock Photography Library > Highlights-CostaRica > grog_CCC0027
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bald Eagles
Nature Stock Photography Library > A gray wolf along a river bank
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bobcat climbs up a dead tree Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Gardens - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Rufous Hummingbird - by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock photography library
Nature Stock Photography Library > tourism - two boys run through butchart Gardens - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft - Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m). It has been widely extirpated by habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is about 81 to 96 cm (32 to 36 inches) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of macaws. Average weight is about a kilogram (2 to 2.5 pounds). The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upperwing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Sexes are alike; the only difference between ages is that young birds have dark eyes, and adults have light yellow eyes. Scarlet Macaws make loud, low-pitched, throaty squawks and screams. Wild Scarlet Macaws eat mostly fruits and seeds, including large, hard seeds. A typical sighting is of a single bird or a pair flying above the forest canopy, though in some areas flocks can be seen. They may gather at clay licks.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Honey Bee
Nature Stock Photography Library > A red backed squirrel monkey with her baby (also called mono titi) at the Costa Verde Hotel in Costa Rica, Central America. These monkeys are rare and endangered with less than 1,000 left in the world. Costa Rican Wildlife photographed by a professional wildlife and nature photographer named Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Honey Bee
Nature Stock Photography Library > Log house in an old growth rainforest Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > horse leaning over a fence in a farmer's field Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Red Rose closeup with shallow depth of field Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Crocus flowers in spring Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock - Nature Stock Photography LibraryPhotography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) (Japanese: ?, Momiji) is a species of maple native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan and eastern China.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Flamingo - two flamingos in a brooke or stream in the rainforest jungle tropical humid bird birds - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > woman sleeping in a meadow in spring, fantasy photography - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Silhouette at suset on a lake - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Nature Photography - Blue & Purple > icebergs blue
Nature Stock Photography Library > Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Old growth rainforest - redwoods & cedars- Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Nature Stock Photography - Trees > rainforest 5
Nature Stock Photography Library > Nature Stock Photography - Trees > rainforest 1
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m). It has been widely extirpated by habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is about 81 to 96 cm (32 to 36 inches) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of macaws. Average weight is about a kilogram (2 to 2.5 pounds). The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upperwing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Sexes are alike; the only difference between ages is that young birds have dark eyes, and adults have light yellow eyes. Scarlet Macaws make loud, low-pitched, throaty squawks and screams. Wild Scarlet Macaws eat mostly fruits and seeds, including large, hard seeds. A typical sighting is of a single bird or a pair flying above the forest canopy, though in some areas flocks can be seen. They may gather at clay licks.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wild spider monkey hanging from a tree - photographed by Professional Wildlife and Nature Photographer - for the nature and wildlife stock photography picture library
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m). It has been widely extirpated by habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is about 81 to 96 cm (32 to 36 inches) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of macaws. Average weight is about a kilogram (2 to 2.5 pounds). The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upperwing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Sexes are alike; the only difference between ages is that young birds have dark eyes, and adults have light yellow eyes. Scarlet Macaws make loud, low-pitched, throaty squawks and screams. Wild Scarlet Macaws eat mostly fruits and seeds, including large, hard seeds. A typical sighting is of a single bird or a pair flying above the forest canopy, though in some areas flocks can be seen. They may gather at clay licks.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Yellowstone National Park - Landscape
Nature Stock Photography Library > Black bear hunting for crabs in Clayoquot sound near tofino in Vancouver Island british columbia b.c.
Nature Stock Photography Library > A gray wolf standing on a beaver dam
Nature Stock Photography Library > A funny picture of a wild squirrel peering into a 10.5mm fisheye lens Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > A closeup of a gray wolf #3
Nature Stock Photography Library > A closeup of a gray wolf #2
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wolf in natural surroundings
Nature Stock Photography Library > A gray wolf inside a clearcut
Nature Stock Photography Library > bald eagle in flight
Nature Stock Photography Library > Photograph of a group / pack of coyotes Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wolf picture - shot horizontally with enough room for text - a wolf peering out from behind a tree Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Coyote Portrait - picture of a coyote Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bobcat climbing up a tree Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Old growth rainforest waterfall
Nature Stock Photography Library > A lone doe deer - shot vertically - nature stock photography by Christina Craft - could be appropriate for a magazine. Lots of room for text.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Vertical photo of tree branches filled with snow.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wild Capuchin Monkeys
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bald Eagle at an eagle's nest - by professional wildlife
Nature Stock Photography Library > Rufous Hummingbird - by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock photography library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Gardens - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft - Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Gardens - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft - Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Butchart Gardens in Victoria British Columbia - gardening and horticuture landscaping by Nature photorapher Christina Craft - located in Victoria B.C., nature stock photography
Nature Stock Photography Library > yellow Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Ocean and islands Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Vertical photo of tree branches filled with snow.
Nature Stock Photography Library > An eagle defends its salmon catch against a pesky sea gull. Bald eagles congregate in large numbers during salmon season - two places in North America attract the highest concentrations of eagles in the world: Brackendale (near Squamish) in British Columbia and Haines, Alaska The Bald Eagle was officially declared the National Emblem of the United States by the Second Continental Congress in 1782. It was selected by the U.S.A.'s founding fathers because it is a species unique to North America. Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird, because he thought the eagle was of bad moral character. The Bald Eagle has since become the living symbol of the U.S.A.'s freedoms, spirit and pursuit of excellence. Its image and symbolism have played a significant role in American art, folklore, music and architecture. The Nature Stock Photography Library features rights managed and royalty free wildlife, nature, travel stock photography and licenses for stock photos. We also sell high quality fine art nature prints and photo products. All images are by professional wildlife and nature photographer Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) is the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). It is the second-most widely distributed mammal on Earth (after humans) and is found in all the world's oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to warm, tropical seas. Orcas are highly social and generally travel in stable, matrilineal family groups. Orcas are versatile predators, with some populations feeding mostly on fish and others on other marine mammals, including large whales. The three types of orcas are: Resident: These are the most commonly sighted of the three populations in the coastal waters of the northeast Pacific. The resident orcas' diet consists primarily of fish, and they live in complex and cohesive family groups known as pods. Female residents characteristically have a rounded dorsal fin tip that terminates in a sharp corner. They are known to visit certain areas consistently. Transient: The diet of these orcas consists almost exclusively of marine mammals. They do not eat fish. Transients generally travel in small groups, usually of two to six animals. Unlike residents, transients may not always stay together as a family unit. Female transients are characterized by dorsal fins that are more triangular and pointed than those of residents. Offshore: These orcas cruise the open oceans and feed primarily on fish, sharks and turtles. They have been seen traveling in groups of up to 60 animals. Currently there is little known about the habits of this population, but they can be distinguished genetically from the residents and transients. Female offshores are characterized by dorsal fin tips that are continuously rounded. Orca photos taken by professional nature and wildlife stock photographer Christina Craft - Nature Stock Image - Professional Nature Photography by Nature and Wildlife Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a large otter native to the North Pacific, from northern Japan and Kamchatka east across the Aleutian Islands south to California. The heaviest of the otters, Sea Otters are the only species within the genus Enhydra. Hunted extensively for their luxurious fur—the densest of all mammals with up to 394,000 hairs per square centimeter— from 1741 onwards, sea otter populations were greatly reduced to the point of extermination in many parts of their historic range. By 1911 the world population was estimated to be just 1,000-2,000 individuals. Although several subspecies are still endangered, the otters have since been legally protected, and reintroduction efforts have shown positive results. Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > A funny picture of a wild squirrel peering into a 10.5mm fisheye lens Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Honey Bee
Nature Stock Photography Library > Honey Bee
Nature Stock Photography Library > a large ancient old growth tree stump - green - Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Butterfly Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bald eagle in flight Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > rainforest trail bridge Travel Stock Photography for the Nature Stock Photography Library by Professional Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Old growth rainforest tree - giant cedars and pines Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Ocean - long exposure photography at the shoreline Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Spring bulbs Hyacinth - Hyacinthus orientalis - spring bulb flowers Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Woman on a dock - wide angle photograph Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Large male alligators are solitary, territorial animals. Smaller alligators can often be found in large numbers in close proximity to each other. The largest of the species (both males and females), will defend prime territory; smaller alligators have a higher tolerance of other alligators within a similar size class. Although alligators have heavy bodies and slow metabolisms, they are capable of short bursts of speed that can exceed 30 miles per hour, though this could more properly be classified as a short fast lunge rather than a dash.[2] Alligators' main prey are smaller animals that they can kill and eat with a single bite. Alligators may kill larger prey by grabbing it and dragging it in the water to drown. Alligators consume food that cannot be eaten in one bite by allowing it to rot or by biting and then spinning or convulsing wildly until bite size pieces are torn off. This is referred to as the "death roll." - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Gardens - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft - Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Waterfall - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Elk grazing at dusk or dawn Rocky Mountain landscape mountains scenic landscape - Photograph by professional nature stock photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > A bird flies by in Oregon uSA - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > people on a ship taken with a fisheye lens - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bill Reid Totem in Skidegate, Haida Gwaii - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > rock, rocks on a beach with long exposure motion blur - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > harbour seal - Remote landscapes
Nature Stock Photography Library > A herd of bison at sunrise - partially silhouetted - Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Baby monkey - capuchin
Nature Stock Photography Library > Capuchin monkey family
Nature Stock Photography Library > A red backed squirrel monkey with her baby (also called mono titi) at the Costa Verde Hotel in Costa Rica, Central America. These monkeys are rare and endangered with less than 1,000 left in the world. Costa Rican Wildlife photographed by a professional wildlife and nature photographer named Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Mallard Duckling with reflections
Nature Stock Photography Library > Highlights-CostaRica > titi_CCC9131
Nature Stock Photography Library > Dreaming in a meadow - a girl - taken with a fisheye - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > wolf encounter with human
Nature Stock Photography Library > Two rabbits in love Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Mountain Goat Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Coyote stretches Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > White Snowy Owl Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Raccoon Picture Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Tulips in a flower garden - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft - - Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > With their bright feathers and strongly hooked bills, flamingos are among the most easily recognized waterbirds. Their pink or reddish color comes from the rich sources of carotenoid pigments (like the pigments of carrots) in the algae and small crustaceans that the birds eat. The Caribbean flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber ruber are the brightest, showing their true colors of red, pink, or orange on their legs, bills, and faces. Wildlife Photo by professional nature photographer christina Craft - The Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Butchart Gardens Tulips in spring - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft - Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Gardens - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m). It has been widely extirpated by habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is about 81 to 96 cm (32 to 36 inches) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of macaws. Average weight is about a kilogram (2 to 2.5 pounds). The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upperwing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Sexes are alike; the only difference between ages is that young birds have dark eyes, and adults have light yellow eyes. Scarlet Macaws make loud, low-pitched, throaty squawks and screams. Wild Scarlet Macaws eat mostly fruits and seeds, including large, hard seeds. A typical sighting is of a single bird or a pair flying above the forest canopy, though in some areas flocks can be seen. They may gather at clay licks.
Nature Stock Photography Library > The sun setting or rising - casting a golden orange glow through silhouettes
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Nature Stock Photography Library > Bald Eagles > Bald Eagles Brackendale BC_CZC2825
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bald eagles congregating during salmon season - two places in North America attract the highest concentrations of eagles in the world: Brackendale (near Squamish) in British Columbia and Haines, Alaska The Bald Eagle was officially declared the National Emblem of the United States by the Second Continental Congress in 1782. It was selected by the U.S.A.'s founding fathers because it is a species unique to North America. Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird, because he thought the eagle was of bad moral character. The Bald Eagle has since become the living symbol of the U.S.A.'s freedoms, spirit and pursuit of excellence. Its image and symbolism have played a significant role in American art, folklore, music and architecture. The Nature Stock Photography Library features rights managed and royalty free wildlife, nature, travel stock photography and licenses for stock photos. We also sell high quality fine art nature prints and photo products. All images are by professional wildlife and nature photographer Christina Craft.
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Nature Stock Photography Library > The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m). It has been widely extirpated by habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is about 81 to 96 cm (32 to 36 inches) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of macaws. Average weight is about a kilogram (2 to 2.5 pounds). The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upperwing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Sexes are alike; the only difference between ages is that young birds have dark eyes, and adults have light yellow eyes. Scarlet Macaws make loud, low-pitched, throaty squawks and screams. Wild Scarlet Macaws eat mostly fruits and seeds, including large, hard seeds. A typical sighting is of a single bird or a pair flying above the forest canopy, though in some areas flocks can be seen. They may gather at clay licks.
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Nature Stock Photography Library > Spring bulbs Hyacinth - Hyacinthus orientalis - spring bulb flowers Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Blue and gold macaws Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Great blue heron in flight - motion blur panning Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > A waterfall Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Ocean Landscape Image - Islands of the Pacific Ocean Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) is the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). It is the second-most widely distributed mammal on Earth (after humans) and is found in all the world's oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to warm, tropical seas. Orcas are highly social and generally travel in stable, matrilineal family groups. Orcas are versatile predators, with some populations feeding mostly on fish and others on other marine mammals, including large whales. The three types of orcas are: Resident: These are the most commonly sighted of the three populations in the coastal waters of the northeast Pacific. The resident orcas' diet consists primarily of fish, and they live in complex and cohesive family groups known as pods. Female residents characteristically have a rounded dorsal fin tip that terminates in a sharp corner. They are known to visit certain areas consistently. Transient: The diet of these orcas consists almost exclusively of marine mammals. They do not eat fish. Transients generally travel in small groups, usually of two to six animals. Unlike residents, transients may not always stay together as a family unit. Female transients are characterized by dorsal fins that are more triangular and pointed than those of residents. Offshore: These orcas cruise the open oceans and feed primarily on fish, sharks and turtles. They have been seen traveling in groups of up to 60 animals. Currently there is little known about the habits of this population, but they can be distinguished genetically from the residents and transients. Female offshores are characterized by dorsal fin tips that are continuously rounded. Orca photos taken by professional nature and wildlife stock photographer Christina Craft -
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna), also known as Blue-and-gold Macaw, is a member of the macaw group of parrots which breeds in the swampy forests of tropical South America from Panama south to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Japanese maple leaves fall on a waterfall in autumn
Nature Stock Photography Library > The pot-bellied pig is a breed of domestic pig originating in Vietnam. Considerably smaller than standard American or European farm pigs, most adult pot-bellied pigs are about the size of a medium- or large-breed dog, though their bodies are denser at a weight of around 200 lb (90 kg). Pot-bellied pigs can be easily discerned from other pig breeds by their size, their short snout, and their large pot belly. Most are predominantly black or grey in color. Because pot-bellied pigs are in the same species as ordinary farmyard hogs and wild boars, they are capable of interbreeding. Male pigs, called boars, and female pigs, called sows, become fertile at a young age, long before they are completely physically mature. Pot-bellied pigs are considered fully grown at 2-3 years of age.
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Nature Stock Photography Library > Bill Reid Totem Pole in Skidegate Haida Gwaii Islands - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
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Nature Stock Photography Library > Old growth rainforest - ancient redwoods and cedar trees covered in green moss and lots of ferns Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > A Bill Reid Totem Pole stands in Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii)
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m). It has been widely extirpated by habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is about 81 to 96 cm (32 to 36 inches) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of macaws. Average weight is about a kilogram (2 to 2.5 pounds). The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upperwing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Sexes are alike; the only difference between ages is that young birds have dark eyes, and adults have light yellow eyes. Scarlet Macaws make loud, low-pitched, throaty squawks and screams. Wild Scarlet Macaws eat mostly fruits and seeds, including large, hard seeds. A typical sighting is of a single bird or a pair flying above the forest canopy, though in some areas flocks can be seen. They may gather at clay licks.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Tree Frogs of Costa Rica > tropical jungle tree frog DSC_1399
Nature Stock Photography Library > The critically endangered red backed squirrel monkey on a palm leaf in costa rica (jungle, rainforest)
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wild monkeys - a mother and child in the jungle of Costa rica. Red-backed squirrel monkey (mono titi)
Nature Stock Photography Library > A baby mono titi (red-backed squirrel monkey) clings to its mother on a tree in the jungle of Costa Rica in Central America.
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Nature Stock Photography Library > A gray wolf standing on a beaver dam
Nature Stock Photography Library > A red backed squirrel monkey with her baby (also called mono titi) at the Costa Verde Hotel in Costa Rica, Central America. These monkeys are rare and endangered with less than 1,000 left in the world. Costa Rican Wildlife photographed by a professional wildlife and nature photographer named Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > A red backed squirrel monkey with her baby (also called mono titi) at the Costa Verde Hotel in Costa Rica, Central America. These monkeys are rare and endangered with less than 1,000 left in the world. Costa Rican Wildlife photographed by a professional wildlife and nature photographer named Christina Craft.
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Nature Stock Photography Library > Botos Lagoon is a filled-up crater in the Parque Nacional Volcan Poas. Its deep blue waters contrast with the dense tropical forest that surround it, making it the perfect spot for the stereotypical Indian sacrifice- throwing a young maiden into the mouth of a crater or a lagoon. Volcan Poas is one of the most visited volcanoes in Costa Rica, because of its proximity to San Jose and because of the luxuriant forest that surrounds the two craters. The park measures 5600 hectares, and this basaltic volcano stands at an altitude of 2708 meters (8,200 feet) above sea level. Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
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Nature Stock Photography Library > Travel Stock Photography - Photos of the Rocky Mountains of Canada > osprey action photography86081 1
Nature Stock Photography Library > A stock photograph of a grizzly bear running in a narrow creek - a panned motion blur photograph
Nature Stock Photography Library > A stock photograph of a grizzly bear during salmon season. Images of grizzlies and Alaskan Brown Bear cubs eating salmon.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Rainforest leaf with rain drops Nature Stock Photography by professional photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Heron in flight
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Nature Stock Photography Library > Stock Photos of Columbian Ground Squirrels > columbian ground squirrelDSC_0518
Nature Stock Photography Library > An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. The name alligator is an anglicized form of the Spanish el lagarto ("the lizard"), the name by which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator. There are two living alligator species: the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and the Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis). Alligators are characterized by a broader snout and eyes more dorsally located than their crocodile cousins. Both living species also tend to be darker in color, often nearly black but color is very dependent on the water. Algae laden waters produce greener gators. Waters with a lot of tannic acid from overhanging trees are often darker (although the Chinese alligator has some light patterning.) Also, in alligators only the upper teeth can be seen with the jaws closed (in contrast to true crocodiles, in which upper and lower teeth can be seen), though many individuals bear jaw deformities which complicate this means of identification. The eyes of a large alligator will glow red and those of a smaller will glow green when a light is shined on them. This fact can be used to find alligators in the dark. An average alligators weight and length is 600 lbs. and 13 feet long. According to the Everglades National Park website, the largest alligator ever recorded in Florida was 17 feet 5 inches long (5.3 meters). The largest alligator ever recorded measured 19 feet 2 inches (5.8 meters) and was found on Marsh Island, Louisiana.[1] Few of the giant specimens were weighed, but the larger ones could have exceeded a ton in weight. There are only two countries on earth that have alligators: the United States and China. The Chinese alligator is endangered and lives only in the Yangtze River valley though currently Rockefeller Wildlife refuge in southern Louisiana has several in captivity in an attempt to preserve the species. The American Alligator is found in the United States from the Caroli
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Nature Stock Photography Library > A grey wolf along the Columbia RIver in B.C.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Two gray wolves along an abandoned roadway
Nature Stock Photography Library > A lone gray wolf along a road in the woods
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wolf coming out of the forest
Nature Stock Photography Library > Two gray wolves fishing in a creek near a beaver dam
Nature Stock Photography Library > A gray wolf standing on a beaver dam
Nature Stock Photography Library > Two gray wolves - one is howling
Nature Stock Photography Library > A wet gray wolf along a river
Nature Stock Photography Library > A gray wolf appraoches the water to fish
Nature Stock Photography Library > A wolf hunts for small rodents
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Nature Stock Photography Library > A single wolf standing in a meadow
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Nature Stock Photography Library > A gray wolf peering through the trees
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Nature Stock Photography Library > The majestic bald eagle
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Nature Stock Photography Library > A red backed squirrel monkey with her baby (also called mono titi) at the Costa Verde Hotel in Costa Rica, Central America. These monkeys are rare and endangered with less than 1,000 left in the world. Costa Rican Wildlife photographed by a professional wildlife and nature photographer named Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > A red-backed squirrel monkey near Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica (hanging around near hotels in the area)
Nature Stock Photography Library > A field of daffodils - a daffodil farm
Nature Stock Photography Library > Two black bunny rabbits almost collide Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Dog fight - A pair of coyotes Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > A pair of coyotes at a stream Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Snowy Owl One of the heaviest of North American owls, the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus stands nearly half a metre tall, with a wingspan of almost 1.5 m.A dense layer of down, overlaid with thick feathering, insulates the Snowy Owl’s entire body, including the legs and toes, and enables the bird to maintain a body temperature of 38 to 40°C, even when the air temperature reaches -50°C. In the breeding season, Snowy Owls are typically found from the treeline to the northern limit of Canada, preferring high, rolling tundra with tall points of land for nest sites and perches. In the High Arctic, nests are typically situated among such upland plants as willow, saxifrage, heather, and lichens, but in the Low Arctic, the owls tend to use dense, hummocky, dwarf shrub meadow for nesting. Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Snowy Owl One of the heaviest of North American owls, the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus stands nearly half a metre tall, with a wingspan of almost 1.5 m.A dense layer of down, overlaid with thick feathering, insulates the Snowy Owl’s entire body, including the legs and toes, and enables the bird to maintain a body temperature of 38 to 40°C, even when the air temperature reaches -50°C. In the breeding season, Snowy Owls are typically found from the treeline to the northern limit of Canada, preferring high, rolling tundra with tall points of land for nest sites and perches. In the High Arctic, nests are typically situated among such upland plants as willow, saxifrage, heather, and lichens, but in the Low Arctic, the owls tend to use dense, hummocky, dwarf shrub meadow for nesting. Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Raccoons Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Raccoon in a river Wildlife photography - Pictures of Animals - by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft
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Nature Stock Photography Library > Purple / Blue Hyacinth Bulb flowers Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Gardens - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Detail of a rose Butchart Gardens in Victoria British Columbia - gardening and horticuture landscaping by Nature photorapher Christina Craft - located in Victoria B.C. by the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Motion blur pan of a bald eagle over the water, Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > A geyser is a type of hot spring that erupts periodically, ejecting a column of hot water and steam into the air. This Geyser is in Yellowstone National Park.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Closeup abstract of a violet flower - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > A vertical stock photo of the sun setting or rising at dusk or dawn through a silhouetted palm tree.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Macro of a leaf - green scene - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Tree Frogs of Costa Rica > 74275187_red eyed tree frog image 2
Nature Stock Photography Library > Travel Stock Photography - British Columbia - Including Victoria and Vancouver > 23199344_DSC_9542
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Nature Stock Photography Library > Two canadian geese swimming in a still lake
Nature Stock Photography Library > The name coati (pronounced [ko'??ti]) is applied to any of three species of small neotropical mammals in the genus Nasua, family Procyonidae, ranging from southern Arizona to north of Argentina. They are largely insectivorous, but also eat fruit. A fourth animal, the dwarf Mountain Coati, is not a true coati, and belongs to the genus Nasuella. Distinctive features of all species of coati include a long, ringed tail, which is often held erect. Unlike most members of the raccoon family, coatis are primarily diurnal.
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Nature Stock Photography Library > The Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) is the largest macaw and the largest flying parrot species in the world (however, the flightless Kakapo of New Zealand can weigh up to 3.5kg making it the heaviest). They are also known as "blue macaws." Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
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Nature Stock Photography Library > Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands) in British Columbia These photographs show Haida and Tlingit totem art and carvings from Victoria, the Queen Charlotte Islands and Haines, Alasaka. The west coast is rich in Haida and Tlingit art; however, most of the totems you'll find in villages and towns were created within the last 50 years or so, even though aboriginal communities have lived and carved on the west coast for time immemorable. European settlers believed totems were heathen and destroyed most of them in British Columbia -- as a result, very few original totems remain. There are a few villages along the Queen Charlotte Islands where you will find the remains of some old Haida villages. The villages were abandoned in the late 1800s reduced the Haida population from about 10,000 to a mere 300 (one European man landed on Charlotte soil *knowingly* carrying small pox). After the outbreak, the Haida moved to the northern parts of the islands in towns like Massett and Skidegate. Most poles are raised at a ceremony called a potlatch, where the family presented gifts to everyone attending. A family would have to accumulate great wealth in order to hold a potlatch - and wealth was shown by "giving away" rather than "accumulating" possessions. Memorial totems (many of which housed the dead) would be left to rot and naturally succum to the earth -- all part of the reincarnation beliefs of the Haida people. Unfortunately, many totems (in effect tombs) were exported/imported to museums around the world. The Haida are now asking for repatriation and a return of their ancestor's bones. Haida representatives recently went to Chicago and reclaimed bones from the musuem there. The Canadian government and Haida nation are now in the process of buildling a $20 million museum to house Haida artifacts on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Travel Stock Photography for the Nature Stock Photography Library by Professional Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Rowers in a kayak (two person kayak) Travel Stock Photography for the Nature Stock Photography Library by Professional Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > albino peacock Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Three trumpeter swans in flight Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > The City of Vancouver, British Columbia (Vancouver, B.C.) - a view from Stanley Park Travel Stock Photography for the Nature Stock Photography Library by Professional Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Beluga Whale or White Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-arctic species of cetacean. This marine mammal is commonly referred to simply as the Beluga - the word derives from the Russian word for white. Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a large otter native to the North Pacific, from northern Japan and Kamchatka east across the Aleutian Islands south to California. The heaviest of the otters, Sea Otters are the only species within the genus Enhydra. Hunted extensively for their luxurious fur—the densest of all mammals with up to 394,000 hairs per square centimeter— from 1741 onwards, sea otter populations were greatly reduced to the point of extermination in many parts of their historic range. By 1911 the world population was estimated to be just 1,000-2,000 individuals. Although several subspecies are still endangered, the otters have since been legally protected, and reintroduction efforts have shown positive results. Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a large otter native to the North Pacific, from northern Japan and Kamchatka east across the Aleutian Islands south to California. The heaviest of the otters, Sea Otters are the only species within the genus Enhydra. Hunted extensively for their luxurious fur—the densest of all mammals with up to 394,000 hairs per square centimeter— from 1741 onwards, sea otter populations were greatly reduced to the point of extermination in many parts of their historic range. By 1911 the world population was estimated to be just 1,000-2,000 individuals. Although several subspecies are still endangered, the otters have since been legally protected, and reintroduction efforts have shown positive results. Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a large otter native to the North Pacific, from northern Japan and Kamchatka east across the Aleutian Islands south to California. The heaviest of the otters, Sea Otters are the only species within the genus Enhydra. Hunted extensively for their luxurious fur—the densest of all mammals with up to 394,000 hairs per square centimeter— from 1741 onwards, sea otter populations were greatly reduced to the point of extermination in many parts of their historic range. By 1911 the world population was estimated to be just 1,000-2,000 individuals. Although several subspecies are still endangered, the otters have since been legally protected, and reintroduction efforts have shown positive results. Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a large otter native to the North Pacific, from northern Japan and Kamchatka east across the Aleutian Islands south to California. The heaviest of the otters, Sea Otters are the only species within the genus Enhydra. Hunted extensively for their luxurious fur—the densest of all mammals with up to 394,000 hairs per square centimeter— from 1741 onwards, sea otter populations were greatly reduced to the point of extermination in many parts of their historic range. By 1911 the world population was estimated to be just 1,000-2,000 individuals. Although several subspecies are still endangered, the otters have since been legally protected, and reintroduction efforts have shown positive results. Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > a single rock among the shoreline
Nature Stock Photography Library > BC Legislature Christmas Lights Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Flowers at a window Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Botos Lagoon is a filled-up crater in the Parque Nacional Volcan Poas. Its deep blue waters contrast with the dense tropical forest that surround it, making it the perfect spot for the stereotypical Indian sacrifice- throwing a young maiden into the mouth of a crater or a lagoon. Volcan Poas is one of the most visited volcanoes in Costa Rica, because of its proximity to San Jose and because of the luxuriant forest that surrounds the two craters. The park measures 5600 hectares, and this basaltic volcano stands at an altitude of 2708 meters (8,200 feet) above sea level. Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
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Nature Stock Photography Library > A Morpho butterfly may be one of over 80 described species of the genus Morpho. They are neotropical butterflies found mostly in South America as well as Mexico and Central America. Morphos range in wingspan from the 7.5 cm (3 inch) M. rhodopteron to the imposing 20 cm (8 inch) Sunset Morpho, M. hecuba. The name Morpho derives from its use as an epithet of Venus. Many Morpho butterflies are coloured in metallic, shimmering shades of blue and green. These colours are not a result of pigmentation but rather are an example of iridescence: the extremely fine lamellated scales covering the Morpho's wings reflect incident light repeatedly at successive layers, leading to interference effects that depend on both wavelength and angle of incidence/observance. Thus the colours produced vary with viewing angle, however they are actually surprisingly uniform, perhaps due to the tetrahedral (diamond-like) structural arrangement of the scales or diffraction from overlying cell layers. This structure may be called a photonic crystal. The iridescent lamellae are present on the dorsal side of their wings only, leaving the ventral side a drab brown. Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Blue and gold macaws Professional Wildlife Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > A woman hiking in Olympic National Park Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Lily pad Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Long exposure photography of running water from a waterfall Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Homeless in the park Professional Nature Photography by Christina Craft of the Nature Stock Photography Library
Nature Stock Photography Library > Seagulls gather as fish are pushed up to the surface by larger sea mammals (like orcas, whales and sea lions).
Nature Stock Photography Library > Nature Photography - Green > green maple leaf oldgrowth rainforest DSC_3624
Nature Stock Photography Library > Old growth rainforest waterfall
Nature Stock Photography Library > a seagull flies by a huge crashing wave The Nature Stock Photography Library features rights managed and royalty free wildlife, nature, travel stock photography and licenses for stock photos. We also sell high quality fine art nature prints and photo products. All images are by professional wildlife and nature photographer Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Two asian people enjoy the sunshine at a lighthouse The Nature Stock Photography Library features rights managed and royalty free wildlife, nature, travel stock photography and licenses for stock photos. We also sell high quality fine art nature prints and photo products. All images are by professional wildlife and nature photographer Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Green grass in a still pond The Nature Stock Photography Library features rights managed and royalty free wildlife, nature, travel stock photography and licenses for stock photos. We also sell high quality fine art nature prints and photo products. All images are by professional wildlife and nature photographer Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Raccoons are nocturnal mammals in the genus Procyon of the Procyonidae family. Raccoons are unusual for their thumbs, which (though not opposable) enable them to open many closed containers (such as garbage cans) and doors. They are intelligent omnivores with a reputation for being clever and mischievous. Raccoons range from 50 to 100 cm in length (including the tail) and weigh between 4.5 and 16 kg. The raccoon's tail ranges from 20 to 40 cm in length. Male raccoons are generally larger than females. There are three species of raccoon. The most widespread is the Common Raccoon (P. lotor), which has a natural range of North America, and has been introduced to Continental Europe. Raccoons can live in the city or in the wild - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Fog - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature and Wildlife Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Mystic Waterfall at Juan Fuca Trail in British Columbia (Vancouver Island, Canada) - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature and Wildlife Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wide angle lens of a breakwater at the ocean - two tourists - Nature Stock Image - Professional Nature Photography by Nature and Wildlife Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > green parrot tropical bird - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Macro of a leaf - green scene - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Cedar details - green - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft - good image for a Christmas advertising campaign
Nature Stock Photography Library > Gardens - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > water flowing over rocks in a river or stream - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > waterfall in a stream or brooke rainforest green ferns - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Butchart Gardens in Victoria British Columbia - gardening and horticuture landscaping by Nature photorapher Christina Craft - located in Victoria B.C.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Over saturated butchart Gardens - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > flamingo - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > red autumn leaves - fall leaves - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > rock, rocks on a beach with long exposure motion blur - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Picture of a woman daydreaming in a field of flowers - circular image surreal with a fisheye - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > British Columbia Legislature buildings in Victoria B.C. on Vancouver Island - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Birds flying by with god rays / sun rays streaming down onto a beach as the tide hits from the ocean - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Oregon USA - American Coastlines - by Nature Photographer Christina Craft - Thousands of nature and wildlife photos available here in the Nature & Wildlife Photo Library.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Water flowing down a river - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Rush of waterfalls - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bill Reid Totem Pole in Skidegate Haida Gwaii Islands - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bighorn sheep Rocky Mountain landscape mountains scenic landscape - Photograph by professional nature stock photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wild wapiti elk Rocky Mountain landscape mountains scenic landscape - Photograph by professional nature stock photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bighorn sheep eating food Rocky Mountain landscape mountains scenic landscape - Photograph by professional nature stock photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Elk - Wapiti elk in the Rocky Mountain landscape mountains scenic landscape - Photograph by professional nature stock photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Coastal Beach - Nature Stock Photography by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bill Reid Totem Pole in Skidegate Haida Gwaii Islands - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bill Reid Totem Pole in Skidegate Haida Gwaii Islands - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Raven silhouette against a cloudy sky - Nature Stock Photography by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Remote landscapes
Nature Stock Photography Library > Remote landscapes
Nature Stock Photography Library > Blue Iceberg in the ocean near Tracy Arm Alaska near Juneau Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Mustard fields - Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bison herd - Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bald Eagle in flight - Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > orange rusty chainlink at low tide - Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > A woman stands alone on a beach - Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > rainforest - Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Nature Stock Photography - Trees > rainforest 2
Nature Stock Photography Library > Photos of Clayoquot Sound - Vancouver Island British Columbia (B.C.) > rainforest 6
Nature Stock Photography Library > Female rufous hummingbird
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wild Capuchin Monkeys
Nature Stock Photography Library > Great blue heron closeup
Nature Stock Photography Library > mink eating fish guts - Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > bald eagle Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bald Eagle in flight - Stock Photo by Nature Photographer Christina Craft
Nature Stock Photography Library > Sarongs on the beach in the tropics
Nature Stock Photography Library > Snow on a tree branch.
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m). It has been widely extirpated by habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is about 81 to 96 cm (32 to 36 inches) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of macaws. Average weight is about a kilogram (2 to 2.5 pounds). The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upperwing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Sexes are alike; the only difference between ages is that young birds have dark eyes, and adults have light yellow eyes. Scarlet Macaws make loud, low-pitched, throaty squawks and screams. Wild Scarlet Macaws eat mostly fruits and seeds, including large, hard seeds. A typical sighting is of a single bird or a pair flying above the forest canopy, though in some areas flocks can be seen. They may gather at clay licks.
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m). It has been widely extirpated by habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is about 81 to 96 cm (32 to 36 inches) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of macaws. Average weight is about a kilogram (2 to 2.5 pounds). The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upperwing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Sexes are alike; the only difference between ages is that young birds have dark eyes, and adults have light yellow eyes. Scarlet Macaws make loud, low-pitched, throaty squawks and screams. Wild Scarlet Macaws eat mostly fruits and seeds, including large, hard seeds. A typical sighting is of a single bird or a pair flying above the forest canopy, though in some areas flocks can be seen. They may gather at clay licks.
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m). It has been widely extirpated by habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is about 81 to 96 cm (32 to 36 inches) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of macaws. Average weight is about a kilogram (2 to 2.5 pounds). The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upperwing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Sexes are alike; the only difference between ages is that young birds have dark eyes, and adults have light yellow eyes. Scarlet Macaws make loud, low-pitched, throaty squawks and screams. Wild Scarlet Macaws eat mostly fruits and seeds, including large, hard seeds. A typical sighting is of a single bird or a pair flying above the forest canopy, though in some areas flocks can be seen. They may gather at clay licks.
Nature Stock Photography Library > The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m). It has been widely extirpated by habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is about 81 to 96 cm (32 to 36 inches) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of macaws. Average weight is about a kilogram (2 to 2.5 pounds). The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upperwing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Sexes are alike; the only difference between ages is that young birds have dark eyes, and adults have light yellow eyes. Scarlet Macaws make loud, low-pitched, throaty squawks and screams. Wild Scarlet Macaws eat mostly fruits and seeds, including large, hard seeds. A typical sighting is of a single bird or a pair flying above the forest canopy, though in some areas flocks can be seen. They may gather at clay licks.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Wild Capuchin Monkeys
Nature Stock Photography Library > Capuchin monkey
Nature Stock Photography Library > Baby capuchin monkey with a funny expression on its face
Nature Stock Photography Library > Animal Stock Photography - Spider Monkeys > spider monkey jungle DSC_1066
Nature Stock Photography Library > Animal Stock Photography - Spider Monkeys > spider monkey jungle DSC_1065
Nature Stock Photography Library > Travel Stock Photography - Costa Rica > tropical_DSC6886
Nature Stock Photography Library > Iguana - a type of lizard - a kind of reptile
Nature Stock Photography Library > Monkey - Costa Rican Jungle stock photo. Costa Rica has four species of monkeys, including the capuchin, mono titi (red backed squirrel monkey), howler and spider. Photographed by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Mother and child monkey - red backed squirrel monkeys playing on a branch. This image was shot at 400ISO.
Nature Stock Photography Library > Travel Stock Photography - Costa Rica > monkey_DSC5876
Nature Stock Photography Library > Red Backed Squirrel Monkey - Playing on a hotel roof near manuel antonio national park. - A mother and baby monkey
Nature Stock Photography Library > Monkey - Costa Rican Jungle stock photo. Costa Rica has four species of monkeys, including the capuchin, mono titi (red backed squirrel monkey), howler and spider. Photographed by professional wildlife photographer Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > A red backed squirrel monkey with her baby (also called mono titi) at the Costa Verde Hotel in Costa Rica, Central America. These monkeys are rare and endangered with less than 1,000 left in the world. Costa Rican Wildlife photographed by a professional wildlife and nature photographer named Christina Craft.
Nature Stock Photography Library > A man on vacation in the mountains - pauses from hiking to read a novel
Nature Stock Photography Library > Nature Photography - Burned Trees
Nature Stock Photography Library > Foggy forest
Nature Stock Photography Library > Two bison approaching on a road - wildlife photography
Nature Stock Photography Library > Two bison in a field (American buffalo) - wildlife photography
Nature Stock Photography Library > A boardwalk in a bog
Nature Stock Photography Library > Bald Eagles > bald eagle 400ISO copy
Nature Stock Photography Library > Sea Animals - Sea Lions and Seals > sea lions2
 

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