Starlight Over Madikwe Size:12x18 With the dust stirred up

With the dust stirred up the image took on a beautiful texture resembling a painting

This falcon has a nest below its perch and has taken a break from parent duties to rest

These two young squirrels seemed to enjoy each other’s company

A young burrowing owl in a field near an airport in southern California fluffs it feathers and pulls its wing across its face

Elephants typically nurse up to eighteen months but can continue much longer if the young is not developing as it should

Starlight Over Madikwe Size:12x18 With the dust stirred upThe skies are gloriously clear in the South African Reserves because there are no city lights to interfere with the brightness of the stars. This starlit sky is in Madikwe Reserve above one of the water reservoirs used by the wildlife.