October 2018 Monthly Competition Winners

Subject
2 Bull Elephants fighting for dominance

Location
Amboseli National Park

Description
In early afternoon I came across a young bull trying to take over the herd from the patriarch. At nightfall they were still at it.

Subject
Same

Location
Rio Grande Valley, TX

Description
Title says it all.

Subject
Brown Bear

Location
Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Description
Taken in September at the end of the spawning season when most other photographers were gone.

Subject
Mountain Goat Kids

Location
Mt. Evans

Description
Taken in July 2018. Three kids in a raucous game of King of the Hill.

Subject
Female American Kestrel with mouse

Location
Northwest Elbert County, CO

Description
The female American Kestrel landed on a branch near the nesting box to remove the head and intestines before taking the mouse to her chicks for food.

Subject
Mountain Goat

Location
Mt Evans

Description
A mountain goat stands on a rocky ridge against incoming weather on Mount Evans.

Subject
American Pika

Location
White River National Forest, Colorado

Description
An American pika barks against some fall colors.

Subject
Tree

Location
Roxborough State Park

Description
Taken Wednesday Oct 10, 2018 during the peak of the early snow storm.

Location
Mt Evans Wilderness

Location
Arches National Park

Location
Sprague Lake - RMNP

Subject
Hummingbirds

Location
Bear Lake, Colorado

Description
These were a collection of hummingbirds after our feeder while we were camping. I did a composite of several photographs, and removed the "hand of man" feeder.

Subject
Fawn and Butterfly in flower bed

Location
Northwest Elbert County Colorado

Description
The image of the fawn in the flower bed was taken on 8-15-2018. The image of the butterfly on the flower (same flower bed) was taken 6-18-2013. I combined the two to make it appear that the fawn is asking the butterfly, "You think she will notice that I ate all of her flowers?"

Subject
Backlit bear eating grass in fog

Location
Lake Clark NP

Description
Waking early in Lake Clark, a low fog hung over the sedge grass. The sun broke which coincided with this sow eating breakfast.

Subject
Male Lion Drinking

Location
Ndutu area of the Serengeti

Description
We were headed to my favorite tree for a sunrise shot but we were surprised by a pride of lions. It was a great trade off when this mature male began to drink from a small puddle.

Subject
Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Location
Dillon Colorado

Description
Hungry Hummer - A mother broad-tailed hummingbird feeds its chick. Dillon, Colorado.

Subject
Alaskan Brown Bears

Location
Lake Clark, Alaska

Subject
Common Loon with chicks

Location
Hazelhurst, WI

Description
Days old Chicks riding on the back of Mom early in the morning. Made a special trip back to Wisconsin to try and capture this scene which had been on my Bucket List for sometime. Did a lot of research as to timing of when the chicks would be born. Actually have images the day before with one chick riding mom and the other one still not hatched.

Location
yellowstone national park

Subject
Dunes and red rock formations

Location
Monument Valley

Description
Early morning at the Totem and Yebichi Rock formation with the dunes in the foreground. It was nice to have interesting clouds.

Subject
Sunset Rainbow

Location
Bryce Canyon, Utah

Description
Sunset Rainbow at Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon, Utah.

Subject
Aurora Borealis

Location
Haines, AK

Description
Haines is not known for a good Aurora location because of its location on Water that causes cloudy conditions. We went up for the Eagles but, we got this bonus on a clear night with a full moon rising behind us that lit up the foreground. Only took 6 seconds of open shutter to capture this scene.

Subject
Moose and squirrel

Location
Colorado

Description
Copied the squirrel onto the moose.