Mother and Baby Giraffe

This image was captured by husband and wife photography team, John Eastcott and Yva Momatiuk from New York. While visiting a Kenyan watering hole, they spotted a mother giraffe standing over her baby in the gathering dusk. this image won first-place in the 39th annual national wildlife photography contest in the professional mammal category.

Elephant Creation by Ben Osborne

This image, titled "Elephant Creation", was taken by UK photographer Ben Osborne and won him the 2007 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine.

Cat and Owl

This is a little different than my usual posts, but this video is hilarious! What an unlikely pair of friends.

Humpback Whale and Diver

Taken by Peter T. Hartlove of Longmont, Colorado, this image received an Honorable Mention in the Connecting People and Nature Category of the Wildlife Magazine's Photography Contest of 2006.

Each winter, these whales gather off the coast of Silver Banks, Dominican Republic in order to mate and give birth. This calf is swimming near the surface while its mother keeps a close eye on it from the background.

Pronghorns On The Move

This image of Pronghorns won the grand prize in the National Wildlife Magazine's 36th annual photography award. It was taken by Robert M. Palmer of Miliken, Colorado while driving the back roads of Eastern Colorado.

Two Black Tailed Fawns Playing

This image of two Black-Tailed deer fawns are caught frolicking with one another on Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park in Washington state was taken by Mary Campbell, for which she was awarded the grand prize in the 2008 Northwest Exposure Photo Contest.

Image Credit: Mary Campbell

Giraffes In a Storm

This image of two giraffes facing an approaching storm was captured by Marina Cano while she vacationed in Africa. I am very impressed by her collection, which you can enjoy by clicking this picture.

Image Credit: Marina Cano

Two Battling Blackbirds

This photo of blackbirds fighting was taken by David Slater, and brought him an award in the wildlife behavior category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards in it's inaugural year, 2009.

Image Credit: David Slater

King Penguin Studies Footprints

A young king penguin studies human shoe prints left by the photographer as he left sub-Antarctic South Georgia. What a great shot, especially considering the fact that photographer Robert Friel was only 11 years old when he captured this image in 2009!

He was highly commended in the One Earth category of the Veolia Environmental Wildlife photographer of the year competition. The One Earth category focuses on highlighting the interactions between humans and the natural world.

Image Credit: Robert Friel

Polar Bear Clinging to Remnants of Iceberg

A polar bear clings to the remnants of an iceberg, reminding us of their dire circumstance.

Unfortunately, I was unable to locate the credits for this image.