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Raven chick, waiting for Mum or Dad to come back with more food!
Pentax KP
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The Portrait of Monitor Lizard
Wiki says
Monitor lizard is the common name of several large lizard species, comprising the genus Varanus. They are native to Africa, Asia and Oceania, but are now found also in the Americas as an invasive species.
Monitor lizards have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well-developed limbs. The adult length of extant species ranges from 20 cm (7.9 in) in some species, to over 3 m (10 ft) in the case of the Komodo dragon, though the extinct varanid known as megalania (Varanus priscus) may have been capable of reaching lengths of as much as 7 m (23 ft). Most monitor species are terrestrial, but arboreal and semiaquatic monitors are also known. While most monitor lizards are carnivorous, eating eggs, smaller reptiles, fish, birds and small mammals, some also eat fruit and vegetation, depending on where they live.[1]
A total of 78 species are currently recognized; however, given that several species-groups are in need of taxonomic review, this number is certain to be increased with future research.
It's not easy to photograph such scenes, as they happen very quickly and often in less than ideal light conditions. Yet junior Great tit was hungry and screaming for the next food delivery. After leaving the nest the youngsters are fed for 2 or 3 weeks. These are relentlessly busy times for the parents.
Great tit (Parus major).
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Dawn of a new day high up in Sabrina Basin at the headwaters of Bishop Creek Middle Fork. Picture Peak always steals the show up here, but Hungry Packer Lake certainly doesn't disappoint. Other impressive peaks include Powell Point on the left, and Haeckel on the far right.
Hard to grasp the scale of this place, but there's a lime green tent on the lower left peninsula of the lake that gives some perspective.