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Golden Silk spider,
Trichonephila clavipes
Approximately to scale with the Prey photo just posted, although the spider will be significantly larger than a dragonfly, if it survives into the fall.
This extreme close‑up captures the raw intensity of an alligator’s eye, a living relic of prehistoric design. The frame is dominated by the reptile’s armored textures a mosaic of ridges, scars, and scales that look carved from ancient stone. The iris glows with a molten bronze shimmer, fractured like dried earth under a relentless sun, while the vertical pupil slices through the center like a blade.
Every wrinkle and pore tells a story of survival a creature that has watched millennia pass from the same vantage point, half‑submerged and patient. The photograph’s tight composition eliminates all context, forcing the viewer to confront the primal intelligence behind that gaze. It’s not just an eye; it’s a warning, a challenge, and a reminder that nature’s apex designs don’t fade they endure.
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Watson Mill Bridge State Park, Georgia, U.S.A.
In a matter of minutes, I witnessed a stunning display of nature’s raw efficiency. A Red-shouldered Hawk suddenly sprang from its perch and struck the ground. As it lifted its head, a small lizard was clutched firmly in its beak. Without hesitation, the hawk swallowed it and returned to another branch.
But the hunt wasn’t over. As I quietly approached for a better shot, the hawk launched again, landing in nearly the same exact spot. When it lifted its head again, it was now holding a large Ring-necked Snake! This entire episode happened in the span of just a few minutes.
Note: If you're curious, the snake captured is a large Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus).
Here is another image I captured:
These deceptively small animals, the wild dogs are one of the most ferocious in the forest- even more so than the leopard. And as they are rare to sight, capturing a pair of them with my camera was a treat. They looked warily, yet curious straight into my lens.
20.10.2022
Predator EN100-006 jako osobowy relacji: Warszawa Śródmieście WKD - Podkowa Leśna Główna za chwilę zatrzyma się na p.o. Otrębusy.
Image taken near Mata-mata
Before sunset we stayed to shot a raptor that we particularly liked. We worry on our way back to find the entry to the camp closed ! A few kilometers only from our destination and near a waterhole where apparently he just drink in, a cheetah was showing off before some admirers.At first lying on the ground, the animal roll sideways, seeming very calm, enjoying himself, ignoring us. Then he stand up and left us without hurry, coming back a few times, one or two bushes away, letting us admiring his feline beauty before leaving ...The wildlife photographer knows well this intense emotion which we never tires when wild nature offers us such a gift!
Image prise près de Mata-mata
Avant le coucher du soleil nous sommes restés pour photographier un rapace que nous aimons particulièrement. Nous nous inquiétons en revenant de trouver l'entrée du camp fermée! A quelques kilomètres seulement de notre destination , près d'un point d'eau où il venait certainement de boire, ce guépard est allongé et roule sur lui même devant quelques admirateurs !Le photographe animalier connait bien cette émotion intense qui nous envahit et dont on ne se lasse jamais lorsque la nature sauvage nous offre un pareil cadeau !
Puis le guépard va s'en aller ,allant d'un buisson à l'autre ,nous permettant d'admirer sa beauté féline !
Il est temps pour nous de rentrer , encore émervveillés des moments que nous venons de vivre ..
Explore 70 🌟July 12, 2024
1. Mantis Series 7/7, 2. I'm watching you, 3. Mantis Series 6/7, 4. Mantis Series 3/7
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The term “urban predators” is a controversial label sometimes used in the UK to describe gang members or serious youth offenders operating in cities. It is not a formal legal term, but rather a media or political phrase.
Now these guys passed by and caused no trouble, either they were just normal guys who just looked threatening - - or maybe they had a specific target and were focused on that.
The pack was definitely "moving with purpose".
Taunton, Somerset, UK.
Beautiful yet ferocious, dragonflies’ extraordinary flight skills allow them to catch prey with a success rate of up to 97%. In addition to super vision, their precise and agile maneuvers in flight make them highly effective deadly hunters.
Black- Shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) with its breakfast.
( shot hand-held with a friend's Nikkor 80-400mm 4.5-5.6 ED lens )
I think this is one Robber fly about to lunch on a different species of Robber fly. I was watching the smaller one fly hoping it would land while not realizing that I wasn't the only one tracking it. Imagine my surprise when I witnessed the Ariel attack and prompt landing for a brief moment.
Tarantula hawk
Taken in Los Liones Canyon
These wasps have one of the most painful stings of any animal and are in fact rated number two in pain for bug bites. They are not very aggressive though. One of the few predators who will eat these are roadrunners.
Sunset on the Lancaster Canal near Garstang, Lancashire. This barge was called "Predator", hence the title! The owner had obviously cut quite a lot of firewood to keep his wood burner going, looking at the amount of saw dust on the towpath!
The colours in the sky were magical!
Prey and Predator Here is a quiet and tranquil scene that, for me, brims with conflicting emotion. During birthing season juveniles have to be extremely lucky to survive. In the case of Cape Buffalo, for example, if they can keep up with the herd there is some degree of protection. In the case of Thomson’s Gazelle, if spotted by a Cheetah, they are as good as gone. Adult Thomson’s are fast and agile, yet often fall victim to an adult Cheetah. Juveniles have no chance and are taken in seconds rather than minutes. There is no herd to protect them and literally nothing the parents can do but fend for themselves. It’s tough out there. (Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus; Thompson’s Gazelle - Eudorcas thomsonii) (Sony a1, 200-600 lens @ 524mm, f/6.3, 1/5000 second, ISO 640)