Healthy ecosystems tend to seek balance. In the highlands of Kenya, this dynamic plays out in a tacit agreement between giraffes and their leafy diet.
Much of the habitat on which Mallards and other ducks depend has been taken from them, leaving them in want of food and safety from hunters. Writer Mark Seth Lender observes as iridescent drakes and tawny hens gather, awaiting his arrival, and does what he can to provide for them.
For thirsty bats in the Madera Canyon, the quest for water is everything. Writer Mark Seth Lender watches in pitch blackness as bats drink from a desert pool.
Mark Seth Lender observes a moose and her calf as they quench their need for salt in a briny stream parting Canadas mountains.
Mark Lender shares a depiction of Whooper Swans temporary stay in a Southern Icelandic pond, as the winter ice closes in.
Act fast: With increasing numbers of white-tailed deer near roads, swift action is needed by vigilant motorists to avoid tragedy.
Arviajuaq, is a small island in Hudson Bay, and a good place to find polar bears. But when you are out hunting for bear the bear might be hunting, too.
Bobcats are quite small, shy and hard to see - but as Mark Seth Lender observed, nobody should mistake them for a friendly tabby cat.
Watching hummingbirds in Arizona's Madera Canyon gave Mark Seth Lender an up close view of their interactions, and a chance to take spectacular photos.
Watching hummingbirds in Arizona's Madera Canyon gave Mark Seth Lender an up close view of their interactions, and a chance to take spectacular photos.
As ice caps melt and the sun shines, writer Mark Lender sees the Snowy Egret’s fragile existence as a mirror to our own.