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Between services on Easter Sunday morning at Trinity Episcopal Parish in St. Augustine, Fla., April 21, 2019. Nikon D750. Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8. ƒ/2.8, 15mm, 1/4000th sec., ISO 800. View larger at http://www.flickr.com/photos/botetourt/48103111002

A cattle egret at the Alligator Farm, St. Augustine, Fla., on April 26, 2019. Nikon D500. Nikkor 200-500mm f5.6. f8, 500mm (DX 750mm), 1/250th sec., ISO 400. View larger at http://www.flickr.com/photos/botetourt/48103111002

An osprey on the prowl above Matanzas Inlet south of St. Augustine, Fla. , April 22, 2019. Nikon D500. Nikkor 200-500 f5.6. ƒ/11, 500mm (DX 750), 1/1000th sec., ISO 400. View larger at http://www.flickr.com/photos/botetourt/48103111002

An osprey has its eyes on the prey in the James River need Deep Bottom boat ramp south of Richmond. April 4, 2019. Nikon D500. Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6. ƒ/5.6, 240mm DX 360mm), 1/1500th sec., ISO 3200. To view larger,
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Canada geese make a twilight landing on a lake in Atlantic Beach, Fla. May 21, 2019. Nikon D750. Nikkor 200-500mm f5.6. f11, 320mm, 1/20th sec., ISO 200. View larger at http://www.flickr.com/photos/botetourt/48103111002

 

The lilac-breasted roller is one of the little beauties of the Serengeti. June 3, 2019, in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. Nikon D750. Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6. ƒ/5.6, 500mm, 1/750th sec., ISO 560. To view larger, go to my Flickr site at https://www.flickr.com/photos/botetourt/48103111002

Dik-diks checking me out! A pair of dik-diks — these adults are among the world’s smallest antelopes — checks me out from behind a tent at Tarangire Safari Lodge in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, June 3, 2019. Nikon D500. Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6. ƒ/5.6, 500mm (DX 750mm), 1/60th sec., ISO 1600. To see a larger version, visit my Flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/botetourt/48103111002

This sunset was shot from our tent at Maramboi Tented Lodge at the shore of Lake Manyara, northern Tanzania, near the foot of the eastern escarpment of the African Great Rift Valley. On the other side of the mountain are the Ngorongoro Highlands and crater and the Serengeti Plains. June 3, 2019. Nikon D750. AF Nikkor 70-210mm f/4-5.6. ƒ/11, 180mm, 1/125th sec., ISO 400. To view larger, visit my Flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/botetourt/48103111002

 

Gloom gathers over Tarangire Safari Lodge and the Tarangire River. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, June 2, 2019. Nikon D750. Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8. ƒ/8, 15.0 mm, 30 secs., ISO 50. See a larger version at  http://www.flickr.com/photos/botetourt/48140290601

 

Millions of stars and the Milky Way light the night over Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, June 2, 2019. Nikon D750. Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8. ƒ/2.8, 15mm, 64 secs., ISO 1600. See a larger version at my Flickr site, http://www.flickr.com/photos/botetourt/48140319708