Nature's Best Photography: Wildlife Mothers

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  Whitetail Deer, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
  By Wil Hershberger | Web site: natureimagesandsounds.com
  Whitetail deer fawn jumps up on mothers back for a better view of who is coming down the hill.
  Equipment: Canon EOS 1DS; 500mm lens; 1/80 Ssec at 1/8; ISO 200; tripod
  
  
  

  Wil Hershberger, Nature's Best Photography Awards

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  Bald Eagles, Katmai, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska
  By Jon Hunter | Web site: wildvisionsphotography.com
  "I was perched tenuously on the cliff of a nearby island to get this tender shot of a mother feeding its chicks."
  Equipment: Nikon D100; 600mm lens; 1/400 sec at f/5.6; ISO 200; no flash.
  
  
  

  John Hunter, Nature's Best Photography Awards

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  Great Horned Owl, Richland, Wash.
  By Kirk J. Cantrell
  By returning this nest every night for several weeks, I was able to catch this amusing image of a young owl peeking through the feathers of its mother.
  Equipment: 60mm lens; 1/400 sec at ƒ/7.1; ISO 200.
  
  
  

  Kirk Cantrell, Nature's Best Photography Awards

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  Great-Crested Grebes, Bristol, England
  By Andy Rouse | Web site: andyrouse.co.uk
  "Grebes are shy and it is difficult to get images of a female with a newborn chick. I hid in a blind every morning before dawn for three weeks in freezing cold water up to my neck to get the shots I wanted."
  Equipment: Canon EOS-1Ds; focal length 700; 1/160 sec at ƒ/8; ISO 100; no flash.
  
  
  

  Andy Rouse, Nature's Best Photography Awards

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  Sumatran Orangutans, Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia
  By D. Robert Franz | Web site: naturescapes.net
  "I try to do my part to show the world how important it is to protect this amazing species and its habitat."
  Equipment: Canon EOS 1; 70-200mm lens; 1/160 sec at ƒ/4; Fujichrome Sensia film.
  
  
  

  D. Robert Franz, Nature's Best Photography Awards

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  Giraffes, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
  By Howard G. Buffett
  While on safari in Tanzania, Buffett spotted this giraffe female as her two young calves nuzzled her.
  Equipment: Canon EOS 1N; 600mm lens; settings not recorded; Kodak Ektachrome 100SW film.
  
  
  

  Howard G. Buffett, Nature's Best Photography Awards

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  Cheetah Mom and Cubs, Masai Mara, Kenya
  By Eberhard Brunner | Web site: lensahand.com
  Austrian photographer Brunner waited patiently while on a safari to Kenya and captured this photo of a mother cheetah guarding her young cubs.
  Equipment: Nikon N90; 600mm lens; settings not recorded; Fujichrome Velvia film.
  
  
  

  Eberhard Brunner, Nature's Best Photography Awards

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  Polar bears, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada
  By Linda Drake | Web site: lindadrake.exposuremanager.com
  "I had traveled to Wapusk to photograph cubs emerging from dens with their mothers. This one was catching a ride with its head buried in her mother's fur, but when mom stopped at this tree the baby lifted its head and turned in my direction."
  Equipment: Canon EOS 1D MarkII; 500mm lens; 2x teleconverter; 1/750 sec at ƒ/8; ISO 400; tripod.
  
  
  

  Linda Drake, Nature's Best Photography Awards

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  Snow Monkey and baby, Jikokundani Yaen-koen, Nagano, Japan
  By Toshio Hagiwara
  "Snow swirled in the air as I laid on the frozen ground to create this unique perspective of a mother snow monkey with her baby clinging to her for warmth."
  Equipment: Canon EOS 20D; 70-200mm lens; 1/250 sec at ƒ/8; ISO 400.
  
  
  

  Toshio Hagiwara, Nature's Best Photography Awards

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  Baboons, Selinda Reserve, Botswana
  By Adrian Bailey | Web site: baileyphotos.com
  "I found this baboon family blissfully grooming each other on Palm Island. I underexposed the shot by one frame to get a golden glow with back light."
  Equipment: Nikon; 500mm lens; settings not recorded; Fujichrome Velvia film; tripod.
  
  
  

  Adrian Bailey, Nature's Best Photography Awards