some animals I've seen
Folks,
I'm not a professional wildlife photographer. In fact, I'm not a photographer at all. I'm a vertebrate paleontologist whose camera equipment is optimized for objects within 4 or 5 feet of me that aren't moving.
Nevertheless, I've tried for some animal shots over the past few years. I apologize if these are substandard, but I did the best I could with the equipment I had.
I put up some bird shots on the Birding group. I'm a birder, so I tend to focus my photography on birds. But my research is dedicated to crocodylians, so there's also a gator and croc bias evident in my photos.
Not sure if I'm bragging or asking for advice on how to improve, but I thought some of you might appreciate them.
Scarlet tanager, Ryerson Forest Preserve, Illinois
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Vermilion Flycatcher, near Tucson, AZ
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blue-spotted salamander, Ryerson Forest Preserve, Illinois
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Nile crocodile, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
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American alligator, Cameron Prairie NWR, Louisiana
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Ethiopian wolf, Bale Mountains NP, Ethiopia. (It helps when your birding guide did his thesis work on this species.)
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Black-pencilled marmoset, Riberao Preto, Brazil. I don't usually have much use for primates, but this was cute.
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giraffe, Maasai Mara, Kenya
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bush elephant, Murchison Falls NP, Uganda
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spectacled caiman, near Manaus, Brazil. This species is undergoing major revision and will probably be split up into several species.
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blue mud wasp, Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City, IA
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African giant snail, National Museum of Kenya grounds. (This was a juvenile about the size of snails I typically see in the upper midwest.)
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I love the Birds, that has to have been tough, but the others are equally impressive!
Otherwise, the shots wouldn't have happened.
Very few of my action photos have worked out, but here are a couple of bald eagles from the Kenai Peninsula to show that in a set of several dozen shots in a row, one or two work out.
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And these sure look professional to me! Magnificent eagle! 
And your crocodile pix sure are impressive! I don't think I'd dare get that close! But if I really had to choose a favorite of the wonderful photos you've posted, it would probably be the elephant, that one made me smile. 
Very impressive!!
