Location: Pequot Lakes, MN
Copyright: © Kay Shaw
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Comments: Nesting loons often have their heads down, in the "alert" position, to make them less visible. They nearly always have to be photographed from a boat because of the location of their nests.

Scientific name: Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Location: Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
Copyright: © Kay Shaw
Photographer Code: KN1024
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Comments: A surprise sighting of this magnificent but seldom seen antelope. The female was also present.

Location: International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, WI
Copyright: © Kay Shaw
Photographer Code: WI807
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Comments: Although this endangered bird was captive, the surroundings are rich and natural.

Scientific name: Dryocopus pileatus
Location: Winona, Minnesota
Copyright: © Kay Shaw
Photographer Code: Pileated1
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Comments: I am fortunate to have pileated woodpeckers visit our bird feeders regularly in the winter. This picture was taken from my dining room window!

Location: Rabida Island, Galapagos
Copyright: © Kay Shaw
Photographer Code: EC518
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Comments: I got a series of photos of this baby sea lion swimming out to his mother, culminating in this affectionate greeting.

Location: Prince Edward Island National Park, Canada
Copyright: © Kay Shaw
Photographer Code: CN710
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Comments: This patient fox sat by the roadside for many photos, though maybe its yawn indicates boredom with the whole thing.

Location: Pelican Lake, Pequot Lakes, MN
Copyright: © Kay Shaw
Photographer Code: Bittern1
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Comments: While canoeing back in the reedy area of the lake, I saw this American Bittern being harrassed by a red-wing blackbird. The bittern finally yielded the territory and flew off.

Scientific name: Strix nebulosa
Location: Utica, Winona County, MN
Copyright: © Kay Shaw
Photographer Code: B537
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Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical)
Comments: Great gray owls have been plentiful in northern Minnesota this winter, but to see one this far south in the state is rare. Other images available.

Location: Zoo, Chongqing, China
Copyright: © Kay Shaw
Photographer Code: CH3523
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Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal)
Comments: We arrived at the zoo just in time to enjoy watching this young panda eagerly eat the banboo shoots. Several other images available; also lesser panda in the zoo.

Location: Durango, CO
Copyright: © Kay Shaw
Photographer Code: CO103
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Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal)

Location: Hayward, WI
Copyright: © Kay Shaw
Photographer Code: A302
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