I was travelling back from a photo workshop in Michigan's Upper Peninsular one Autumn day in 2013 when I thought I would explore a small side road. It was misty, and I stopped the car to see what might be around to photograph when suddenly these group of horses came rumbling across the field to see who the visitor was! I immediately recognized that the ghostly figures peering through the mist would make an interesting photo. I discovered that horses are very inquisitive animals!

 In 2013 Liz and I had taken a holiday in Switzerland to see some of her family near Berne. We were walking by the river Aare when I looked down and saw this Common Merganser with her ducklings riding along on her back. These little balls of feathers looked so cute, and the mother didn't seem at all fazed by her ducklings struggling to climb up her back! Apparently there are a variety of Mergansers including Reb Breasted, Scaly Sided, Brazilian, and New Zealand Mergansers.
 

This handsome fella is a Meerkat. He was photographed in the Racine Zoo in 2014. The Meerkat is a small mongoose found in southern Africa. They are typically around 15 inches tall and weigh about 1.5lbs. Their lifespan is around 12-14 years. They live in burrows and spend much of their time in the wild digging these burrows. They are very agile and can move quickly to escape danger (often from the air).

While they look cute, they do not make good pets as they can be aggressive and have very sharp teeth!

 This photo was taken at a visit to Yellowstone in 2014. It's quite a remarkable sight to see these huge, majestic animals walking around freely on the prairies. When leaving Yellowstone around 2am for my return trip home via Jackson Hole (approximately a 2 hour drive), a buffalo appeared out of the dark about 50 yards in front of me. The road was narrow at that point and the animal lumbered about 3 feet past my driver's side window! Its size was very apparent!