Top nature pictures of 2013

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18 Dec 2013 Namibia

Transitioning to a non-profit model means that I’m spending less and less time working in the field these days, but I still managed take some photos in 2013, adding more than 15,000 to the site this year. Below are some of the highlights.

A few notes:

  • In the interest of keeping this set upbeat, I haven’t included any deforestation pictures.
  • The photos from South Africa, Namibia, and Yosemite aren’t captioned yet.
  • Highlights from previous years: 2008,
    2009,
    2010,
    2011, and
    2012.

    • Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0285]
    • south_africa_hermanus_0508
    • south_africa_kruger_0001
    • Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_1294]
    • namibia_2142
    • Yellow and black caterpillar [aceh_0429]
    • south_africa_kruger_0313
    • south_africa_kruger_5018
    • Blue water of the Quinault river
    • south_africa_hermanus_1386
    • Baby spider monkey
    • Gladiator Tree Frog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi) [costa_rica_osa_0540]
    • Male green kingfisher
    • Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_0978]
    • Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0680]
    • Lizard [costa_rica_siquirres_0177]
    • Young green iguana [costa_rica_osa_1001]
    • Glasshopper [costa_rica_siquirres_0797]
    • Granular Poison Frog (Oophaga granulifera)
    • Moth
    • Blue water of Graves Creek
    • Fer de lance [costa_rica_osa_0563]
    • south_africa_joburg_1023
    • namibia_1286
    • Heliconia [costa_rica_osa_0780]
    • south_africa_hermanus_1257
    • Bromeliad
    • Temperate rainforest in Washington's Olympic National Park
    • Green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_la_selva_1795]
    • Tiger beetle
    • Bird [costa_rica_la_selva_1518]
    • Osa rainforest tree
    • Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) [costa_rica_osa_0937]
    • south_africa_kruger_0902
    • Temperate rain forest in the Pacific Northwest
    • Red cup mushroom (Cookeina speciosa) [costa_rica_la_selva_0324]
    • Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0460]
    • Spider monkey
    • Siquirres rainforest [costa_rica_siquirres_0670]
    • Red grasshawk butterfly [aceh_0527]
    • Insect [costa_rica_la_selva_0296]
    • Rainforest near Lake Quinault
    • Hummingbirds [costa_rica_la_selva_1587]
    • Dragonfly [costa_rica_osa_0215]
    • Glass frog [costa_rica_osa_0964]
    • south_africa_kruger_0517
    • namibia_0661
    • yosemite_0041
    • Glasshopper [costa_rica_siquirres_1040]
    • Red cup fungi (Cookeina speciosa)
    • namibia_0071
    • namibia_0963
    • Temperate rainforest on Washington's Olympic Peninsula
    • Tree frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0944]
    • Giant Toad (Bufo marinus) [costa_rica_osa_0987]
    • Strawberry dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0511]
    • namibia_1793
    • namibia_1593
    • Babbling brook near the Hoh River
    • south_africa_kruger_0819
    • Snake
    • Glass frog [costa_rica_osa_0915]
    • south_africa_hermanus_1168
    • Spiny-headed tree frog (Anotheca spinosa)
    • Jumping spider [costa_rica_siquirres_0653]
    • Glasswinged butterfly (Greta oto)
    • Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_1638]
    • south_africa_hermanus_0056
    • Hoh rain forest
    • Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0892]
    • Frog eggs
    • south_africa_kruger_1095
    • namibia_1878
    • Rainforests
    • south_africa_kruger_0707
    • Whip-scorpion
    • Red-eyed tree frog
    • Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0900]
    • south_africa_kruger_0664
    • Butterfly in Aceh [aceh_0198]
    • Black pill millipede [kalteng_1107]
    • south_africa_hermanus_1143
    • Damselfly
    • Costa Rica rainforest
    • Glasshopper [costa_rica_siquirres_0737]
    • Waterfall in Olympic National Park
    • Rhaebo haematiticus frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0212]
    • south_africa_kruger_1184
    • Turquoise, blue, and yellow weevil [costa_rica_osa_0110]
    • Cicada emerging from nymph skin
    • Frog [costa_rica_osa_1012]
    • namibia_0674
    • Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0450]
    • Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0909]
    • south_africa_kruger_0799
    • Strangler fig near Jantho, Aceh
    • Recovering peat forest after Borneo's big fires [kalteng_1046]
    • Bug
    • Frog eggs [costa_rica_siquirres_0327]
    • south_africa_hermanus_0260
    • yosemite_0180
    • Waterfall on Route 126
    • namibia_0638
    • namibia_2299
    • Bornean orangutan in Indonesian Borneo [kalteng_0981]
    • Green basilisk [costa_rica_la_selva_0254]
    • Agalychnis spurrelli tree frog [costa_rica_osa_0687]
    • Bat
    • Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_0961]
    • Strawberry dart frog in a red cap mushroom [costa_rica_la_selva_0510]
    • Waterfall on the Olympic Peninsula
    • Hylarana raniceps frog
    • south_africa_kruger_5023
    • Praying mantis [costa_rica_osa_0744]
    • Boa constrictor camouflaged among leaves on the forest floor
    • Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica
    • south_africa_hermanus_1125
    • south_africa_hermanus_1220
    • Blue leafhopper [costa_rica_la_selva_0407]
    • Boa constrictor
    • Slender anole
    • south_africa_hermanus_1194
    • Aerial view of rain forest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0361]
    • south_africa_kruger_0281
    • Golfodulcean poison frog (Phyllobates vittatus) [costa_rica_siquirres_0483]
    • Borneo peat forest at sunrise
    • south_africa_hermanus_1221
    • south_africa_kruger_0435
    • yosemite_0214
    • Magenta flowers
    • Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_siquirres_0047]
    • south_africa_kruger_0573
    • Beetlenut palms
    • namibia_1325
    • namibia_0813
    • Glass frog [costa_rica_osa_0903]
    • namibia_0777
    • Tent-making bats
    • Anole
    • Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0660]
    • Gliding Leaf Frog
    • south_africa_capetown_0282
    • south_africa_kruger_0051
    • Plant [costa_rica_siquirres_0686]
    • Blue water of the Quinault river
    • Green Jesus Christ lizard
    • Staghorn fern
    • View of Osa Peninsula from the Greg Gung Conservation Center
    • namibia_1739
    • Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0634]
    • Temperate rain forest in the Pacific Northwest
    • namibia_2162
    • Ginger flower [costa_rica_la_selva_1490]
    • Frog eggs [costa_rica_siquirres_0323]
    • Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)
    • Hoh rain forest
    • Juvenile green basilisk
    • Spider
    • namibia_0483
    • Blue morpho butterfly
    • Blue and black butterfly [costa_rica_la_selva_1202]
    • namibia_2150
    • Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_osa_0822]
    • Mating butterflies [aceh_0415]
    • namibia_2037
    • Snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0290]
    • Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0244]
    • Tree ferms in Aceh
    • south_africa_hermanus_0536
    • namibia_1260
    • Transparent-winged butterfly in Costa Rica
    • Overhead view of rainforest in Costa Rica
    • Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0269]
    • Baby green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0010]
    • south_africa_kruger_5040
    • Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) [costa_rica_la_selva_1671]
    • namibia_1193
    • Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0422]
    • namibia_1936
    • Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0923]
    • namibia_1776
    • south_africa_capetown_0083
    • Temperate rain forest in Washington's Olympic National Park
    • south_africa_kruger_0089
    • Aerial view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0372]
    • south_africa_kruger_1126
    • namibia_1273
    • Waterfall in Olympic National Park
    • Green iguana climbing a tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1236]
    • Clover canopy
    • namibia_0578
    • Cicada
    • Grasshopper [costa_rica_la_selva_1318]
    • namibia_2074
    • namibia_0836
    • Temperate rain forest creek in the Pacific Northwest
    • Olympic Peninsula beach
    • Cat-eyed snake

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