Photo of the Day (4.15.10)

by Kent Wien on

Leave it to Max Waugh, a.k.a. fiznatty on Flickr to capture a shot of an animal I’ve never come across. It’s a tamandua, a species of ant eater native to Costa Rica.

Max describes the encounter:

I was very excited to have an opportunity to photograph a tamandua again. It’s one of the first animals I saw back in 2005 and that encounter was very brief. This lovely girl stayed up in the trees, but out in the open, for quite a while (long enough to even get some video). The tamandua is one of Costa Rica’s three anteater species… I’ll let you guess what the giant claw and big snout are for.

It’s worth taking a look at some of the amazing shots Max has collected over the years. He’s one of our most popular contributors to the Photo of the Day at Gadling.

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Photo of the day (3.11.10)

by Kent Wien on

The wildlife photography of Max Waugh, a.k.a. Fiznatty on Flickr has been featured on Gadling probably more than any other user. And I just couldn’t pass up this one.

Max describes a Costa Rican beach:

The mouth of the Sirena River in Corcovado National Park has a nasty reputation. It empties into the Pacific Ocean and brings together some intimidating predators which scour the river and surf for easy prey. Big crocodiles come from the fresh water side while bull sharks swoop in from the ocean. Occasionally the crocs even head out into the saltwater. Recently 5 large crocs were spotted more than 3 miles from shore.

This fellow was much closer, but I did see him run headlong into a small bull shark. They both turned tail and swam in opposite directions.

I made a mental not that I wouldn’t be swimming on that beach anytime soon. Apparently Max’s picture came too late for one of his commenters, surfwax who wrote:

Oh my…I surfed this spot *before* finding out what you know so well. This photo is awesome, but also makes me think I was rather lucky.

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Photo of the Day (03/10/08)

by Iva Skoch on

I know nothing about tribal cultures, but based on this photo, I would guess this man is a one of those wise, respected tribesmen. His face says it all.

Fiznatty, who took this photo in 2007 in Tanzania, says: “The Hadzabe tribe, made up of several wandering families such as the one we visited, is nomadic. They are hunters who follow their food, and have been living in the region for over 10,000 years. They supposedly shun Western society and “modern” ways. On this day, we got to join them on a morning hunt.”

Great photo!

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