Took a chance and drove up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan since an aurora was predicted earlier in the week. That evening the forecast for seeing it was pretty slim, so I went to a location to photograph the Milky way instead. Took a chance since I saw some faint purple glow in the northern sky and turned my camera around and snapped a few quick shots. was SO excited when I saw this on the back of the screen!

First time trying to capture the aurora...but it won't be my last!

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Say hello to Ezra Blue!

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In trip planning mode...hoping to see this again when we head out west in October for the annular solar eclipse!

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When the lioness is so close your big lens just won't work...you grab your phone! She was quite curious, and at one point even stuck her head in between the rail and the seat in BIll's row! Love being able to be this close to these amazing animals.

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I was SO pleased to witness what Boswell is best known for... standing on his hind legs to get the leaves on the upper branches!

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Oh- the feeling of being less than 10 feet from an amazing creature like Boswell! So big, but he was very sweet and curious. Hung out with us for awhile then went off to eat some leaves. Our guide Cloud made sure we were safe and able to take as many pictures as we wanted! Even took some behind the scenes video for me.

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I've always wanted to capture the wreck of the Peter Iredale in Oregon, but weather and the tide has always prevented me from doing it...until now! According to one of the locals I spoke to- this much of the wreck hasn't been visible for quite some time. Lucky me!

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Was SO happy to get the chance to be up close and personal with Boswell at Mana Pools! He's quite the celebrity, and we had several increasingly close encounters with his while we were there. Amazing!

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The young male lion seemed startled when we came upon him sunning himself in the middle of the road.

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Sibling play...came across this pair of elephants at Mana Pools, and thought at first they were fighting. But our guide, Cloud, assured us that this was simply them playing.

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Monet's gardens at Giverny? Nope- just one of the many small pools at Mana Pools National Park! Love the one pink water lily among the blue ones.

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This young lady was cautious, but curious. While we didn't see very many lions at Mana Pools, this young lioness and her partner were parked in the middle of the road for maybe 30-45 minutes. She finally moved to this small bush- not to get away from us as much as her partner!

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This curious lioness came to check us out after playing with her sister!

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Mom, sister, and older cubs rest before the evening's hunt.

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Zebra feeding... but keeping tabs on me. Would kill for those eyelashes!

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What stories this face could tell! Within minutes of landing at the airstrip near Khwai Leadwood, we encountered this male lion.  We stayed only a few minutes, as word got out he'd been spotted and several vehicles approached.

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Something must smell pretty good on the vehicle! This young hyena spent quite a bit of time sniffing around and checking us out.

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I have many, many pictures of Lilac Breasted Rollers. This trip I decided to try getting something other than sitting on a perch. Took several tries, but I finally was able to catch one in flight- thanks to our guide Dickeson at Somalisa Expeditions exiting the vehicle to encourage it to fly!

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We had just landed at the airstrip for Mana Pools, and our guide Cloud asked if there was anything in particular we wanted to see. My husband said wild dogs. And within 5 minutes of landing we were sitting on the ground watching a pack of wild dogs! It was a tremendous experience.

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Baby Eagle owl screeching for what seemed like an eternity while mom-who is a branch or two above is completely ignoring him. Not sure if he was hungry or just wasn't getting enough of mom's attention...

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I have many pictures of lilac breasted rollers...but catching one with its breakfast is a first!

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Can't get much better than a giraffe walking across your sunrise view!

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People always ask what my favorite animal to see on safari is. It seems to change every time we go...but I've come to the conclusion that it's babies. I love baby animals, like this sweet little zebra foal.

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Love capturing little one's first pictures. 

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Say hello to Miss Vayda! 

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Just had to post one more of Holly's pictures. She wanted something dark and moody and I think we got that!

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Sneak peek of Holly's maternity session. After 4 boys- she's FINALLY having a girl so we definitely wanted to get some girly shots in. 

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