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KEVIN SCHAFER PHOTOGRAPHY

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Picture of the Month

October  2009

 

 

Bats Emerging from Limestone Cave

Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, MEXICO

 

I just spent ten days in Campeche State as part of a conservation RAVE team for the ILCP (International League of Conservation Photographers).  The images we bring back will be used to draw attention to the natural treasures, and threats, in this remarkable corner of Mexico, far better known for its beaches than its bats...

I concentrated on the remote Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, part of the largest tract of intact rainforest in Mesoamerica.  Here, at dusk, as many as 5 million bats of many species emerge from a limestone cave, spiraling into the sky - where often falcons and hawks lie waiting for them. 

 

Nikon D3 camera, with Nikkor 70-200mm lens

Life, Color, Drama, Reality .... No Digital Manipulation

 

My story on Amazon River Dolphins has just appeared in the June 09 issue of National Geographic Magazine. To see a preview, click on the photo below.

 

 
 

As is so often the case, some of my favorite pictures didn't appear in the story : to see some of these, go to :  http://kevinschafer.com/dolphins.html

 

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Review a previous Picture of the Month:

Gulls and Flies, 8/2009

Callanish Stones, 7/2009

Amazon Dolphins (2), 6/2009

Golden Langur, 5/2009

Island Foxes, 4/2009

Puget Sound, 3/2009

Border Fence, 2/2009

Amazon Islands, 1/2009

King Penguins, 12/2008

Darwin's Fox, 11/2008

Blacktip Shark, 10/2008

Greenland Fisherman. 9/2008

Ladyslipper Orchids, 7/2008

Wild Cassowary, 6/2008

Painted Hands, 5/2008

Zion Park, 4/2008

Marine Otters, 3/2008

Mt. Hood Sunset, 2/2008

Mountain-Biking, 1/2008

Tent Bats, 12/2007

Nunbird, 11/2007

Alaskan Otters, 10/2007

Amazon Dolphin, 8/2007

Madagascar #2, 6/2007

Baja California, 5/2007

Pelicans, 3/2007

Darien Gap, 2/2007

Grey Whale Calf, 1/2007

Galapagos Sea Lion, 12/2006

Rockhoppers, 11/2006

Hummingbird, 10/2006

Madagascar, 9/2006

Whales, 7/2006

Sea Lions, 5/2006

Tiger, 4/2006

Jaguar, 2/2006

South Georgia, 12/2005

New Generation, 11/2005

Childhood, 9/2005

Penguins, 8/2005

Sea Palms, 7/2005

Aster Flower, 6/2005

Siskiyou Mountains, 5/2005

Humpback Whales, 4/2005

Christo GATES , 3/2005

Eucalyptus Leaves, 2/2005

Alaskan Aurora, 1/2005

Nesting Turtle, 12/2004

Autumn Berries, 10/2004

Costa Rica, 3/2004

Aurora Borealis, 10/2003

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