Mark Seth Lender

Maasai giraffes walk in Serengeti National Park, west of Arusha, northern Tanzania.

In Kenya, trees and giraffes hold an agreement: ‘Do not harm me’

Environment

Healthy ecosystems tend to seek balance. In the highlands of Kenya, this dynamic plays out in a tacit agreement between giraffes and their leafy diet.

Kittiwake Iceland

‘How beautiful, the way life hangs on. How brave it is to live.’

Environment

Learning to Climb

Plains Bison

Life For A Humpback Whale

Mallardy

Much of the habitat on which Mallards and other ducks depend has been taken from them, leaving them in want of food and safety from hunters. Writer Mark Seth Lender observes as iridescent drakes and tawny hens gather, awaiting his arrival, and does what he can to provide for them.

Bats Seeking Water

For thirsty bats in the Madera Canyon, the quest for water is everything. Writer Mark Seth Lender watches in pitch blackness as bats drink from a desert pool.

Moose at the Mt. Engadine Wallow

Mark Seth Lender observes a moose and her calf as they quench their need for salt in a briny stream parting Canadas mountains.Mark Seth Lender observes a moose and her calf as they quench their need for salt in a briny stream parting Canadas mountains.

Whooper Swans of Southern Iceland

Mark Lender shares a depiction of Whooper Swans temporary stay in a Southern Icelandic pond, as the winter ice closes in.

Whooper Swans of Southern Iceland

Mark Lender shares a depiction of Whooper Swans temporary stay in a Southern Icelandic pond, as the winter ice closes in.