Jay Ryser Photography: Recently Added Galleries and Collections

Stock

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:52:44 GMT

These images are under contract with a stock agency and are no longer for sale directly by me. If you are interested in these photos for commercial or editorial use, please contact me.

If you wish to purchase this image, go to http://www.firstlight.com

Red Fox in Snow

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:32:15 GMT

Wildlife - Misc.

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:57:19 GMT

The Dahl Sheep in this gallery are from the Denver Zoo. The Buffalo are from Genesee, CO herd (captive). I believe all the other animals are wild and in their natural environments.

Coyote

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:39:36 GMT

I've been looking for a new photography challenge, and decided to focus on (pun kind of intended) on the coyotes at a local park close to my house.

Coyotes are tough subjects, as they're smart, fast, and tend to be camera shy. These coyotes are living up to their end of the challenge so far. I have to get sneakier and more stealthy to be able to get a decent shot.

Arctic Foxes

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:28:25 GMT

This is an Arctic Fox – a gorgeous animal that inhabits the Arctic tundra biome – with some of the most frigid conditions on the planet. They have wonderful adaptations to the cold: thick white fur (in the winter – brown in the summer), a countercurrent heat exchange that keeps its paws warm on the snow & ice, and a small muzzle & ears to minimize heat loss. When resting it will wrap its thick tail over its head to prevent heat loss too.

Their favorite prey is lemmings, and they can eat a dozen or more a day. They also steal scraps from polar bear kills.
They seems to be a bit smaller that red foxes – and shorter, but with thicker coats.

All arctic foxes in this gallery are captive.

Favorites

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:25:13 GMT

These photos represent some of my favorite images. Some are availabl for sale, others are not available as they are now under contract through a stock agency. To purchase available prints, go to the folder for that specific photo category to check purchase options.

Bears

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:52:55 GMT

All the picture currently in this gallery are from the Denver Zoo

Red Fox

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:44:11 GMT

Birds

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:10:58 GMT

Fox Portraits

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:37:41 GMT

I know - I have a lot of red fox pictures. These are my fox "portraits." Most have the tail cut off (well, not literally) and emphasize the face and, hopefully, personality.

Elk

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:59:50 GMT

Marmots

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:54:17 GMT

Marmots and pika are both alpine species that reside above tree line in the mountains. They share habitat and usually co-exist reasonably well. They are both at-risk species due to climate change. Pika in particular are extremely vulnerable to high temperatures (above 80 degrees F), and that severely limits their ability to migrate to new areas.

Marmots eat and put on weight in the short alpine summer so that they can hibernate through the long cold winter. They're also one of the few species that are considered altruistic - that is, they remain in danger to call out warnings to their peers - a loud SQUEAK.".

Pikas

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:18:48 GMT

Pika spend their short summers gathering alpine grasses and plant intotiny hay bales that they dry out for use in the winter. They don'thibernate, and are awake and active in their burrows and tunnels. Ifyou get too close to one of their tiny hay bales, they will emit a loud"ENK" noise to get you to back off. They're considereda "canary in the coal mine" species, as they're very sensitive toenvironmental changes.

Pika are also difficult to photograph.They're small (about the size of a small to medium potato), blend inwell with their surroundings, run between and under rocks in the talus,and seems to be constantly on the move.

Mountain Goats

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:14:45 GMT

Bighorn Sheep

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:44:02 GMT

Landscape

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:52:39 GMT

Flora

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:16:43 GMT

Nature

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:14:39 GMT

Mountain Goat Kids

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:31:16 GMT

Ryser-White Wedding

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:04:58 GMT