New Outdoor, Nature & Wildlife Photos

A man on his horse turns close to the barrel during a rodeo barrel racing competition.

A man rides horseback during a Texas barrels rodeo racing competition.

Picture of a beautiful horse running in a field.

A light-colored Arabian horse gallops in a green pasture.

A man dismounts his horse during a rodeo calf roping event.

An Arabian horse stands alert in a pasture.

A girl riding horseback in a rodeo barrel racing competition remains focused as her horse begins to make the turn.

A young girl riding horseback competes in rodeo barrel racing.

A competitor rides her horse in a rodeo barrel event at the Western Riders show in Virginia.

A beautiful Arabian horse running in a pasture near woods' edge.

An Arabian horse galloping in a pasture.

A young man riding horseback participates in rodeo calf roping.

About to dismount his horse, a concentrates on a calf that barely escaped his rope during rodeo roping event.

Bugling elk scene: A huge bull elk bugles during a foggy morning, while two cows from his harem stand on a hillside above him.

Standing in willows beside a lake, this big bull elk is engaged in lip curling behavior after tasting or scenting the urine of a cow elk. Also known as the Flehmen position, Flehmen reaction, Flehming or Flehmening, this type of behavior is common among ungulates during the mating season, and facilitates the transfer of pheromones and other scents into the vomeronasal organ.

A huge bull elk walks in heavily frosted grass during early morning. First light warms the upper mountainsides, while heavy frost covers trees and grasses in the meadow.

A big bull elk with frost-covered antlers and back looks up while standing in heavily frosted grass.

Standing in short willows, this picture shows a bull elk bugling to his scattered harem of cows.

A big bull elk stands in a colorful meadow habitat with mountainsides showing in the background.

The breath of this big bull elk can be seen as he engages in bugling behavior. Although North American elk live primarily in forests, bulls have a high-pitched bugle, which is a vocalization adapted to open spaces.

A big bull elk bugles while standing on a grassy hillside.

Exhibiting bugling behavior during the rutting season, a big bull elk appears intimidating as he walks up a small hillside.

Picture of a big elk bugling as he walks up a hillside. Larger-bodied elk produce a deeper and louder sound, thus the pitch of an elk’s bugle can be a clue to it’s body size and dominance rank.

A bull elk walks toward a cow that he is tending. This big bull eventually intimidated the cow into standing so he could check if she was receptive to breeding.