It’s been a while since I posted an orangutan. So… here’s an orangutan. This little guy was having good time swinging from that vine and performing for the camera. Photographed back in 2009 in Indonesian Borneo. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 280mm) ISO 800, f/4.5 at 1/160th of a second.

Some animals get a lot of descriptors in their name. This is one of them — the blue-eyed anglehead lizard. Apparently the mature males develop brilliant blue eyes as they get older. This one must be a female or young male. Either way, a cool sighting while I was hiking on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 1600, f/2.8 at 1/50th of a second.

A baby Gursky’s spectral tarsier clings to its mother as she heads out for a night of hunting grasshoppers and other Indonesian delicacies. When I captured this image back in 2009, the Gursky’s version of the spectral tarsier wasn’t yet identified as a separate species. That happened in 2017 when Dr. Sharon Gursky’s studies determined that differences in genetics, vocalizations, and fur color warranted the split. Tarsiers are small, nocturnal primates that live in Southeast Asia. The Gursky’s lives only on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 260mm) ISO 200, f/8 at 1/60th of a second, with two Nikon SB-800 flash units.

These Bornean bearded piglets had yet to grow their namesake beards. I was on the ground snapping away with my long lens when they came closer and closer. I quickly swapped out lenses to my wide angle and got a few shots before they continued on their way. Bearded pigs like to follow orangutans through the forest, hoping to clean up the scraps left on the forest floor after meals. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 800, f/4.5 at 1/500th of a second.

A mother orangutan and her baby enjoy some sort of fruit early one morning in the jungles of Borneo. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 800, f/4.5 at 1/320th of a second.

The red-knobbed hornbill is a big bird. Despite their size, however, they can be hard to spot as they are very secretive. I photographed this one in Tangkoko National Park on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. They are listed as a “vulnerable” species due to habitat destruction throughout their range. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/1600th of a second.

This black-handed gibbon, also known as the agile gibbon, was living amongst the orangutans in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo. Unfortunately, these apes are listed as endangered due to loss of their forest habitat and the pet trade. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 250mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/250th of a second.

It was the end of the day when this young orangutan was swinging through the forest in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo. The backlighting provided a nice bit of rim light to the red hair. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 280mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/500th of a second.

Green crested lizards are a species of agamid lizard and are native to Southeast Asia. I came across this one on a hike in Sumatra, Indonesia. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 400, f/5 at 1/80th of a second.

The orangutan equivalent of lounging in a hammock — he seemed quite comfortable in that convoluted position. This is a mature male, as evidenced by the large cheek flaps. Shot in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 70mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/250th of a second.