Just some critters from a few trips.
The Man-o-war had just washed up on the beach and was still inflated. With the rough surf there were a number of others but they were deflated. Not sure how long this one lasted.
The bobcat really surprised me. This was a semi-urban park with a stream through in somewhere in the northeast Dallas area. The rest of the 30 or so people I was with missed the chance by all following the crowd. About three shots was all I got and he took off for the woods. Literally shot from the hip. Had to do a lot of adjusting.
The elk was another big surprise. I was driving and we were all looking left at some deer and getting ready to stop and shoot. I had my camera in my lap and turned to say something to my wife, saw the elk and hollered "Holy Shit" I shoved my camera to my wife as she was trying to climb into my drivers seat. I told her to start shooting. Didn't get the closest shot of about two feet but did get one good one at about ten feet. He became forever known by my call out name.
Last one's just a little dragonfly that let me get close. Hope you enjoy.