1st. Mary Schwalm/Freelance A lemur takes on a zen like stance as it suns itself on a sunny day at the Southwicks Zoo in Mendon, Mass., Monday, Oct 28, 2024.
2nd. Sophie Park/Freelance A group of photographers evades a brown bear fishing in the Brooks River at Katmai National Park in Bristol, Bay, AK on July 2, 2024. High numbers of brown bears feeding on migrating salmon and eager humans seeking fishing and photography opportunities make for close encounters.
3rd. Mary Schwalm/Freelance A flamingo fluffs its feathers at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Mass. on a sunny afternoon, Monday, April 29, 2024.
HM. Charles Krupa/The Associated Press A bald eagle flying past autumn leaves startles a flock of ducks and geese floating on Adams Pond, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in East Derry, N.H.
HM. Mark Garfinkel/NBC10Boston May 3, 2024: Swan cygnets tuck underneath their mother at a pond in Chestnut Hill.
