832-402280 - Numerous spectators wait on the banks of the Main for the fireworks to begin at the end of the Mainfest., Altebruecke, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe
83-13360 - Vultures wait to steal eggs as Olive Ridley turtle digs nest at this refuge, Ostional, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
1174-10746 - Wild dog pups, Lycaon pictus, wait at their den site at sunset, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10742 - Wild dog pups, Lycaon pictus, wait at their den site at sunset, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1116-52181 - View taken from behind of a bus driver waiting for herd of sheep to cross the road while leaving Mount Cook National Park; Canterbury, New Zealand
1116-51970 - Young Southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) looking at camera and standing in golden long grass in a field on the savanna at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia
1116-51971 - Black rhinoceros calf (Diceros bicornis) standing in a field of golden long grass on the savanna in Etosh National Park; Otavi, Oshikoto, Namibia
1350-641 - Somo kind of wolf spider, they are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short distances. Some will wait for passing prey in or near the mouth of a burrow.
1350-318 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) on sea ice off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to the coast of Hudson Bay in Fall waiting for the ice to freeze, and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly anxious as they wait for winter. While they wait, they engage in frequent wrestling matches to determine a mating hierarchy for the breeding season in March and April, and regularly check on the ice to see if it will carry them out to sea.
1113-103342 - A surfer sits on his board in the ocean waiting for a wave to come while a dolphin swims by behind him, after sunset, San Juanico, Baja California Sur, Mexico
857-95066 - An Asian woman is having fun sledding down a steep ice slope. Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival. Gangwon-do, South Korea. The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is a tradition for Korean people. Every year in January crowds gather at the frozen river to celebrate the cold and snow of winter. Main attraction is ice fishing. Young and old wait patiently over a small hole in the ice for a trout to bite. In tents they can let the fish grilled after which they are eaten. Among other activities are sledding and ice skating. The nearby Pyeongchang region will host the Winter Olympics in February 2018.