Capturing images of the animals that populate our world is incredibly hard taking a lot of patience and probably more to the point – being in the right place at the right time and having a fast trigger finger. When caught though the grace and beauty of even the smallest insect or the flight of the largest bird takes on a special quality all of its own.

Fellow Canadian Scott Linstead is either one lucky guy or he is a master at his specialty – capturing those elusive and gorgeous images of nature in motion. These six images are some of my favorites.