The Wildlife Photography Thread

[ski3pin]

Cool story with the pic, Craggyman. <snip>
It's a great action shot. <snip>

Very enjoyable photo showing grace and power. Love these big guys. Thanks!

 

[Lighthawk]

Lighthawk - This is already cropped a little bit. The combination of my older 10 MP sensor and really a not very sharp lens makes any cropping/zooming look pretty soft. I dumped this older 24-85 lens from my film days for a new 16-85 VR version that was really perfect for my DX Nikons.

Still, it's a great capture. Looks pretty sharp to me.

 

[Lighthawk]

A few lizards shots from a quick weekend to DV.


Common Chuckwalla
At first I thought this fat lizard was dead. The tail was pale yellow and the skin on the back looked deflated. It didn't move, but I saw that it looked at me. It let me approach, but my angle was from behind. When I tried to skirt for a better field of view it dashed off. I've read they are good eating.


Common Collared Lizard
We've seen these from the Warner Mountains to Death Valley. They will tolerate a slow approach.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Redwing Black Bird - Ridgefield NWR, Washington

A sign of spring...

 

[takesiteasy]

Great shot. The call of those birds takes me right back to my childhood summers on the lake.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Great shot. The call of those birds takes me right back to my childhood summers on the lake.

Thanks for the kind words on this and the landscape. Greatly appreciated!

 

[montana-moods]

Lighthawk the Common Chuckwalla and the Common Collared Lizard are both nice shots. Kind of amazing how well the Collared Lizard's color blends with the rocks.

Sagebrush the Red wing is sharp as a tack, very nice shot. Ahh spring!

 

[MarkBC]

Buck # 47 ??

This shaggy guy is in my backyard right now. I wonder why he's tagged?

There are deer in my yard all the time (almost literally), but I've never seen one in my yard with a tag.
Most of the year the visible deer in the neighborhood are does, but I've been seeing a small gang of pre-antler (just nubs) bucks (like #47) for a couple of weeks.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Mark, nice sized buck. Nice backyard!!!

I'm in the archives, feeling the need for a trip. Here's a shot taken at one of my favorite Central Oregon locations...

Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)

 

[Lighthawk]

That's a crisp shot of the woodpecker, Steven. Great detail.
Good job filling the frame.

 

[billharr]

From our shake down trip to the coast.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Bill, that guy looks vicious!!! Cool shot.

I must be on a woodpecker trip. Here's a couple more...

Northern Flicker

White-headed Woodpecker

 

[montana-moods]

Two more great shots. Very nice.
I'm inspired to post a very scary bird image.

 

[montana-moods]

Night Hawk Chick very scary

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

That's cool! We have a lot of them here in Oregon, but I've never seen a chick. Great find and shot!

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Female

 

[park]

 

[MarkBC]

Another backyard buck -- Looks like this guy is growin a hefty pair!

However: I've rarely/never seen antlers at this stage, so I don't know if final size can be predicted based on nub size.
If he sticks around for a while maybe I'll get a chance to find out.

 

[montana-moods]

Those are some large diameter nubs.

 

[MarkBC]

Those are some large diameter nubs.

Yeah, maybe he's related to this big-racked guy, a backyard buck from 2012.

 

[montana-moods]

Yeah, maybe he's related to this big-racked guy, a backyard buck from 2012.

That is a mighty big rack. My neck hurts just thinking about hauling that around 24/7. Nice shots.