The Wildlife Photography Thread

[Stalking Light]

Gull on a piling

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Always like watching the Mergansers.
See a lot of them on out trips.
Thanks
Frank

 

[park]

Roosevelt Elk shot last week. A little bit of a different perspective on him as he looks towards the heavens......

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

That's a great shot Park,one you don't usually see.
Thanks.
Frank

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Mule Deer Buck with Harem

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

This group was right by US93 south of Hamilton MT.



Frank

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Same group.We watched them for at least 20 minuets.
We were told that this group hangs out in that area often.



Frank

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

A nice 16" Yellowstone cut, in Slough Creek YNP.



Frank

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

We were walking the trail from the visitors center on Going To The Sun Hwy,Glacier.
Ran across these two working their way down the hill.



Frank

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Nice shots Frank! Did you get the fly rod out for the cutt?

 

[Lighthawk]

Northern harrier, seen this evening down at the rice fields.

The Sierra Nevada Range is living up to it's reputation, as viewed from the Central Valley.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Nice crisp shots of the hen harrier, which lens were you using? Are the snow and Ross's geese back in big numbers?

 

[Lighthawk]

Geese are largely gone, but I did see a one large group of snow geese at rest. Usually, the end of January means most birds have left.
Glass: 100-400 II, mounted to Canon 7DII.

 

[jkidd]

Being a dyed in the wool photography addict, I thought we needed a Wildlife Photography Thread. Hopefully, the mods will put a sticky on this. My public images are hosted on Flickr, then linked to WTW so we can save some space on the WTW servers. I hope others will chip in and contribute.

Here's my backyard photography from today. An adult bald eagle driving off a juvenile, and a northern harrier female hunting.

Wow very cool pictures. I have a lot to work on.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Jody, thanks for the 'Wow'. While technique is important, knowing where to go and how the subjects behave is equally (if not more) important. You have some excellent refuges near you, and winter is a great time to be there. I believe Bear Valley has an auto tour route. If you don't have a bean bag for shooting from your vehicle, that is one of the first things I would get.

If I remember correctly, you shoot Canon. The Canon 100-400 lens that Andy mentions is an affordable and excellent lens for wildlife photography.

Have fun, but be careful... It's addictive

 

[ski3pin]

Northern harrier, seen this evening down at the rice fields.

The Sierra Nevada Range is living up to it's reputation, as viewed from the Central Valley.

Wonderful shots Andy! My goodness, Pyramid, Agassiz, and Price really stood out from your location!

 

[Stalking Light]

Some excellent bird shots guys.

 

[Lighthawk]

Wonderful shots Andy! My goodness, Pyramid, Agassiz, and Price really stood out from your location!

Thanks for the peak ID. I thought that must be Pyramid, but it's quite a distance from Marysville to South Tahoe.
So, from left to right: Agassiz, Price, then Pyramid.

I just checked and it was 78 miles as the crow flies to see this view. I didn't think the atmosphere was particularly clear either.

 

[ski3pin]

Yes, to get the foreground sub-peaks aligned as you did, I calculated you must have been in the Marysville area. A little correction, from left to right - Mt. Price, Agassiz, and Pyramid Peak. Agassiz is not named on the 7.5 quad - it was on the old 15' series - and some us still keep the name alive.

These three peaks are the high points on the southern end of Desolation Wilderness' Crystal Range.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Nice shots Frank! Did you get the fly rod out for the cutt?

Yes and no.
Had it along but these guys are so skiddish a shadow will spook them
I did throw a grasshopper in and the trout went wild after it.
I have managed to catch a Yellowstone cut a time or two.
Frank