OP
OP
Andy, very cool shots! The over the shoulder look is priceless!
The Wildlife Photography Thread
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knoxswift
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It looks like it's ready to jump out at you.knoxswift said:
Frank
knoxswift
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Oh we were worried lol
Very cool. I'd love to see something this big in my backyard -- and get nice shots of it.Lighthawk said:
S/He's back -- and still thirsty!
I got up from a nap (it's good for brain health, you know...), wandered out to the kitchen and spotted this guy/gal perched on my bird bath.
I'm a very lazy "wildlife photographer": If I can't see it from my kitchen window...
I got up from a nap (it's good for brain health, you know...), wandered out to the kitchen and spotted this guy/gal perched on my bird bath.
I'm a very lazy "wildlife photographer": If I can't see it from my kitchen window...
OP
OP
Nice shots of the Cooper’s!
Nice Mark.
Frank
Frank
park
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Some juvenile Wood Storks I shot while on the road this past winter.
OP
OP
Cool shot Park!
CougarCouple
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Nice shot MarkBC
Such a beautiful bird. How long has he/she been coming around?
Russ
Such a beautiful bird. How long has he/she been coming around?
Russ
Thanks, Russ. I've been seeing this Cooper's Hawk in my yard, and/or another one, for maybe two years...but it's been very rarely. Until the sightings on my bird bath -- twice now in the past month -- I'd only seen one (and once 2 of them) swooping through the trees in my yard 4 or 5 times in those two years.CougarCouple said:
Very nice!Vic Harder said:
Very nice!Vic Harder said:
Very nice! The one around here appears to live off of our neighbors' garbage cans.Lighthawk said:Yesterday morning, I caught this guy red-handed, stealing apples from our orchard.
He's got some amusing expressions. These shots are taken through a wire fence, and a black bear in morning light caused me to crank my ISO to 2500 to get some decent shutter speeds.
Callie got out the back door and was barking (from inside the fenced garden), but it didn't faze Mr. Bear very much.
He took his apple and went sauntering off into the woods.
I don't mind sharing a few apples with our neighbor. I just hope he doesn't wreck the tree.
We also worry about leaving our camper out in the driveway, during bear season.
MarkBC said:S/He's back -- and still thirsty!
I got up from a nap (it's good for brain health, you know...), wandered out to the kitchen and spotted this guy/gal perched on my bird bath.
Nice!
I'm a very lazy "wildlife photographer": If I can't see it from my kitchen window...
After we got this young speed goat buck to move off of the road, he posed in the early morning light..........................
OP
OP
Nice photo of the prairie goat. Lovely light!
Great shot.I miss not seeing those guys.
Frank
Frank
When you see Cooper's Hawks in your yard (as I have -- see up-thread) you may, eventually, if you're lucky, see juvenile Cooper's Hawks in your yard.
This afternoon I was lucky!
Perched above the bird feeders -- I assume this guy/gal was trying to figure out how to acquire delicious little birds. He was watching, following intently with his gaze, a nearby pygmy nuthatch in the same intense way that a cat would.
There were actually two juvenile Cooper's that showed up, siblings I assume, but the other one didn't pose as long or as well.
This afternoon I was lucky!
Perched above the bird feeders -- I assume this guy/gal was trying to figure out how to acquire delicious little birds.
He was watching, following intently with his gaze, a nearby pygmy nuthatch in the same intense way that a cat would.There were actually two juvenile Cooper's that showed up, siblings I assume, but the other one didn't pose as long or as well.
Great stuff Mark! And all in your yard!
