The Wildlife Photography Thread

[N'kwala]

Great bird photies. I especially like the raven, just coz I've got a thing for corvids, I think.

 

[craig333]

She wasn't happy when I came around the corner.


Saw a lot of bucks in velvet this year. This fella even posed for me.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

More shots from Central Oregon. A chipping sparrow (Spizella passerine) with a prey item for the hatchlings.

And a pretty little female Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus).

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Male... Central Oregon

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Just the two of us...

 

[park]

 

[Lighthawk]

Just the two of us...

Killer shot with great color and eye contact. Did you push some light his way?

 

[Lighthawk]

Really cool, Park. Talk about separation of subject. Fast glass.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Andy no flash, I very very rarely use it on wildlife.

Park, neat shot! I like the composition.

 

[Bad Habit]

How about a couple of Loons

IMG_9691 by John Russell, on Flickr

IMG_9702 by John Russell, on Flickr

IMG_9678 by John Russell, on Flickr

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

How about a couple of Loons

IMG_9691 by John Russell, on Flickr

IMG_9702 by John Russell, on Flickr

IMG_9678 by John Russell, on Flickr

Really,really like Loon shots.
We spent some time at a lake on the Cassiar Hwy and while out in the canoe we were with a nice group on Loons.
Such beautiful birds.
Thanks for the great photo.
Frank

 

[Bad Habit]

Yep, always found loons pretty special, we don't live in an area where they are so getting to those areas adds to it. These were taken on the Kenai river just below Skilak Lake

 

[ski3pin]

Here's some Rocky Mountain Goats

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Cool! Such interesting animals.

 

[Stalking Light]

Elephant Seal, southern California coast.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I'm in the archives, as we are getting a new roof today, and I need to stay home. This is from January 2014.

Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

 

[Lighthawk]

Perfect shot, Stephen. You nailed the focus and even got a catch light in the hawk's eye. The background bokeh (out of focus blur) really isolates the subject. And, one of my all time favorite raptors too!

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Andy, thank you for the kind words. The day I shot that image, and the one in this post was one of the very best I've ever had for Northern Harriers. Like you, they are one of my all time favorites. I believe the bird in the image below is the same one as my post above.

Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

 

[takesiteasy]

We made a recent visit to the International Crane Foundation. Here is an iPhone pic of a couple of endangered Whoopers we saw there:

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

That's cool! I'd love to see a whooping crane!