The Wildlife Photography Thread

[ski3pin]

Sharp eye, Mark.
I see the notch in the ear too.

Yes, great job with identifiable features! Yeah, if that rack wasn't enough.

We remember old big rack fondly!

 

[Ronin]

Young Bucks from recent trip. Taken with IPhone:

 

[MarkBC]

Andean Condors soaring above Colca Canyon, Peru.
...from a couple of days ago.

I saw up to six of these huge birds soaring together at one time.

Even without the condors, Colca Canyon -- 3rd deepest in the world by some measures -- is AWESOME!..but that's not an appropriate subject for a wildlife Topic.

 

[ski3pin]

Pretty incredible, Mark!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Mark thanks for the photos of the Andean Condors.
Interesting difference in coloration from the California Condor.
Frank

 

[CougarCouple]

Thanks for sharing the shots.

Russ

 

[takesiteasy]

Nice shots! Looking forward to some pics of the canyon too.

 

[Lighthawk]

Peru, eh?

Those are some amazing condors!

 

[MarkBC]

Thanks, guys.
The friend that I'm staying with and traveling with in Peru (a semi-expat who married a Peruvian woman and is semi-permanent here) is an avid birder...he's constantly pointing out to me species that can only be found down here. But, not being a birder, it's hard for me to get too excited about little nondescript birds.

It's easy to get excited about a bird with an 8 -10 foot wingspan that weighs 30 lbs.
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Another species that I've always taken notice of are pelicans...and these Peruvian pelicans are pretty showy.
Photo taken yesterday at Cerro Azul on the southern Peru coast.

In the 'Birds of Peru' book, Peruvians look very similar to brown pelicans...but i think these have a bigger crest...and I'm in Peru...so I'm calling these "Peruvian". But, as I said, I'm not a birder.

 

[ski3pin]

Very nice, Mark! Glad you are having a great time in Peru!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Nice Mark.We just had a flock of about 40 white Pelicans fly over the house this morning.
They were headed to Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing.
Do they always fly in a "V" formation?
Frank

 

[park]

Been up in Canada over the past couple of months. Some shots.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Great photos! I love the sheep images!

 

[ski3pin]

Nice stuff Park! We appreciate you sharing.

 

[Lighthawk]

Our orchard has been a hangout for a nice buck and his two does. I chased them around a bit this morning, and caught him on our driveway.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Nice looking animal, nice images!

 

[ski3pin]

Very nice Andy!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Beautiful shot Andy.
Nice to have animals in your yard.
Frank

 

[Lighthawk]

They came back for nap time.

 

[Lighthawk]

Been up in Canada over the past couple of months. Some shots.

Super set, Park!