Mixed North American Wildlife Thread - Post Your Shots Here
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Fantastic image! Thanks for posting. In the future, it is helpful if you insert the image instead of adding it as an attachment. It is not immediately obvious how to do it on this site, since the large orange "upload image" button adds it as an attachment. Instead, you can use the symbol on the top bar of the post you are typing in that shows a small rectangle with a mountain and a sun.
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Some wildlife in Toronto:
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Sunday afternoon I was back at my favorite local wildlife spot: Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson (Arizona, USA). Round-tailed ground squirrels build burrows in the dirt at the parking lot. Then I walked in and found the female bobcat Mama resting next to one of the two main ponds. Last year, 2021, I saw her and a few other bobcats often but this year I have not seen her since January. She is tolerant of people and it was a treat to spend time with her again.
All taken with Sony A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600 lens.
All taken with Sony A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600 lens.
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Yes it did need bears - thanks for the post. In future posts it is preferable if you embed them instead of adding them as attachments. Instead of using the large orange "upload images" button, use the small icon on the tool bar across the post that shows a mountain and sun.
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Went out at sunset the last three afternoons, all here in southern Arizona (USA). Saturday south of Tucson to Madera Canyon, where I got wild turkey (Gould's race) and white-tailed deer (Coue's race). Sunday in Tucson to Sweetwater Wetlands, where I sat on the ground for quite a while watching an Arizona cotton rat. Monday in the arroyo behind my home in the Tucson Mountains, where I found a herd of javelinas (aka collared peccaries). All with A74 with battery grip and FE 200-600.
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The almond tree next to my kitchen window is a magnet for sapsuckers.
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Very nice shot from a very cool location….your own yard! Well done.
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We have Hummingbirds In our yard. Plenty of them…we maintain 10 feeders throughout our yard but the native plants are in full-bloom and of course thats preferential to our housemade “nectar” to them.
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Two weeks ago I was in Rocky Mountain National Park (for two and a half days). Here are some of the animals I saw, presented in the order I saw them. (Note the last one - bear - was not in the park but in the national forest on the drive back to Denver Airport). All with Sony A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600 lens, some with 1.4 teleconverter.
wild turkey
American elk (not European elk, which Americans call moose)
coyote with pups
bighorn sheep
Canadian goose baby
yellow-bellied marmot
mule deer (aka black-tailed deer)
least chipmunk
American black bear
wild turkey
American elk (not European elk, which Americans call moose)
coyote with pups
bighorn sheep
Canadian goose baby
yellow-bellied marmot
mule deer (aka black-tailed deer)
least chipmunk
American black bear
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I went to my local Sweetwater Wetlands (Tucson, AZ) this afternoon and only kept one shot: Arizona cotton rat. Sony A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600 lens.
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What? No representation of the ubiquitous Canada geese?! 
. The gang who share my neighborhood with us humans demand their turn in the spotlight:
A somewhat different representation of another familiar wildlife creature who hangs out in many neighborhoods, including my own:
. The gang who share my neighborhood with us humans demand their turn in the spotlight:
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A somewhat different representation of another familiar wildlife creature who hangs out in many neighborhoods, including my own:
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Actually, it is quite simple to hit the "Upload Images" button, choose an image from one's files on the computer, and then when one hits the "Insert" choice the opportunity to either to present it as a thumbnail or to present it as the full image is made available. I think a lot of people miss that critical step. Choose "full image" and it will load into the system here, no fuss, no muss, no need to use hosting services elsewhere to bring the image into this site.
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Same guy as in the silhouette photo, having reached safety, or nearly so!
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Boy, did I miss the boat on the Geese! I have shot hundreds of them recently and didn't think I had anything to contribute.What? No representation of the ubiquitous Canada geese?!
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A somewhat different representation of another familiar wildlife creature who hangs out in many neighborhoods, including my own:
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What? No representation of the ubiquitous Canada geese?!
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A somewhat different representation of another familiar wildlife creature who hangs out in many neighborhoods, including my own:
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What? No representation of the ubiquitous Canada geese?!
Slow down and eat the flowers.
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Geese representation plus one.
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Ah, apologies! I went back and looked and sure enough, there is a sweet little gosling! Somehow I must've overlooked him or her when initially viewing the thread and that post.
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I recently spent a night at Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon (south of Tucson, Arizona). Here are some results, all with A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600 lens.
broad billed hummingbird
Rivoli's hummingbird
black headed grosbeak
Arizona gray squirrel
Botta's pocket gopher
broad billed hummingbird
Rivoli's hummingbird
black headed grosbeak
Arizona gray squirrel
Botta's pocket gopher
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- 441.0 mm
- ƒ/8
- 1/400 sec
- ISO 4000
- ILCE-7M4
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- 600.0 mm
- ƒ/7.1
- 1/800 sec
- ISO 4000
- ILCE-7M4
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- 588.0 mm
- ƒ/6.3
- 1/200 sec
- ISO 5000
- ILCE-7M4
- FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
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- 1/500 sec
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This thread needs more snakes! Two nights ago I got my best rattlesnake photo (western diamondback) at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson. A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600.
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Great shots. As a reminder (from my opening post), I would like people to include the species name and location in their posts.
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Our neighborhood's resident Great Blue Heron, whom I've named Alfred, with a freshly-caught fish:
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Williamson's Sapsucker, Nevada County California
male first, female second. When one of the birds arrived with bugs for the nestlings and the other adult was in the nest, the male always moved to the right to let the female out, the female always moved to the left.
male first, female second. When one of the birds arrived with bugs for the nestlings and the other adult was in the nest, the male always moved to the right to let the female out, the female always moved to the left.
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- Sony FE 600 mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM) + 1.4X Teleconverter (SEL14TC)
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Here are four recent shots. All were taken with A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600, which is the only Sony gear I own (other than 1,4 teleconverter). All in my city of Tucson, Arizona (USA).
Mourning dove at Sweetwater Wetlands.
Arizona cotton rat at Sweetwater Wetlands.
Cooper's hawk at Sweetwater Wetlands (with kill visible on branch).
Coyote going into brush at the base of my condominium parking lot in the Tucson Mountains.
Mourning dove at Sweetwater Wetlands.
Arizona cotton rat at Sweetwater Wetlands.
Cooper's hawk at Sweetwater Wetlands (with kill visible on branch).
Coyote going into brush at the base of my condominium parking lot in the Tucson Mountains.
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- 600.0 mm
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- 1/1600 sec
- ISO 1600
- ILCE-7M4
- FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
- 600.0 mm
- ƒ/6.3
- 1/500 sec
- ISO 2500
- ILCE-7M4
- FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
- 202.0 mm
- ƒ/8
- 1/500 sec
- ISO 1600
- ILCE-7M4
- FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
- 600.0 mm
- ƒ/6.3
- 1/640 sec
- ISO 800
