Mixed North American Wildlife Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[Clix Pix]

One of the Canada geese who lives in the neighborhood:

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 8000

 

[Doug Herr]

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 336.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 800

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both: Mono County California USA

 

[MrFotoFool]

Two reptiles from a recent visit to Saguaro National Park East (Arizona, USA): desert tortoise and side-blotched lizard. I also saw a gila monster, but it was obscured in brush and I could not get a good photo. The reason it was hiding is because the woman who pointed it out to me had forced it in there by getting too close to take a video with her cell phone. To her credit she was sitting back when I found her waiting for it to come out, but by then the damage was done and it never came out while we were there.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 252.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[Clix Pix]

Our resident Great Blue Heron, Alfred, passing by my deck.... I am especially pleased with this photo because today is the anniversary of the day I brought home my A1 and since Alfred is one of my favorite subjects, I was delighted to be able to shoot him today of all days with the camera which has spent a lot of time over this past year capturing him, sometimes successfully, other times not so successfully..... It has been a learning experience!

We've had a good year together, the A1 and I as we've gotten out there and captured images and as I've learned more about how this particular camera body handles various lenses and various subjects. This has been and continues to be the best camera body I have ever had.....

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[MrFotoFool]

@charlyee Nice find on the frog! Here in southern Arizona we have Chiricahua leopard frogs, but they are endangered and I have never seen one in the wild.

 

[MrFotoFool]

One of a pair of great horned owls that nest in a tree at my condominium complex in Arizona. This is out of camera JPEG with no adjustments (other than downsize and watermark). A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 456.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[Doug Herr]

Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
Solano County California

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 800

 

[Jeff A]

The leopard frog - The northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens or Rana pipiens) is a species of leopard frog from the true frog family, native to parts of Canada and the United States. It is the state amphibian of Minnesota and Vermont. (Source: Wikipedia,
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I am pretty sure I have never photographed a frog before.

Where have you been Chaitali?

 

[Deleted Member 5003]

Pride of a Nation.........!View attachment 27379View attachment 27380View attachment 27381

 

[MrFotoFool]

@Deleted Member 5003 Great photos, indeed showcasing the symbol of my nation. I am glad Benjamin Franklin didn't get his way - he wanted the wild turkey to be our national symbol!

 

[Deleted Member 5003]

@Deleted Member 5003 Great photos, indeed showcasing the symbol of my nation. I am glad Benjamin Franklin didn't get his way - he wanted the wild turkey to be our national symbol

 

[Deleted Member 5003]

Yes you are correct, but it seems in looking from afar at the current US midterms that maybe
there are a few of those turkeys still hanging around within the halls of power....

 

[spudhead]

ok Fred I found this old image taken in Florida

• ILCA-77M2
• 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM II
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 800

while on a walk, taken with a77ii 70-400 g2 on a covered bridge, help with id Fred please my guess is according to the web a grackle?

 

[Jeff A]

@Deleted Member 5003 Great photos, indeed showcasing the symbol of my nation. I am glad Benjamin Franklin didn't get his way - he wanted the wild turkey to be our national symbol!

Hey, things have changed. The Turkey may be more appropriate now.

 

[mapleleaf56]

ok Fred I found this old image taken in FloridaView attachment 27651 while on a walk, taken with a77ii 70-400 g2 on a covered bridge, help with id Fred please my guess is according to the web a grackle?

It a female boat tailed grackle…

 

[spudhead]

It a female boat tailed grackle…

Thanks Keith

 

[Deleted Member 5003]

Pride of a Nation.........!View attachment 27379View attachment 27380View attachment 27381

Thank you Etienne….

 

[Deleted Member 5003]

ok Fred I found this old image taken in FloridaView attachment 27651 while on a walk, taken with a77ii 70-400 g2 on a covered bridge, help with id Fred please my guess is according to the web a grackle?

Nice image……certainly looks like a grackle to me…..

 

[MrFotoFool]

I spent this morning at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, which is an outdoor interpretive center that showcases the Sonoran Desert (in which Tucson lies). It is outside the city in Tucson Mountain Park, so it is surrounded by a natural landscape. The lush grounds attract numerous birds and small creatures. (They also have some zoo exhibits featuring local wildlife, but lately I focus on the wild animals on the grounds).

First image is female Anna's hummingbird, which was in terrible light and cluttered background, so I edited it quite a bit. I am not really happy with the way it turned out and will likely delete it from my files. The other three are out-of-camera JPEG with no editing other than minor cropping. They are northern cardinal, possibly orchard oriole (I am waiting for a reply from Tucson Audubon to confirm id), and Harris' antelope ground squirrel. All taken with A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600 lens.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 3200

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 512.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 320

 

[Deleted Member 5003]

I spent this morning at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, which is an outdoor interpretive center that showcases the Sonoran Desert (in which Tucson lies). It is outside the city in Tucson Mountain Park, so it is surrounded by a natural landscape. The lush grounds attract numerous birds and small creatures. (They also have some zoo exhibits featuring local wildlife, but lately I focus on the wild animals on the grounds).

First image is female Anna's hummingbird, which was in terrible light and cluttered background, so I edited it quite a bit. I am not really happy with the way it turned out and will likely delete it from my files. The other three are out-of-camera JPEG with no editing other than minor cropping. They are northern cardinal, possibly orchard oriole (I am waiting for a reply from Tucson Audubon to confirm id), and Harris' antelope ground squirrel. All taken with A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600 lens.
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I like the squirrel and cardinal shots Fred....

 

[MrFotoFool]

Tucson Audubon replied the yellow bird I posted above is a juvenile lesser goldfinch.

 

[Clide]

Cayote that I spotted in my community last week. Very surprised to come across this cayote in a suburban setting. Really blended into the environment.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[MrFotoFool]

@Clide Nice shot. Seeing a coyote in a suburban (or even urban) setting is not that surprising. They are now found in many cities across America.

 

[MrFotoFool]

@Brownie I love it! A government agency that actually has a sense of humor! I have a funny story related to this. When I was in Seville, Spain a few years ago I was in a small collection of historic classical guitars and speaking in Spanish with the manager. I am semi-fluent but it is not a first language for me so when he was describing different styles of flamenco he was talking about one that sounds like workers and he made a thumping noise but used a word I did not know. When I asked him what it means he said it's the thing the coyote drops off the cliff to get the roadrunner, at which point I figured out the word means anvil!

 

[Clide]

Read all the way to the end.

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Thats funny!

 

[Deleted Member 5003]

Pride of a Nation.........!View attachment 27379View attachment 27380View attachment 27381

Thank you Clide......

 

[MrFotoFool]

Today before sunset I went to a local nature preserve that I haven't visited in a couple months. Last year a group of us photographers that visited regularly saw bobcats frequently (about 50% of visits). This year sightings are very rare, but some of them informed me the most regular female has a another kitten. (Sadly she was just radio collared, in spite of researchers telling us they would stay away from this preserve; due to the angle the collar is only barely visible at the bottom of her neck in this photo). I found the cats then afterwards found a juvenile Cooper's hawk and as I was about to leave saw two javelinas cross to the edge of the parking lot. All with A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 394.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/60 sec
• ISO 10000

 

[MrFotoFool]

After yesterday afternoon's success with the bobcats, I decided to go back to the same preserve at sunrise and sunset today (my day off work). Sadly I did not find the bobcats. What I did find is: coyote, juvenile Cooper's hawk (again), desert song sparrow, verdin, yellow-rumped warbler. All with A74 (with battery grip) and FE 200-600. These are all cropped to various degrees.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 559.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 800

 

[MrFotoFool]

I am hoping this bump will encourage more people to post. Yesterday afternoon I went to the same local spot (Sweetwater Wetlands) as my previous posts. I ran into three javelinas, one of whom is pictured here.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 239.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 8000

 

[MrFotoFool]

Yellow rumped warbler photographed through my living room window this morning.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 800