Mixed North American Wildlife Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[RW0689]

Northern Rough-winged Swallows - Sony a9 with 200-600 f5.6-6.3 - Blue Springs Lake, Fleming Park Wetlands, Jackson County, Missouri

 

[MrFotoFool]

Northern Rough-winged Swallows - Sony a9 with 200-600 f5.6-6.3 - Blue Springs Lake, Fleming Park Wetlands, Jackson County, Missouri

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.

 

[Matthias]

Some wildlife in Toronto:

• ILCE-6300
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 160

• ILCE-6300
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 160

• ILCE-6300
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-6300
• E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS
• 105.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 125

• ILCE-6300
• E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS
• 105.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 125

• ILCE-6300
• E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS
• 105.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 160

 

[MrFotoFool]

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.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 500

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

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 359.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 312.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[Gogogordy]

This gallery needs some bears?

 

[MrFotoFool]

This gallery needs some bears?

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.

 

[MrFotoFool]

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.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 207.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 553.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 8000

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

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 259.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[Gogogordy]

• ILCE-6400
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/14
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[Doug Herr]

The almond tree next to my kitchen window is a magnet for sapsuckers.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/60 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[Gogogordy]

View attachment 21238
Very young fawn of white-tailed deer in our backyard. I had to shoot through the slats of the blind so as not to spook her. For shooting kind of blindly, I think it turned out okay. What do you all think.

Very nice shot from a very cool location….your own yard! Well done.

 

[Gogogordy]

• ILCE-6400
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 542.6 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907367
• 13978/44729601 sec
• ISO 5000

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.

 

[MrFotoFool]

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

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 519.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 612.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 749.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[MrFotoFool]

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.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 448.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[Clix Pix]

What? No representation of the ubiquitous Canada geese?! . The gang who share my neighborhood with us humans demand their turn in the spotlight:

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/6400 sec
• ISO 12800

A somewhat different representation of another familiar wildlife creature who hangs out in many neighborhoods, including my own:

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/6400 sec
• ISO 12800

 

[Clix Pix]

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.

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.

 

[Clix Pix]

Same guy as in the silhouette photo, having reached safety, or nearly so!

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/6400 sec
• ISO 12800

 

[Jeff A]

What? No representation of the ubiquitous Canada geese?! . The gang who share my neighborhood with us humans demand their turn in the spotlight:


View attachment 22184



A somewhat different representation of another familiar wildlife creature who hangs out in many neighborhoods, including my own:

View attachment 22185

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.

 

[MrFotoFool]

What? No representation of the ubiquitous Canada geese?! . The gang who share my neighborhood with us humans demand their turn in the spotlight:


View attachment 22184



A somewhat different representation of another familiar wildlife creature who hangs out in many neighborhoods, including my own:

 

[MrFotoFool]

@Clix Pix There is one Canadian goose photo posted prior to yours, but it's only a baby (in my Rocky Mountain post not far above yours). However I am always glad to have others contribute to this thread, so keep them coming!

 

[Doug Herr]

What? No representation of the ubiquitous Canada geese?! . The gang who share my neighborhood with us humans demand their turn in the spotlight:

Slow down and eat the flowers.

• ILCE-1
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 400

 

[Jeff A]

Geese representation plus one.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Clix Pix]

@Clix Pix There is one Canadian goose photo posted prior to yours, but it's only a baby (in my Rocky Mountain post not far above yours). However I am always glad to have others contribute to this thread, so keep them coming!

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.

 

[MrFotoFool]

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

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 441.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 588.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 5000

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[Gogogordy]

• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 640

It must be tiring to be a Yellow Burrowing Owlet….

 

[MrFotoFool]

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.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 275.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[DrJohn]

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 280.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/6400 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-7C
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-1
• FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 640

 

[MrFotoFool]

Great shots. As a reminder (from my opening post), I would like people to include the species name and location in their posts.

 

[Clix Pix]

Our neighborhood's resident Great Blue Heron, whom I've named Alfred, with a freshly-caught fish:

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 12800

 

[Doug Herr]

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.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 600 mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM) + 1.4X Teleconverter (SEL14TC)
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 600 mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM) + 1.4X Teleconverter (SEL14TC)
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 400

 

[MrFotoFool]

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.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 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