show me your best are you looking at me shots

These two are from near my home.
By the way, I cannot in good faith take any credit for framing any of these pictures. Typically, my photo opportunities come when I least expect them, and I take them leaning out of the truck, holding my camera with one hand, screaming as my hot coffee goes down my lap, the wife grabbing the steering wheel just before we plunge into a river, and I snap the shutter, hoping the camera is at least pointed towards the subject, and maybe, for once, I remembered to put a memory card in the camera.
An elegant photographer, I ain't.

Lame Duck
In the winter, the elk here in Montana typically move out of the mountains to lower elevations where it's easier to find food.
The Sun River Game Range near Augusta is set aside as winter game range and about 2000 elk winter in there. On a sunny day, there will be hundreds, probably over a thousand at times, that can be seen. No-one is allowed in the game range from Dec first until May 15, but you can watch them from the road, about 2 miles away. It's quite a sight.
Another game range, The Beartooth, between Helena and Great Falls and east of the town of Wolf Creek is a similar situation.

Teton wrote in post #19191180
These two are from near my home.
By the way, I cannot in good faith take any credit for framing any of these pictures. Typically, my photo opportunities come when I least expect them, and I take them leaning out of the truck, holding my camera with one hand, screaming as my hot coffee goes down my lap, the wife grabbing the steering wheel just before we plunge into a river, and I snap the shutter, hoping the camera is at least pointed towards the subject, and maybe, for once, I remembered to put a memory card in the camera.
An elegant photographer, I ain't.

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Gorgeous shot of these beauties, Teton...plus an entertaining account of the filming event.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19191172
Very nice shots of these two bucks, Teton!

It's amazing, the amount of elk in this herd. I never knew their herds could be so big.

Nice sharp close-up of this coot, fotoi! The colors in the water are beautiful.

Terrific capture, Tom! Beautifully composed.

I agree with you, Teton. Very nice capture!

Thank you, Mike!

Teton wrote in post #19191065
This grizzly was on the Kananaskis Highway. I think we should radio collar and ear tag biologists and just observe the bears.

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I totally agree with your statement. Your photo does show the awfulness of tagging animals.

Teton wrote in post #19191180
These two are from near my home.
By the way, I cannot in good faith take any credit for framing any of these pictures. Typically, my photo opportunities come when I least expect them, and I take them leaning out of the truck, holding my camera with one hand, screaming as my hot coffee goes down my lap, the wife grabbing the steering wheel just before we plunge into a river, and I snap the shutter, hoping the camera is at least pointed towards the subject, and maybe, for once, I remembered to put a memory card in the camera.
An elegant photographer, I ain't.

Fantastic. Photos and narrative.
I wouldn't like to be tagged by those antlers.
Animal kingdom payback time

A couple from today... a Dwarf Tree Frog that looks like it has some attitude, and Green Jumping Spider.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2kz4​C9K

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2kz5​j88

S.R.M. wrote in post #19191344
A couple from today... a Dwarf Tree Frog that looks like it has some attitude, and Green Jumping Spider.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2kz4​C9K Dwarf Tree Frog by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2kz5​j88 Green Jumping Spider by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

These are both very nice shots, Steve! What a mug that jumping spider has! The dwarf tree frog is actually a handsome looking chap.

Raccoon

Sony a7iii, Sony 50mm 1.8

Gila Woodpecker...

Canada goose.

Photo from fotoi's gallery.
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paul katinas wrote in post #19191430
Raccoon

Sony a7iii, Sony 50mm 1.8

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You're definitely getting close to these masked bandits, to be able to shoot them with a 50mm lens, Paul. Very nice shot!

fotoi wrote in post #19191588
Canada goose.

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This one's a beauty, fotoi! Love that blue in the water.