WORLDWIDE PHOTO WEEK: PART 331 - Wildlife

Ricardo222 wrote in post #17119881
What a let-down...I spent half an hour in the garden at lunchtime and there was virtually no wildlife at all to be found! No lions or tigers, no bears, not even a large elk!

I did find a bee, though, and followed her round for a while, but she wouldn't sign a release form or even pose for me !

So I grabbed this shot and went back to work!

Ricardo222, Ahh... but a beautiful grab it was!

Timphoto wrote in post #17120712
Nice "grab" RIcardo!

Thanks very much Tim!

John_B wrote in post #17121062
Ricardo222, Ahh... but a beautiful grab it was!

Thank you John, and thanks for the interesting topics...quite challenging here at this time of year!

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A couple of cuties there Sibil. Are those blacktails?

KT29 wrote in post #17121436
A couple of cuties there Sibil. Are those blacktails?

Thanks and I have no idea since the sun glare almost had me blinded with my P&S.

Nice catch, Sibil and beautiful green grass.

Yes, lovely shot of the fawns Sibil. They are a species not familiar to me. Those huge ears...are they mule deer?

Looks like deer are in this week. Maybe tomorrow I'll find something else.
I'll toss in a couple of bird pics to go along with the deer.

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I'm not having the best of luck when it comes to having my subject and camera at the same time but am glad to have missed the skunk with both camera and ATV tire while chasing a calf. Skunks will evidently tolerate quite a bit as I missed this one by only a foot and the calf was about 3 feet on the other side, the skunk just kept trying to get away, never sprayed at all.
So later in the day I found this Whitetail Doe and took several shots before she went back into the thick timber.

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Ricardo222 wrote in post #17121613
Yes, lovely shot of the fawns Sibil. They are a species not familiar to me. Those huge ears...are they mule deer?

Thanks, but I am clueless when it comes to wildlife species.

So I go down to a nearby lake for a sure thing - ducks. Ducks that hang out on the shore of a local lake just 100 feet from the parking lot. No problem, I can do this on the way back from the grocery store.
So I get there, and where are all the ducks this evening? You guessed it...

Grizz1 wrote in post #17121918
I'm not having the best of luck when it comes to having my subject and camera at the same time but am glad to have missed the skunk with both camera and ATV tire while chasing a calf. Skunks will evidently tolerate quite a bit as I missed this one by only a foot and the calf was about 3 feet on the other side, the skunk just kept trying to get away, never sprayed at all.
So later in the day I found this Whitetail Doe and took several shots before she went back into the thick timber.

You are so lucky having deer in close proximity...great shots Steve!
Not so lucky having skunks around though...I only ever saw one in the US that I can remember.


Hey Tim...ain't that just nature! So often perverse when the camera comes out!


I know I've posted pictures of Tuis on this thread before, but as this topic is wildlife I thought it would be okay to post this from yesterday. Not only is he wildlife, but with that red eye he looks kind of wild too!

Wow, Ricardo - how did you get the star in the Tuis's eye - very cool photo. Love all the deer pics (the twins are adorable). My wildlife was less than cooperative - went looking for deer, but none appeared until after dark but I did find an area where it appears a family of American kestrels are hanging out - so I'll be back after work to see if they will be more cooperative in better light. Although I can't promise any twinkling eyes.

Ricardo, fantastic detailed feather patterns on your Tuis shot.

So I spent a little time around the house, before going to work, to see what I can find. Found a deer, and a bird. My first bird shot try wasn't very good.