Mixed North American Wildlife Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[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

 

[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

 

[Brownie]

Sitting in my office today and saw something moving outside. Grabbed my camera and mounted the longest lens I had with me, the 500/8 AF Reflex. The one time since I've been concentrating on A-Mounts I wished I'd had something else with me. It was tough chasing them around the yard! Not great, but pretty good for a reflex. The lens really hated the phragmites bacground.
DSC08088 by telecast, on Flickr

 

[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....

 

[Brownie]

Went for a walk yesterday at lunch to play around more with the Minolta 100-400. There are a half dozen nature preserve areas with trails within a few miles of the office. It's unfortunate that I don't have time to sit and wait for the woods to walk by, I just move along and catch whatever I can. Squirrels, scenery, etc. Someday when I get the gumption I'll go out on a weekend. There are turkey, coyote, deer, fox, etc. in there.

Yesterday it was sunny and 70 deg, a rarity for mid-November here in MI. Squirrels were about and I heard a woodpecker, but never spotted him. The wildlife du-jour was garter snakes. I spotted about a half dozen youngsters laying alongside the trail in sunny spots, their last good warmup befre heading down for the season. Of course they all felt my footfall before I saw them so they were on the move.

DSC09035 by telecast, on Flickr

DSC09033 by telecast, on Flickr

 

[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.

 

[Brownie]

Read all the way to the end.

 

[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!