Oh, and I forgot to add: He is wearing a belt! Really?
BTW: It's referred to as "Thugwear". That explains it! That makes him "Badass!" Now I know I need to tremble in his presence! I forgot to! Really? Maybe next time Badass!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Really?
O.K., so I know this is not a nature shot, that's for sure, but since I was in nature, looking for a shot, I had to share. I was speechless. Well, no I wasn't, I kept mumbling "really?" How ridiculous! Really? And he was with a kid and I'm guessing babymama. Anyway, really? Good role model for that baby! I had to take a picture to show my family. They, of course said: "Really?"
Oh, and I forgot to add: He is wearing a belt! Really?
BTW: It's referred to as "Thugwear". That explains it! That makes him "Badass!" Now I know I need to tremble in his presence! I forgot to! Really? Maybe next time Badass!
Oh, and I forgot to add: He is wearing a belt! Really?
BTW: It's referred to as "Thugwear". That explains it! That makes him "Badass!" Now I know I need to tremble in his presence! I forgot to! Really? Maybe next time Badass!
Monday, May 3, 2010
Kate Gosling
Just a cheap trick experimenting with web hits.
*UPDATE* Currently #16, up from #27 on Google (Even spelling it wrong!). Thanks people!
Cute goose though...
*UPDATE* Currently #16, up from #27 on Google (Even spelling it wrong!). Thanks people!
Cute goose though...
Friday, April 30, 2010
Aerial Refueling
So I was shooting this male harrier, panning as he flew with a mouse in his talons. Cool right? Anyway, he starts calling and I thought, oh this should be good...The female takes flight from somewhere below, starts calling to him and I just knew what I was about to see, although I have never seen it before. Check these out!
Here's where the quality goes south but still, exciting!
She is calling now...She comes in closer...
closer...
He drops his cargo as she pulls into range! Can you see her talons moving forward?
She catches the mouse and flies to the same place on the ground from where she started. I wonder if she is feeding chicks?
He landed on a post a few yards from her. I walked a ways and investigated. I heard nothing in the way of peeps. I could see him the entire time, never saw her, he flew off when I got about 10 yards from him. My suspicions, although not confirmed, are still there...
Here's where the quality goes south but still, exciting!
She is calling now...She comes in closer...
closer...
He drops his cargo as she pulls into range! Can you see her talons moving forward?
She catches the mouse and flies to the same place on the ground from where she started. I wonder if she is feeding chicks?
He landed on a post a few yards from her. I walked a ways and investigated. I heard nothing in the way of peeps. I could see him the entire time, never saw her, he flew off when I got about 10 yards from him. My suspicions, although not confirmed, are still there...
Thursday, April 29, 2010
American Family Values
American Bald Eagles with at least 1 Eaglet!
This is Mom! (Click on photos to enlarge!)
Discovered the chick yesterday! And so exciting to see the general population of eagles comeback and are thriving locally! This is the second year for this nesting site! Woohoo!
This is Dad!
This is Mom! (Click on photos to enlarge!)
Discovered the chick yesterday! And so exciting to see the general population of eagles comeback and are thriving locally! This is the second year for this nesting site! Woohoo!
This is Dad!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Befuddled by a Bittern
It's easy to say that American Bitterns are a difficult species to find, let alone photograph. I am lucky, I know of a pair close by. I expect to see them every spring and hope for that "great" photograph. I check on them every chance I get, hoping they don't move to a more private pond, as they always do every spring. The race is on with every moment I catch a glimpse, wondering if this is the last day I might see them. The pictures below are over several days, and the different areas they cover around the closest pond at the prairie.
On this day, I sat directly across from one on the complete opposite side. I didn't see him for hours, but I sat and sat, scanning the edges, and as you see if you look closely, he is there. Enlarge for better view. The car in the background is mine in the parking lot about a quarter(ish) of a mile away. (I used 600mm lens for all shots)
This photo is in the same area, but just north of the last. He was not as easy to see as it looks. I passed by him and then did another pass and spotted him. He is about 100 yards away.
This is his mate. She (I don't really know which is which!) was just east of him, and again, I didn't see her until after the photoshoot of him was over. She looks so obvious! She wasn't!
On this day, I was at my original spot, on a bench across the pond. I had been there for hours again. A couple of people were making there way in my direction, so I thought I should check the shores before they spook it if indeed it was close. I scan to my right, nothing, I scan to my left...There he was just 30 yards away. I passed right by him, within a few short feet. I stopped the people from approaching any closer, set up my tripod, and took some shots. The people decided to turn around, (Thank You!) and I continued to approach ever so closely. I gained about 15 feet, shot a few more and this is the result. He was backlit, and getting on the other side would be a miracle, but I tried. It took forever to move, because I would only move when he put his head down below the grasses. As I rounded the corner, I saw him running low, all hunched over, waddling his way thru his escape route. Oh well, I crave to shoot another day...
On this day, I sat directly across from one on the complete opposite side. I didn't see him for hours, but I sat and sat, scanning the edges, and as you see if you look closely, he is there. Enlarge for better view. The car in the background is mine in the parking lot about a quarter(ish) of a mile away. (I used 600mm lens for all shots)
This photo is in the same area, but just north of the last. He was not as easy to see as it looks. I passed by him and then did another pass and spotted him. He is about 100 yards away.
This is his mate. She (I don't really know which is which!) was just east of him, and again, I didn't see her until after the photoshoot of him was over. She looks so obvious! She wasn't!
On this day, I was at my original spot, on a bench across the pond. I had been there for hours again. A couple of people were making there way in my direction, so I thought I should check the shores before they spook it if indeed it was close. I scan to my right, nothing, I scan to my left...There he was just 30 yards away. I passed right by him, within a few short feet. I stopped the people from approaching any closer, set up my tripod, and took some shots. The people decided to turn around, (Thank You!) and I continued to approach ever so closely. I gained about 15 feet, shot a few more and this is the result. He was backlit, and getting on the other side would be a miracle, but I tried. It took forever to move, because I would only move when he put his head down below the grasses. As I rounded the corner, I saw him running low, all hunched over, waddling his way thru his escape route. Oh well, I crave to shoot another day...
Greater Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs migrating through southeastern Grundy County at a corn stubble fluddle
Monday, April 26, 2010
Eyelashes
Eastern Meadowlark
Goose Lake Prairie
4.22.10
Never noticed these guys had such long eyelashes before...
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