Elk Vs Bird

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This little calf didn't enjoy birds landing on his back. Each time they'd try, he's shake them off and give them a dirty look. Luckily, I saw this bird land on his rump and knew what was coming next :)

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Steve, that's a unique shot. Not often one sees something like this. It does reinforce one of my core beliefs when it comes to photographing wildlife. I like to stay put and take my time working with an animal like this. So many folks will see the animal, take a picture, and move on to the next opportunity. By doing that one misses that one unique money shot that presents itself after a while.
 
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Rassie said:
Steve, that's a unique shot. Not often one sees something like this. It does reinforce one of my core beliefs when it comes to photographing wildlife. I like to stay put and take my time working with an animal like this. So many folks will see the animal, take a picture, and move on to the next opportunity. By doing that one misses that one unique money shot that presents itself after a while.
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That's probably one of the best lessons out there - I've captured so many shots I really like because I stuck with an animal for awhile. I should put that into the quick tips section :)
 
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Rassie said:
Steve, that's a unique shot. Not often one sees something like this. It does reinforce one of my core beliefs when it comes to photographing wildlife. I like to stay put and take my time working with an animal like this. So many folks will see the animal, take a picture, and move on to the next opportunity. By doing that one misses that one unique money shot that presents itself after a while.
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Great advice. I had spent several weeks this spring watching a tree in which I had seen a female Barred Owl go in and out numerous times. Believing there to be eggs and then owlets inside, I was constantly curious if there were in fact hatchlings there. Having had my lens trained on a crack in the tree (less than an inch wide) from some distance and 20
ft up the tree, one evening I finally spied movement inside and was fortunate to get this first shot. It was another two weeks before this one and another fledged but they gave a lot of photo opps the past few months.
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