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I've got a biologist friend that talks about 'Dirt Time' or the value of getting out into the field and looking around. I do walk around with my camera gear quite a bit to see what I can find or to discover things like nest and burrow locations but it's pretty common when going out with one subject in mind to find other things along the way. Every time this happens I'm reminded that a lot of the luck of finding wildlife subjects comes down to getting out and keeping my eyes and ears open.
Here's some recent images that weren't at all expected when I headed out the door with my camera gear.
I headed out to photograph some grouse that I'd been watching for a few days when I came across this Marmot sunning on the rocks with the last remnants of snow clinging to the hillside. I liked the look he gave me but mostly his bushy tail and those claws.
Was out the other morning photographing a family of Great Horned Owls including three fledglings that were hanging out on low branches. When they roosted up high in tangled branches for the day I headed back towards the car to get to work but on the way came across this Red Winged Blackbird just before he took off and flew past me.
Same trail, after spending time with the same owls on a different and drippy morning as I headed back to the car
Spotted Sandpiper
Yellow Headed Blackbird
Visiting some other owls (yeah, I look for owls a lot
) and on the drive home came across a colony of Cliff Swallows on some roadside cliffs along a dirt backroad.
A bit later on that same day I came across this Yellow Rumped Warbler who stopped long enough to give me a look and a portrait.
I thought I'd run out of useable light the other night when shooting in darker trees but took the risk on these two low light images on the way back to the car when I came across a few more willing subjects.
Muskrat
We see a lot of Mule Deer around here but Whitetails aren't that common so even in the fading light I took a chance on this shot of a young Whitetail buck just developing his antlers.
Just a reminder to myself that getting out there is still the most important part and you never know what you'll find...
Here's some recent images that weren't at all expected when I headed out the door with my camera gear.
I headed out to photograph some grouse that I'd been watching for a few days when I came across this Marmot sunning on the rocks with the last remnants of snow clinging to the hillside. I liked the look he gave me but mostly his bushy tail and those claws.
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Was out the other morning photographing a family of Great Horned Owls including three fledglings that were hanging out on low branches. When they roosted up high in tangled branches for the day I headed back towards the car to get to work but on the way came across this Red Winged Blackbird just before he took off and flew past me.
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Same trail, after spending time with the same owls on a different and drippy morning as I headed back to the car
Spotted Sandpiper
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Yellow Headed Blackbird
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Visiting some other owls (yeah, I look for owls a lot
) and on the drive home came across a colony of Cliff Swallows on some roadside cliffs along a dirt backroad.
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A bit later on that same day I came across this Yellow Rumped Warbler who stopped long enough to give me a look and a portrait.
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I thought I'd run out of useable light the other night when shooting in darker trees but took the risk on these two low light images on the way back to the car when I came across a few more willing subjects.
Muskrat
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We see a lot of Mule Deer around here but Whitetails aren't that common so even in the fading light I took a chance on this shot of a young Whitetail buck just developing his antlers.
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.
Just a reminder to myself that getting out there is still the most important part and you never know what you'll find...
