Weekly Wildlife Thread: Mar 5th - 11th

rgwaller1 · Mar 5, 2017

Ed, both sets are very nice and the variety is outstanding. Love the Pileated Woodpecker. Are you sure that is not a pet fox. I enjoy seeing your photos of it.

haitech · Mar 5, 2017

also since I've started to shoot some wildlife it forces me to go home and look up and learn about some of the subject I'm shooting. It recently dawn on me why woodpecker drill holes into tree LOL

Ed at Ridersite · Mar 5, 2017

haitech said:
also since I've started to shoot some wildlife it forces me to go home and look up and learn about some of the subject I'm shooting. It recently dawn on me why woodpecker drill holes into tree

Sometimes they are making a nest. I saw the male there today, but he was clever and didn't enter.

Female Downy Woodpecker exiting her nest

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btolley · Mar 5, 2017

haitech said:
nice, were you able to capture some shot when the eagle took off?

Yes, ne/she was pretty fast, caught me off guard and unfortunately on the other side of the tree, so all the branches interfered and most of the shots were not sharp.

here are a couple of the better ones. the first isn't too bad, but the send has some notable motion blur and I'm panning the camera.

A99M2, SAL70200F28G

A99M2, SAL70200F28G

Also caught this juvenile earlier

A99M2, SAL70200F28G

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Joanel · Mar 5, 2017

We spent 2 great weeks on the east coast of florida in the middle of Feb. these images are from Merritt Island and Viera wetlands. Taken with either Sony and tamron 150-600 or if hand held then olympus and panny 100-400 lens. I believe it says the detail on the attached exif file.

Roseate spoonbill

Owl and baby -facing the wrong way and very far away. tried later in the day and not any better.

feeding frenzy

Shike with ???

Heron nest building

Heron bringing stick

anhinga drying wings

Green heron - check out those feet!

merganser couple - quite far away!

Osprey

Sandhill Crane

Sandhill crane

Joanel · Mar 5, 2017

enjoyed the flying shoots. harder to do when on a tripod.

Joanel · Mar 5, 2017

great collection! haven't seen the carcara and some of the others when we were there in mid -Feb. also notice the breeding plumage on some which again wasn't evident in mid Feb.

Joanel · Mar 5, 2017

like the eagle image.

Joanel · Mar 5, 2017

like the variety of turtles etc.

davelok · Mar 6, 2017

A cute little bird for your viewing pleasure.

Canon 70D + EF 400mm f/5.6 L

Setter Dog · Mar 6, 2017

What a GREAT thread! Some simply amazing wildlife shots. Don't think I've ever enjoyed a thread so much.

Thanks to all for taking the time to share these with us. I'm jealous of all the fun you had taking them.

Jack

zackiedawg · Mar 6, 2017

Lovely series, and busy week!

I especially like the caracara, since I don't get to see them, and the skink which was a nice catch. Also, the egret doing the fish toss was perfect timing.

I do have one question - the green heron with the eggs - where was it? I have been looking for any greens with nests close to the paths or boardwalks at Wako and haven't found any...or Green Cay. If it was at one of those, I want to know where so I can look for it.

zackiedawg · Mar 6, 2017

Nice to appreciate the under-appreciated birds every once in a while! I like vultures - they're a bit ugly, but purposeful, and so rarely does anyone bother to photograph them!

zackiedawg · Mar 6, 2017

Always a great experience to see these - at least for me (I suppose people in Alaska get sick of them). Nice and well lit up in the tree.

zackiedawg · Mar 6, 2017

Lovely robin and white throat here...and the nice dark frog in the water. Strange strange winter!

zackiedawg · Mar 6, 2017

Congrats on the winter wren - and some really nice shots of it too! I expected the usual 'first catch' shots like mine usually look - half covered in branches, ISO6400, and mega-cropped. Yours was in beautiful light and very cooperative. I love that first pileated closeup too - impressive birds to see up close!

zackiedawg · Mar 6, 2017

Looks like the loggerhead got himself an anole lizard. Nice catch - both you and him.

Lovely series - looks like you got a good sampling of all our winter treats this year - even the mergansers and sandhills (I have to head a bit north to get those two, since they're not at Wako or Green Cay - I can usually find them at Peaceful Waters).