Wildlife photos thread

[gunzo]

 

[Jst1mr]

This ruffed grouse seems perfectly confident dressed in this near-perfect camouflage, and a butterfly that has found just what it was looking for...
And a gray Junco knows how to fluff up at 35 below zero

 

[Lil' LadySmith]

A pair of bull elk sparing in Boxley Valley, Arkansas

Terrific photo of the moment!

 

[Bullseye 2620]

Something I've Never Seen Before: Ghost Deer

For years one of my neighbors has been telling me that there are white deer in the woods around here. Not white-tails. White deer.

I live on a gravel road, three roads back from the hardtop, so I drive slow. One stretch of road just before my last turn is dominated by hemlock and a dense rhododendron thicket on one side, and a creek backed by a steep slope on the other. Perfect whitetail habitat.

Coming home this evening I saw an 8-point buck right on the side of the road. The photo above is not him. I found an image that closely resembles the deer I did see and have posted it here so that folks can get a better idea of what I am trying to describe.

The deer I saw was all white except for a black nose and dark eyes. It was not an albino. Rather, it is what is called a leucistic deer. The eyes are not pink or red, but dark, like a typical whitetail and unlike albinos, the vision of leucistic deer is not affected.

I have to tell you, it really took my breath away. I like eating Anne's venison Swiss steak, but I can't imagine shooting one of these guys.

The photos of the two deer I have posted were taken at the Seneca Army Depot in New York state, where they are enclosed on an 11,000 acre site, and where 200 - 300 of the 800 resident whitetails are leucistic.

 

[RobertJ.]

About 50 yards from our deck we had (it swam away during a storm) a big piece of driftwood we called "Nessie" because of its resemblance to the Loch Ness Monster. I shot a few photos of it and the wildlife that enjoyed sitting on it. One is an eagle with his lunch, and the other is an otter who didn't want to share his lunch:

 

[RobertJ.]

Sometimes, I like to caption my photos!

 

[greeman]

 

[greeman]

 

[Lil' LadySmith]

I'm a little late to the game but wanted to throw a few in here! Hope you enjoy!

3 Burrowing Owls

Camera: Canon 7D mark ii; Lens: Canon EF400mm f/5.6L
1/2000 sec. @ f/9 ISO 400
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The Otter

Camera: Canon 7D mark ii; Lens: Sigma 18-300 @ 300mm
1/3200 sec. @ f/7.1 ISO 1250 (there was low light and he was moving fast!)
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The Young Buck

Camera: Canon 5D mark ii; Lens: Canon EF400mm f/5.6L
1/800 sec. @ f/7.1 ISO 800

 

[greeman]

 

[Stevens]

Dinner time

On the screen of my back porch.
Steve W

 

[NewToGuns17]

I love the photos in this thread guys... Keep em coming

 

[ACORN]

I found this little guy crossing a local road this AM.
Got him off the road before some *** ran him over.
I think they're cool!
Don't know why it's sideways.

 

[chuckie]

Pileated Woodpeckers

 

[78bagger]

Backyard kitty

Watching' me watching' him

 

[Stevens]

When they say Posted they mean POSTED!

 

[mike from st pete]

Butterflys are tough to catch with open wings.

 

[wundudnee]

Vultures acting like traffic control on a local lake dam.

 

[charles_the_hammer]

This is from a group of 12 "scenic views" of Newfound Gap, Tennessee, postcards I scanned. I believe they were taken in between 1942 - 1944. They came in a small cardboard envelope that had been postmarked in '44. They weren't actual postcards per se', but were printed on sheets of glossy photo paper about the size of a drivers license. I scanned then all at 1200 dpi.

 

[Ranger17]

Though purely an amateur with a decent camera, I love animal photos. Esp if I can zoom in to get facial features, see their eyes etc.