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Sitting watching the goldfinches in August when this little guy that would fit in your cupped hands magically appeared almost at my feet. Had to carefully twist about 100 degrees without scaring him. Another reason why I enjoy sitting an letting the birds come to me. Love being in such situations! 
6D 300 X2 1000th F9 ISO 1250
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Thanks Click but I was just an opportunist! I don't run into too many animals as I'm too close to populated areas but it's heartwarming to see how many have adapted.
My problem is keeping the motorized vehicles out of these prohibited areas. I'm shooting them when I see them and will assemble a pdf including my wildlife shots this season in a effort to get more support from administrators. I'm thinking of maybe handing out to neighbors something similar showing the variety that I've managed to shoot - might open the eyes of a few - hopefully.
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My problem is keeping the motorized vehicles out of these prohibited areas. I'm shooting them when I see them and will assemble a pdf including my wildlife shots this season in a effort to get more support from administrators. I'm thinking of maybe handing out to neighbors something similar showing the variety that I've managed to shoot - might open the eyes of a few - hopefully.
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The firing range is a safe place for deer... Shooting anything other than a target is a career ending move...it is humorous to see 20 soldiers shooting away at targets, have a deer wander on the range, and everyone has to place their weapons down and step away from the line until the deer wanders away....jrista said:
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Hi Don.
You mean you don't get to add venison to the officers mess menu? :
Seriously though it is good to know the wildlife is respected, my understanding is that military ranges have some of the most diverse flora and fauna of their local areas.
Cheers Graham.
You mean you don't get to add venison to the officers mess menu? :
Seriously though it is good to know the wildlife is respected, my understanding is that military ranges have some of the most diverse flora and fauna of their local areas.
Cheers Graham.
Don Haines said:
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We have lots of deer, wild turkeys, a pack of coyotes, a bear or two, porcupines, fox, skunks, a healthy crop of groundhogs, at least 4 osprey nests, a bald eagle nest, some red tailed hawks, and the last few winters we have had a trio of Great Grey owls come to visit... last fall we even had a cougar walk through the site......Valvebounce said:Hi Don.
You mean you don't get to add venison to the officers mess menu? :
Seriously though it is good to know the wildlife is respected, my understanding is that military ranges have some of the most diverse flora and fauna of their local areas.
Cheers Graham.
Don Haines said:
And my Avatar is momma racoon who likes to take up residence in one of the support legs for a 15 meter dish...
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This past summer, while I was photographing birds at one of our local wetland preserves, a fairly large group of female deer, ranging in age from yearlings to several years old and maybe a couple elders, wandered up for a drink.
They were all around me, and often too close for the 840mm focal length I was using at the time, so I apologize for the tight crops...some of these have had some rotation done to level them, but are otherwise as framed in camera:
See more at these two blogs:
http://jonrista.com/2013/11/30/deer-at-cottonwood-creek/
http://jonrista.com/2013/07/23/beautiful-does/
They were all around me, and often too close for the 840mm focal length I was using at the time, so I apologize for the tight crops...some of these have had some rotation done to level them, but are otherwise as framed in camera:
See more at these two blogs:
http://jonrista.com/2013/11/30/deer-at-cottonwood-creek/
http://jonrista.com/2013/07/23/beautiful-does/
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jrista, That's the icing on the bird cake! Or, two for the price of one. And that's not counting the sounds and the smells we enjoy. 
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jrista said:This past summer, while I was photographing birds at one of our local wetland preserves, a fairly large group of female deer, ranging in age from yearlings to several years old and maybe a couple elders, wandered up for a drink.
They were all around me, and often too close for the 840mm focal length I was using at the time, so I apologize for the tight crops...some of these have had some rotation done to level them, but are otherwise as framed in camera:
See more at these two blogs:
http://jonrista.com/2013/11/30/deer-at-cottonwood-creek/
http://jonrista.com/2013/07/23/beautiful-does/
Wow. Very beautiful. Great colors. Great job!
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Hi Jrista.
That must have been a fabulous experience, shame about beingtoo so close they were inside your minimum zoom range, oh well sometimes it may not be just about he pictures. Great as they are!
My guess for these two pictures is, "Was that a twig or just that bloke with the Canon?" ;D 8)
Regal animals, thanks.
Cheers Graham.
That must have been a fabulous experience, shame about being
My guess for these two pictures is, "Was that a twig or just that bloke with the Canon?" ;D 8)
Regal animals, thanks.
Cheers Graham.
jrista said:This past summer, while I was photographing birds at one of our local wetland preserves, a fairly large group of female deer, ranging in age from yearlings to several years old and maybe a couple elders, wandered up for a drink.
They were all around me, and often too close for the 840mm focal length I was using at the time, so I apologize for the tight crops...some of these have had some rotation done to level them, but are otherwise as framed in camera:
See more at these two blogs:
http://jonrista.com/2013/11/30/deer-at-cottonwood-creek/
http://jonrista.com/2013/07/23/beautiful-does/
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