Critter Collection

02Apr20

Although I’ve dabbled over the years, I don’t consider myself a wildlife photographer by any means. I do however like to take advantage when an opportunity presents itself, and always enjoy observing animals in their environment. I have great respect for those who shoot wildlife well! It takes a lot of patience, skill and the […]

Filed under: Photography, Wildlife   |  61 Comments
Tags: bighorn sheep, black bear, bull moose, elk, mule deer, porcupine, red tailed hawk, wildlife

Making New Friends

23Nov15

I made some new friends at Colorado National Monument last week… Desert Bighorn Sheep friends, that is! It was a cloudy day and I was hoping it would stay that way. Canyons are difficult to photograph because of their extreme contrast so I wanted diffused light. Upon arrival I was greeted by some bighorn ewes […]

Filed under: Colorado, Photography, Wildlife   |  32 Comments
Tags: bighorn, Colorado, colorado national monument, desert bighorn sheep, fruita, grand junction, photograph, ram, sheep, wildlife

Wild Ponies & Other Creatures

29Dec12

Finding and photographing the wild ponies at Chincoteague and Assateague Islands was part of my recent adventure with camera club friends. On our first night two came galloping by along the bayside shore where we were photographing the sunset. The ponies could be spotted right along the road but finding them is all in the […]

Filed under: Landscape Photography, Nature   |  13 Comments
Tags: assateague, assateague island, Chincoteague, chincoteague island, eagle, egret, heron, herring gull, maryland, MD, photography, ponies, snapping turtle, turtle, VA, Virginia, wild, wild ponies, wildlife

Daytime Visitors

26Jun12

We saw something odd hanging out of one our birdhouses a couple of days ago when it was quite hot. We looked through the binoculars but couldn’t make it out so I went outside to take a closer look and found out it was a Northern Flying Squirrel. Since they are nocturnal (rodents) it is […]

Filed under: Uncategorized   |  5 Comments
Tags: animal, baby, flying squirrel, mammal, mother & baby, nature, nocturnal, Northern Flying Squirrel, offspring, photography, rodent, wild animals, wildlife, woodland creatures