Wildlife photography

[SmittyOne]

There's already a "Shots from the trail" thread, and I'd like to contribute to that in the future. But for now, I haven't been on a trail (yet), nor do I have a SXS to get me there (yet). In 12-18 months, when I (hopefully) have a P520, I'll be able to use it to get to "somewhat" remote locations to enhance my bird photography reach. But for now, I'd like to post some of my work to see if this interests anyone here.

 

[Todd627]

Very cool @SmittyOne 👍

 

[SmittyOne]

BTW, I'll be glad to do requests too. If it's a midwest bird (no penguins or puffins), I've probably photographed it. Although I search for raptors--eagles, hawks, owls, etc., I'll shoot sparrows and hummingbirds too. But here's a few owls I've photographed.

 

[NTCPrezJB]

Cool pics unSmitty. Because OMG we don’t need another @Smitty335 in the forum. 😂🤣

 

[gch1911]

nice pics.!

 

[SmittyOne]

You guys can't say I didn't warn you. Here's some eagle action.

 

[1border4manu]

Thank you for sharing.

 

[Backwoods]

Really cool pics

 

[Kinlaw]

Awesome pics!

 

[TripleB]

You guys can't say I didn't warn you. Here's some eagle action.

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What's the deal with the eagle that looks like it's sitting on water? Great pics by theway. I especially like the owl pics.

 

[crewcabrob]

Nice pictures. I love the eagles. We have them fly over our house quite often. With the convergence of the Elkhorn and Platte river just over the hill from us, we get a lot of wildlife.

Rob

 

[Adam490]

Awesome pictures for sure

 

[Farmer]

Grandpa had two "Blubirds" tattoed across his chest when he returned from Korea.........Now...most of the men in our family have a bluebird somewhere. You have any shots of those?

 

[SmittyOne]

What's the deal with the eagle that looks like it's sitting on water? Great pics by theway. I especially like the owl pics.

What's the deal with the eagle that looks like it's sitting on water? Great pics by theway. I especially like the owl pics.

Thank you. The ice had partially thawed that morning, so there was about a 1/2 inch of water on top of the ice. When the eagle landed on it, he slid a little bit. Reminded me of Tom Cruise sliding in socks in Risky Business.

 

[SmittyOne]

Grandpa had two "Blubirds" tattoed across his chest when he returned from Korea.........Now...most of the men in our family have a bluebird somewhere. You have any shots of those?

I couldn't pick one, so here's a bunch of them from my website. Sorry, I only have Eastern Bluebird. Mountain Bluebirds are prettier, but I've never seen one.

Eastern Bluebird - SmittyOne Photography

(EABL)Sialia sialis

smittyonephotography.smugmug.com

 

[SmittyOne]

Thanks everyone for all the nice comments and likes. Those were all from my "archives". I'll post a few from today's outing in a little bit--takes a while to edit. Here's just one from today to keep you folks interested.

 

[SmittyOne]

A couple more from this afternoon. A pair of immature Bald Eagles play fighting. The actions is always too far away--these pics are heavily cropped.

 

[Squeegee]

A couple more from this afternoon. A pair of immature Bald Eagles play fighting. The actions is always too far away--these pics are heavily cropped.

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Great pics!!

 

[SmittyOne]

Fall migration of Snow Geese is beginning. That means more Bald Eagles will arrive soon! Here's 2 snows and 5 blues coming in to land in the late afternoon.

 

[SmittyOne]

I love it when they maintain eye contact. Immature Eastern Red-tailed Hawk.