Mountaineer wildlife
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This little guy lives near the top of Pikes Peak, elevation 14,100 feet.
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Taken in RMNP – a bull bull elk during the fall rut. He’s rounding up some cows that wandered away from his harem.
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The deer and turkey were grazing early on a foggy morning on our farm in Cave Spring, Georgia. Thank you for stopping by to comment on this image. I don’t normally respond with individual thank-you comments due to time constraints (slow dial-up speed). I prefer to spend my limited time on RB by commenting on your work instead. However, I want you to know how much it means to me that you took the time to view and comment on my work! Patricia ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please don’t copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.
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I found this young buck in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park… right next to the road. Canon 20D, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS, braced against the truck window (sitting inside). Featured twice in America’s National Parks and Wildlife Habitat.
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I never noticed the dark tongues before, but I suppose if you spent your time licking rocks, yours might be black too. Location: Mt Evans, CO
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Lisa C. Weber ©2008 / Visit My Complete RedBubble for all My 3D Artwork & Products
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This bull elk was among a herd of about 200 that we encountered in Rocky Mountain National Park yesterday along the Fern Lake Trail. Still sporting his velvet antlers, he was ever so graceful moving through the aspen grove…..Here he stops to reach for some tender green aspen leaves just above his head…..
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Elk in Field, fall, Rocky Mountain National Park
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In all the years I have been photographing the deer around our farm, I have never seen this. Usually there is velvet on the antlers or the antlers are slick. However, this buck had bloody antlers from where he obviously had been vigorously rubbing against trees to remove the velvet. Photo taken on Buck’s Mountain near Cave Spring, Georgia. Thank you for stopping by to comment on this image. I don’t normally respond with individual thank-you comments due to time constraints (slow dial-up speed). I prefer to spend my limited time on RB by commenting on your work instead. However, I want you to know how much it means to me that you took the time to view and comment on my work! Patricia ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please don’t copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.
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A beautiful bighorn ram lounging on the cliffs above Two Jack Lake in Banff National Park. The beautiful aqua blue water of the lake provided such an unusual background for these animals, I took way more pictures than I realized until I uploaded them, even with the dog barking and losing her nut at the time over the big animals. Shot with my Canon Rebel XT and 55-250 IS zoom lens.
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A brief review: I decided I needed a new wildlife project, some sort of challenge, so decided the coyotes at my local park fit the bill perfectly. Turns out, they fit the bill a little too perfectly. They turned out to be quite the challenge – they’re smart, sneaky, well-camouflaged, and extremely camera shy. One of the big problems is that the coyotes are so smart and wary, it’s hard enough to get a decent shot. I could use a TC to lengthen my reach optically, but the best time to catch them is right before sunrise, requiring me to shoot at high ISO with the aperture wide open, because of the low light – not the best for image quality, particularly with a moving subject. This has forced me to raise my game a notch or two. I started to use the wooden blinds in the wilderness refuge. It quickly became obvious the blinds are designed for use with waterfowl, not coyotes. When I’m securely set up with the tripod facing the pond, the coyote would appear behind me on the trail; and of course when I was set up facing the trail, the coyote would be behind me on the pond. Despite these frustrations, the coyotes would pass very close to me at times (10-15 meters) without spotting me. Not at an angle where I could get a shot, but still, a limited success. I needed to get closer to the coyotes normal path and still stay hidden, but with enough viewing angle to get a good shot. Today I brought a camping chair and parked in the brush with the tripod. Not completely hidden, but not easy to spot either. This is the shot I could get today. I caught her (I think it’s a her) by surprise – the only thing that gave me away was the sound of the shutter firing. It took her a bit to locate me – she kept moving positions while looking my way. She finally spotted me and moved off the ice to a higher ridge, where she sat watching me for 10 or so minutes. I never saw her again today after that. Coyote (Canis latrans) / Crown Hill Park / Lakewood, CO / Sony Alpha700 / Sigma 300/2.8 / Giottos tripod, Acratech ballhead, Wimberley Sidekick ISO800, f/2.8, 1/50sec
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These calendar print designs are also available as just prints too (without the calendar text). If your interested just bubblemail me directly and I will repost for you within a few hours. All artwork is created by using Bryce Software. Image copyright © 2009 Lisa C. Weber. Copying and displaying or redistribution of this image without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.
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Mule deer enjoying a bright Autumn day in the high country; / Telegraph Peak Wilderness, eastern Nevada RedBubble Album: Wildlife Of The Great Basin * / Canon 350D EOS / Tamron 55/200mm + polarizing filter
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yup. them thar are buffalo…and them mountains! yeeeeeehawwwwww! Jackson, Wyoming / 3/09 / Nikon P80
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The drama continues in the fox world. The recent Spring snow brought out a flood of photographers the day before this photo was taken, but few photographers today (and a good thing – my little fox area was quite crowded yesterday). The alpha female has most definitely dropped her litter – the photos from today clearly indicate she’s been nursing. And it appears that Pock, the recent alpha male from this area is not the father of this litter; the previous beta male is apparently the father and has been bringing food to the female. This came as quite a surprise to many of the regulars and locals familiar with little drama. The power structure has apparently changed with this turn of events. Despite this, Pock is still the most active fox I see, and regularly makes the rounds early in the morning, despite the snow and cold temps. This is Pock – I didn’t immediately recognize him from this angle, and had to check some of the other photos in this series to make an ID. Lighting conditions were tough again today, with bright light reflected on the snow mixed with deep shadows, all mixed together. I could lighten the shaded areas of his face a little to make it more even, but I like the mixed lighting effect and the cooler blue temp. He was deep in the brush, so I had to do a little cropping to clean up the shot a bit. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) / Wheat Ridge, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 300mm f/2.8 / Giottos tripod, Acratech ballhead, Wimberley Sidekick ISO200, 1/1000sec, f/5
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A moose in Grand Tetons National Park.
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I love this Colorado Spring Weather. I hadn’t seen coyotes for about 3 weeks, then all of a sudden, the late afternoon dog walk at Crown Hill gives me 3 in as many days. One of our Spring snow storms was just arriving, and since I’ve had pretty good success with wildlife just before a storm, I headed out. The storm was a little more intense than I anticipated – the wind was at least 25mph and blowing hail – I felt like I was trapped in a giant particle accelerator. I retreated home – since I couldn’t see more than 20 feet in front of me, I figured it wasn’t a big photographic loss. Plus, all the blood trickling from my myriad wounds from the blasting frozen pellets would have made a mess on my gear. Saturday I went back out to Crown Hill looking for the coyotes – with another Spring storm just starting (well, technically, it started the night before, it was just off to a slow start) – again with the idea that I might catch the coyotes before the worst hit. After about half an hour of tromping around in freezing rain, I called it quits again. I returned home to let my wife sleep in while I took the dog back to Crown Hill. Everyone else, including the coyotes, had better sense than to get out in that weather. Today was nice. There was a light dusting of snow overnight, the temps were in the low 20’s, and most of the clouds were gone in the early morning, with just a light haze to diffuse the light a bit. Perfect fox photography weather! I don’t know why I bother trying to take photos of the male foxes – they’re all so twitchy it’s hard to get a good shot. Pock was all over the place early – he surprised me as I was setting up my tripod. I turned around, and he was standing about 6 feet behind me, just watching me. As soon as I greeted him, he stood and slowly trotted down the trail. The beta male was the next one I spotted – he apparently hadn’t spotted me, and as soon as I turned the camera on the tripod, he startled and must have jumped 3 feet in the air before running into the brush. He’s a twitchy little guy – it’s hard to imagine him as alpha material. Fortunately, my favorite vixen made an appearance mid-morning. She must have emerged from the culvert she’s using as a den. She found a nice spot in the snow with some of the sun cutting through the trees for some nice lighting. She’s so much more calm than the males, it makes it a pleasure to photograph her. For about 10 minutes, she stretched, groomed, and napped with me hovering about 30 feet away. I kept trying different angles to prevent those stray pieces of grass from intruding into the frame, without success. She just picked a messy area (I’ll have to talk to her about that next time). Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) / Wheat Ridge, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 300mm f/2.8 / Giottos tripod, Acratech ballhead, Wimberley Sidekick ISO200, 1/8000sec, f/4
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This is a young marmot, a yearling (born last year). He’s probably still living with the family unit and may take off on his own this summer to find his own territory and maybe even a mate. I kept hoping he was going to let out a good squeak or bark, but all he would ever do is stick out his tongue at me. Marmots are considered to be one of the few altruistic species on this planet – they selflessly keep themselves in danger to warn others of potential danger. Marmots are an at risk species due to climate change. Because summers in the mountains are so brief, they try to eat and gain as much weight as possible for the long winter hibernation. Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) / Mt Evans Wilderness Area, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 3 /2.8+1.4TC ISO400, 1/125-sec, f/2.8
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I hadn’t seen many mountain goats so far this season, so I was pleased to find my usual small family group around 14,000ft today. Not only did I find them, I was able to spend about half an hour within arms reach of them. – too close to focus the camera sometimes. It was a gorgeous Colorado blue sky day, but even for June, it was cold – about 25F, with winds around 15-20mph. I could barely feel my fingers near the end of that time and I was constantly worried that in my frozen-fingered clumsiness I’d knock the tripod over. I had 2 nanny goats – both pregnant – and 3 kids (“the twins” and their buddy). these were all goats I’m familiar with from past years (well, the nannies, anyway – the kids were yearlings from last year). Even though the kids are a year old now, they’re still just as playful, and spent much of the time wrestling and knocking each other over. The nannies will probably drop their new kids in a week or so. This is one of the nannies. As I was watching the kids play, she came trotting over to me, not more than 3 feet away, and stared at me briefly. I was afraid she didn’t want me as close to the kids as they were getting to me (I don’t approach them, they approach me), and was a little afraid she was going to try to move me back a little. Fortunately, she quickly moved on. Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) / Mt Evans, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 300/2.8 / Giottos tripod, Acratech ballhead, Wimberley Sidekick ISO200, 1/2000sec, f/3.5, -1EV
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What a day. Gary Lengyel started early on our trip to Mt Evans, but when we got to Echo lake, the place was packed. We quickly discovered the reason for the crowded parking lots and overflow parking – there was a race up M Evans. Nothing like a few hundred runners on the road to scare the bejeebers out of the wildlife, I always say. The good news: we were able to get a head start on all the runners runners and headed up in a desperate attempt to see critters before they scattered before the onslaught of a massive human wave. The bad news: were were in a cloud above tree line all the time, and were barely able to see anything. I did spot 1 marmot, but he was just a ghost in the fog. The trip was looking like a huge disappointment, with bad weather, little wildlife, and lots and lots of people. We headed down expecting a quick trip home, but pulled over when we saw a couple of bighorns at a distance. The sheep were disappointing, but we did manage to locate this remarkable cooperative marmot, who was happy to model several poses and never seemed to mind our presence. And on a side note to Gary: If someone asks if you’re a photographer for National Geographic, you say “YES!! Marmots are considered to be one of the few altruistic species on this planet – they selflessly keep themselves in danger to warn others of potential danger. Marmots are an at risk species due to climate change. Because summers in the mountains are so brief, they try to eat and gain as much weight as possible for the long winter hibernation. Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) / Mt Evans Wilderness Area, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 3 /2.8+1.4TC / Giottos tripod, Acratech ballhead, Wimberley Sidekick ISO400, 1/640sec, f/4
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This is one of the new mountain goat kids, born about 2-3 weeks ago. Because he’s so young, he spends most of his time around mom. Fortunately, his mother is pretty experienced in raising kids and doesn’t get too upset when he wanders off. Despite his young age, he’s already very comfortable running around and playing on very steep slopes. I do like the diagonal elements in the composition – I usually try not to have the horizon bisect the subject, but in this case I wasn’t able to get a different angle and decided to include it. Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) / Mt Evans Wilderness Area, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 300/2.8 / Giottos tripod, Acratech ballhead, Wimberley Sidekick ISO200, 1/2000sec, f/2.8
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Twin mountain goat kids atop Mt. Evans, Colorado Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-300mm VR lens
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Mama bear and one of her cubs that had been run up a tree by a very aggressive male…The little fellors were still scampering around despite the threat…This one seemed poised and ready to shoot further up the tree at her command….Mama was keeping a good eye out for them…..one of her teeth seemed to be oddly angled also….Black Bear, ursus americanus… ….Shot was taken in Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park
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