A few Sandhill Cranes prepare to land into a pool where they will spend the evening resting at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
A feeding flock of Snow Geese takes flight after being scared from the cornfield at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. Often it’s a coyote that spooks them or other predators. While not equal in flock size to the morning fly out, these “fright flights” are an impressive spectacle in and of themselves.
A Snow Goose prepares to land at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
This is a 15 minute exposure of star trails above one of the main pools at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. I took this when it first looked fully dark outside and I was still able to catch color from the remains of the earlier sunset. The color is as it came out of the camera with noise reduction applied. I was amazed at my luck in catching an Iridium flare! “Iridium flares”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare are brilliant glints or flares created on predictable intervals by the constellation Iridium communication satellites interacting with the sun. You can tell the hotter stars by their streak’s blue color, with cooler ones coming in more red. What amazed me is that star trails would come in this good so soon after sunset. I attribute the nearly new moon and the low light pollution of this area in New Mexico. This was taken at ISO 400 at 28mm f/2.8 utilizing long-time exposure noise reduction in camera and further selective noise reduction via Neat Image in post.
A flock of American white pelicans photographed at the J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge. DIGITAL COPY OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS AVAILABLE AT: http://photographyontheweb.ifp3.com/
Sunrise at St. Marks NWR, near Tallahassee Florida.
Palm tree silhouette taken at Sunrise at St. Mark’s NWR near Tallahassee Florida.
An adult bald eagle stays at the nest while its mate hunts for the next meal. Taken at Sauvie Island NWR just west of Portland, Oregon.
“The J. N. “Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located in southwestern Florida, on Sanibel Island in the Gulf of Mexico. It is named for the cartoonist Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling. The 5,200 acre (21 km²) refuge was established in 1976, to protect one of the country’s largest undeveloped mangrove ecosystems. The refuge is well-known for its migratory bird populations. Hurricane Charley struck the refuge on August 13, 2004, causing major changes to the topography and ecology. The J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Complex consists of the following: the Darling Refuge itself, and the Caloosahatchee, Island Bay, Matlacha and Pine Island National Wildlife Refuges. The northern part of the refuge is designated as the J.N. Ding Darling Wilderness Area, and consists of 2,619.13 acres (10.6 km²) or 41.0% of its total area. Thank you for viewing my work!!! If you like what you see here, have a peek at the rest of my work. Maybe you will find a nice gift here for that special occasion!! Please note that the markup on my work is only 10%. / / Copyright 2009 © Julie Alexander. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited. My work does NOT belong to the public domain. It may not be used in any way, shape or form without my prior written permission.
This Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge , in Titusville Florida USA, resident seems to enjoy posing for the camera.. / Nikon D2H 300 mm lens EI200 /
Titusville Florida USA’s Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge is a favorite spot for alligators and for photograping them. This gator was found sunning on a small island right next to the roadway. On any given day busloads of Eco Tourists can be seen on Black Point Drive. But I found a small narrow roadway running along the top of a levee about 2 miles south of BPD that is very productive. Nikon D2H, 60mm lens 250sec/f8 EI200 Top ten in the “Wetlands” challenge in California 7/14/09* /
The beautiful textures of slubbed silk are mimicked in the January ice on the water in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, Maryland, USA. Panasonic DMC-FZ30 / Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Sunset over Stillwater Natiomal Wildlife Refuge ,Nevada
A Bald Eagle being chased by a Red Winged Blackbird at the Back Bay National WIldlife Refuge. This Eagle was hanging out in a tree with another.
This white-winged scoter was one of the most exciting finds of the week for me. This species has absolutely no business being on Cape Cod in September, is incredibly skittish, and is normally well offshore. These seaducks normally start heading back from their northern Canadian breeding grounds in late fall early winter, and spend their winter on Cape Cod and throughout New England. I spotted this mature male at the mouth of Stage Harbor, which is only accessible by boat, or a nice hike through the dunes of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge on Morris Island. I love how the deep water of the inlet always looks so blue. Morris Island / Chatham, Massachusetts August 31, 2009 Canon EOS 50D / Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS
This calendar features birds of the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia, PA.
This calendar shows off the herons and egrets of the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
This is a green heron overlooking one of the many bogs in the Great Swamp at first light. Green herons are tiny wading birds that sit absolutely still, sometimes an hour or so at a time. Shooting them once you manage to get close to them isn’t hard, finding them is. They can be very frustrating because with their perfect marshland camouflage, they’re often perched right in front of you and you can’t see them. The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is a 7,700 acre swamp in Northern New Jersey, and 244 species of birds have been recorded there. Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge / Morris County, New Jersey August 26, 2009 Canon EOS 50D / Canon EF 100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS
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