Wild-life photos

[FoldedCheese]

I LOVE this thread. Here are a few wild life shots from when I was working out west. I saw a lot of grizzly bears, black bears and coyotes too. I absolutely loved seeing the wildlife every day.





Banff, Alberta. It's a pretty magical place.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Trying to ID this animal.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Still not sure if zoo critters count as wildlife but whatever, took pictures.

 

[86 ssinit]

this guys still here.

 

[qldmick]

 

[DoubleDutch]

Lot of migrating birds in our country

 

[AcornTheBetta]

 

[BigManAquatics]

This guy tried flexin' on me before i took his picture.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Dutch birdlife / wintervisitors from Siberia

 

[StarGirl]

My moms dogs in the UP. They come every morning and evening.

 

[phnx314]

A sea star I found in Tampa

 

[fish 321]

Moose

Moose tounge.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Big critters. Don't suppose you got a picture of you next to it for scale?(though i wouldn't suggest it)

The buzzards have cleared out for the time being here. Now replaced with more hawks and some bald eagles.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

It isn’t wild anymore but it’s my 1st scape with everything at my disposal at once

 

[Pescado_Verde]

A couple from a gray, drizzly day at the zoo.
Crow and a couple of buzzards.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Went buzzard "hunting" again on Sunday. Great light, birds didn't really cooperate like I had hope but still got a couple of shots.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Kestrel hoovering and hunting

 

[DoubleDutch]

Great looking bird. We've got kestrels here in the US but I've never seen one personally.

Several birds of prey had almost got extinct her cause of poison/pesticides, hunt, etc etc...... The past years they are recovering from all of that, which really is great.
Kestrels, Hobbies, Buzzards, Harriers (in my younger years I never saw one), Owls etc.... getting more common.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Sunset buzzard strut.

 

[Elkwatcher]

Big Boy is hanging around by my back steps. In one photo he looks like "Whistler's Elk". I guess he likes the protection and my smorgasbord garden.. His harem is up on the mountain side above him so I know there's nothing wrong with him.

 

[phnx314]

Hawk landed right in front of my desk.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Do potted plants and snow count as wildlife? "Nature" pics maybe? Anyway, snow in Central Texas - a bit more rare now than when I was growing up so the occasion is picture worthy.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Wildest life i seen lately....the wild-eyed domestic shorthair

 

[marijo]

Blue jays and chickadees

 

[DoubleDutch]

Dutch wildlife

 

[Crimson_687]

A very friendly Eastern phoebe.... still very wild though. She was very curious about my face for some reason, she kept flying at me. Pic was taken back few months back, since then she’s put on a lot of weight and is more focused on catching insects than inspecting my face. I think she may be leaving in a month or so. I hope she comes again next year! It was an honor sitting next to her in the same chair and enjoying her company.

The other pics are from this year’s snow geese migration

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Interesting zoo sighting yesterday, a giraffe that appears to have another giraffe for a tail.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Dutch birdlife

 

[BigManAquatics]

Had an owl fly just a few feet above my truck on the highway this morning.

 

[Sofiafish17]

Here is a snapping turtle laying eggs in my front yard last summer. I have a creek that runs right next to my house and it connects to a huge reservoir so I always see baby snapping turtles there in the spring time. I saw a painted turtle in my yard once too. When I was younger I would always tromp around in there and get mucked up catching bullfrogs!

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Baby giraffe at the zoo with his mama and also getting pointers from the baby kudu.

 

[Algonquin]

Not wildlife, but Mother Nature does some pretty cool stuff sometimes This is a frozen whirlpool in the creek behind my house. Wow!

 

[DoubleDutch]

Some Dutch birdlife

 

[Algonquin]

I always love seeing your Dutch birds
Is that a black Swan?

 

[DoubleDutch]

I always love seeing your Dutch birds
Is that a black Swan?

Yeah an Australian bird escaped from a birdpark I suppose.
Made these today

 

[Crimson_687]

With the recent snowstorm I left out some bird seed to give local wildlife a small boost. Here’s some happy dark-eyed junco and the tracks of birds and cottontail hares. The hares come at night to eat. This is the most snow I’ve ever seen (nearly 6 inches!), the birds seem happy it’s starting to melt though

 

[BigManAquatics]

Haven't been able to get close enough to anything for a good photo. But i have watched thousands of geese roll through on their spring migration.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Dutch waterbirds

 

[Skrabbitskrabbit]

Saw this very friendly and attention-seeking triggerfish at the UGa aquarium near Savannah, GA

and a large alligator seen swimming outside at our accommodations

 

[DoubleDutch]

Dutch birdlife

 

[BigManAquatics]

Ring-necked pheasant! We see them out here at work on occasion...often the hens instead of roosters, though. Going to check the ditches, as there is flooding. Might see some fish, frogs, toads or turtles nearby soon.

 

[Algonquin]

I love the pheasants too! We have them here, but they stay well-hidden. Apparently, their natural population in Ontario has been wiped out... the ones we do see here are birds that have been 'let out' for hunting purposes (and not found) and there is a program where pen-raised ones are released every so often to try to help out the declining population. Shame, they are such beautiful creatures.

 

[chromedome52]

Ringneck Pheasants are not native to North America, they were introduced for hunting centuries ago. In some regions of the US they have established thriving populations, but I suspect if you get too far north, they are not quite as adaptable. They originated from China, but have been spread all over Europe and North America. In my local area the population tends to come and go, depending on the predators that are around. Lately there are too many Coyotes in particular, and always feral cats, so the Pheasants are not as common as they have been.
If you go into the corn growing regions, you will find them much more frequently.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Ringneck Pheasants are not native to North America, they were introduced for hunting centuries ago. In some regions of the US they have established thriving populations, but I suspect if you get too far north, they are not quite as adaptable. They originated from China, but have been spread all over Europe and North America. In my local area the population tends to come and go, depending on the predators that are around. Lately there are too many Coyotes in particular, and always feral cats, so the Pheasants are not as common as they have been.
If you go into the corn growing regions, you will find them much more frequently.

Considering i usually have 2 big corn fields right across the road from my "office", i think it counts! We have had down numbers for several years. Wild turkeys like to eat either pheasant eggs or the hatchlings...also, people don't grow milo like they used to, which was a favorite for pheasants to eat. Not to mention, people mow so much more of their ditches than used to, so there goes a lot of hiding/nesting spots.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Some backyard wildlife. Spring time means it's bird feeder season!

 

[DoubleDutch]

Dutch birdlife

 

[Alejandro]

a few amphibians I have met and photographed

 

[BigManAquatics]

Finally, i can identify some of the birds i see at work!

 

[DoubleDutch]

Finally, i can identify some of the birds i see at work!

Uhhhhhh you are expected to work there aren't you hahahaha. Looks great !
Grey Heron with a biiiiigggg catch

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Couple of zoo critters from this past weekend.