| Wildlife and Nature Photography |
![]() Belted Kingfisher—Waukesha, Wisconsin
I spotted this Belted Kingfisher while driving out of town. It was perched near a small pond, but too far away for a good shot. These are cropped quite a bit Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM (Left Picture) 1/500sec f9.0 at 400mm iso-200 October 11, 2009 3:21-3:24pm |
![]() Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin
Black-Crowned Night Heron Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/320sec f6.3 at 400mm iso-200 July 28, 2009 4:09pm |
![]() Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin
Great Egret with American Coots in the background Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/640sec f9.0 at 400mm iso-200 July 28, 2009 4:05pm |
![]() Town of Waukesha, Wisconsin
A Great Blue Heron, near a stream where I used to fish as a kid Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/250sec f6.3 at 400mm iso-100 June 26, 2009 9:34am |
![]() Horicon, Wisconsin
Great Blue Heron, with nest material Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/500sec f10.0 at 130mm iso-200 April 11, 2009 10:02am |
![]() White Ibis—Disney
World—Lake Buena Vista, Florida
A White Ibis coming in for a landing at one of the lagoons in Disney World Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/250sec f5.6 at 70mm iso-200 March 1, 2009 2:01pm |
![]() Little Blue Heron—Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A Little Blue Heron was wading near the Kennedy Space Center Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/500sec f8.0 at 400mm iso-200 February 26, 2009 9:47am |
![]() JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes—Orlando, Florida A juvenile Great Blue Heron (I shot this while standing on a bridge, as this heron was wading close by) Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/200s f/5.6 at 105mm iso-200 September 24, 2008 9:34am |
![]() Grande Lake—Orlando, Florida Little Blue Heron Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/400s f/6.3 at 220mm iso-200 September 24, 2008 9:20am |
![]() Orvis Casting Pond—Grande Lake—Orlando, Florida Snowy Egret looking for breakfast Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/640s f/9.0 at 400mm iso-200 September 24, 2008 9:17am |
![]() The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club®—Orlando, Florida Wood Stork wading in the lake between the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club® Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/320s f/6.3 at 400mm iso-200 September 24, 2008 9:07am |
![]() Orvis Casting Pond—Grande Lake—Orlando, Florida Great Egret, with reflection, in a lagoon on the JW Marriott, Orlando, Hotel property Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/400s f/7.0 at 285mm iso-200 September 24, 2008 8:30am |
![]() The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club®—Orlando, Florida This Great Egret was standing on some bushes near the golf club's parking lot Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/1000s f/11.0 at 310mm iso-800 September 21, 2008 5:16pm |
![]() The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club®—Orlando, Florida Great Blue Heron Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/640s f/9.0 at 400mm iso-800 September 21, 2008 4:59pm |
![]() JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes—Orlando, Florida White Ibis in the small lake between the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club® Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/800s f/11.0 at 400mm iso-800 September 21, 2008 4:57pm |
![]() JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes—Orlando, Florida A Little Blue Heron Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/200s f/5.6 at 170mm iso-200 September 21, 2008 8:55am |
![]() JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes—Orlando, Florida I saw a few of these Limkins, this one in flight, but others were wading and catching clams Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/640s f/9.0 at 275mm iso-800 September 21, 2008 4:58pm |
![]() Great Egret—Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin
I found this Egret, and a number of other ones, off Hwy 28, South East of the marsh Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/320s f/5.6 at 300mm iso-100 September 5, 2008 1:22pm |
Green Heron—Horicon Marsh, WisconsinIt was hard to get close to the Green Herons. I was quietly hiking the trails through the marsh, and these birds would pop-up and take off well before I was close to them Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/400s f/7.1 at 400mm iso-100 September 5, 2008 11:56am |
![]() Down-Town
Waukesha, Wisconsin
I was down-town Waukesha at the Fox River, surveying the recent flooding, and this Great Blue Heron flew over! A very strange site (Waukesha is not huge, but still, a heron in the down-town area was odd) Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/400s f/7.1 at 400mm iso-100 June 11, 2008 4:58pm |
Moose-Wilson
Road—Grand
Teton National Park, WyomingThis could be the same Great Blue Heron as the one below as it was seen a few days after we found the other one while looking for moose, on Moose-Wilson Road Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/800s f/10.0 at 310mm iso-1600 June 21, 2007 8:12am |
Moose-Wilson
Road—Grand
Teton National Park, WyomingWhile driving back and forth on Moose-Wilson Road, looking for moose, and we did find some, we also came across this Great Blue Heron Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/500s f/8.0 at 400mm iso-1000 June 18, 2007 6:16pm |
Green Heron—Big
Trade Lake, Burnett County, WisconsinTaken during a pilgrimage to the lakes where my Grandparents had their home many years ago. Taken near the channel that connects Big Trade Lake to Little Trade Lake (I startled this heron when I was shooting some swamp pictures) Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM 1/250sec f8.0 at 135mm iso-400 September 3, 2006 3:39pm |
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