{"id":33803,"date":"2015-08-31T05:34:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T11:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=33803"},"modified":"2015-08-31T06:11:14","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T12:11:14","slug":"some-random-recent-critters-ive-photographed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/31\/some-random-recent-critters-ive-photographed\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Random, Recent Critters I’ve Photographed"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is an\u00a0eclectic group of images but maybe that’s part of the appeal for me. They give me a sense of the variety of my subjects even when my primary goal is birds.<\/p>\n

Each of these images was taken within the last two months or so. I’ll provide minimal narration.<\/p>\n

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\"lark<\/p>\n

\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0A Lark Sparrow on Antelope Island with a beak-full of grasshoppers for its offspring.<\/p>\n

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\"muskrat<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a01\/500, f\/11, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

This muskrat at Bear River\u00a0was gnawing away at some green shoots when it paused to give me eye contact. I seldom see them this far out of the water.<\/p>\n

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\"orb-weaver<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a01\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

The spiders on Antelope Island in August are huge, conspicuous and intimidating to many. There are so many of them (largely orb weavers) that the state park holds an annual Spider Festival that month.<\/p>\n

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\"raccoon<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a01\/1000, f\/6.3, ISO 1250, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I see raccoons at Bear River they’re usually wet and pretty scroungy looking. This one was running at a pretty good clip.<\/p>\n

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\"black-necked<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a01\/320, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

These Black-necked Stilt chicks on Antelope Island were crossing the road in front of me at dawn. I never did get eye contact from all three of them. I have to wonder how those long legs were able to fit in the egg.<\/p>\n

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\"long-tailed<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a01\/8000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was photographing egrets and stilts at Bear River when this Long-tailed Weasel peered at me from cover growing out over a boat ramp. Dang, they’re furtive and hard to photograph!<\/p>\n

Sometimes when a subject pops up unexpectedly there’s no time to adjust camera settings. That’s what happened here – thus the ridiculously high shutter speed and ISO.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"swainson's<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

I seldom post “poop shots” but I thought this one was pretty impressive. And interesting, because it clearly shows products from both the urinary and digestive system. This is a Swainson’s Hawk on the edge of Montana’s Centennial Valley.<\/p>\n

Yes, I’m primarily a bird photographer but part of the enjoyment of my hobby is the occasional opportunity I get with other forms of wildlife. You just\u00a0never know what you’ll see “out there”.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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This is an eclectic group of images but maybe that’s part of the appeal for me. They give me a sense of the variety of my subjects even when my primary goal is birds.<\/p>\n

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