Photo By Shawn Weigelt
August 17, 2010
Northwest Trek, Eatonville, Washington
I’m not sure how I passed over this profile shot of a gorgeous Red-tail. This bird was being displayed by an animal handler at Northwest Trek. I do not know if it has suffered an injury in the past or whether it is falconry trained. It is a beautiful bird nonetheless, and gave me a nice pose.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 300mm, 1/80sec, ISO 400, f/5.6, hand held
On February 15, 2010 my wife and I in one car and our grandchildren and their parents in another, visited the Olympic Game Farm in Sequim, Washington. It is one of those attractions where you drive your vehicle among the animals and stay in your car. With the exception of the domestic peacock, I’ve already posted any bird photos from this day. Most of the photos in this posting are mammals. I’m going to put all my photos in this post and get it over with, since AKA Bird Nerd is a blog primarily for our avian friends. Those who are not interested in these can simply skip on to the next bird post.
Most photos were taken with my Nikon D80 and Tamron 200-500 zoom with the camera resting on the car window frame. Some photos were shot with a Nikon 55-200 zoom.
Learn about the Olympic Game Farm at http://www.olygamefarm.com/animals.html .
ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/1250, 200mm
ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/250, 200mm
ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/400, 200mm
frontal view
ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/400, 200mm
rear view
ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/640, 200mm
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Grandson – Ezra
Son-in-law – Shawn
Yakity Yak Domestic Yak
ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/125, 200mm
ISO 400, f/5.0/1/80, 200mm
ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/100, 200mm
ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/60, 200mm
ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/320, 200mm
Llama
Kodiak Brown Bear
ISO 400, f/5.0/1/250, 200mm
ISO 400, f/4.8, 1/200, 90mm (55-200 Nikon zoom)
ISO 400, f/4.8, 1/200, 90 mm (55-200 Nikon zoom)
ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/125, 55mm (55-200 Nikon zoom)
Black Bear
ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/100, 112mm (55-200 Nikon zoom)
Roosevelt Elk
ISO 400, f5.6, 1/320, 17mm (55-200 Nikon zoom)
ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/500, 60mm (55-200 Nikon zoom)
ISO 400, f5.6, 1/250, 200mm (55-200 Nikon zoom)
ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/400, 130mm (55-200 Nikon zoom)
European Fallow Deer
ISO 400, f/5.3, 1/500, 145mm (Nikon 55-200 zoom)
ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/500, 70mm (55-200 Nikon zoom)
ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/500, 130mm (55-200 Nikon zoom)
ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/160, 55mm (55-200mm Nikon zoom)
ISO 400, f/4.8, 1/320, 100mm (55-200mm Nikon zoom)
Notice the European Fallow Deer can be white or brown and the antlers are more Moose-like than an Elk.
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Sequim, Washington
January 18, 2010
Here are a couple photos of this beautiful hawk. The photo was actually taken in 2010 even though the top one says 2009. A slight mistake on my part because I had these files in a December folder. The photos were take with my Nikon D80 and Tamron 200-500 zoom – on a tripod of course. My hands are just too shaky and weak to hand hold unless shooting upward at a flying bird.
Shawn posted this same bird a while back – http://akabirdnerd.com/birds/?p=8012
Here is a second photo with a right side head profile:
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
September 30, 2010
Snake Lake, Tacoma, Washington
I did some city birding recently and Snake Lake in Tacoma was the first stop. Though we sighted a good variety of bird species, the trail is heavily wooded and lighting was poor. These shots of a tame little chickadee were the best I could do.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR, ISO 200
1) at 230mm, 1/25sec, f/5.6
2) at 155mm, 1/40sec, f/5.0
