Early Migrant

Today’s post features a Double-crested Cormorant as it flies low over the water, and captured from my kayak. During spring and fall bird migrations, the cormorant is one of the most commonly seen birds:

Double-crested Cormorant flying low over the water

  • Canon 1D Mark 3 camera body + Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens + Canon 1.4x TC
  • Handheld, with IS “On”, from my kayak
  • ISO 800
  • Aperture f/8
  • Shutter 1/250 sec.
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Day Trippin’ with a Swan Family

Today’s post features a Trumpeter Swan family that I captured in central Minnesota a few years ago. You can see that the parent swan at the rear of the chain is wearing a neck tag, which gives location info as to where it was caught and tagged.

Trumpeter Swan family

  • Canon 1D Mark 3 camera body + Canon 500mm, f/4 IS lens + Canon 1.4x TC, shot at 700mm
  • Bogen 3021 tripod, with Wemberly gimbal head
  • ISO 200
  • Aperture f/8
  • Shutter 1/400 sec.
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Emerging from Early Morning Fog

Today’s post features a well-known landscape along Minnesota’s North Shore … the Split Rock Lighthouse.

While touring the North Shore area a few years ago, I was able to photograph the lighthouse at sunrise. After a few minutes of shooting, the view got much more interesting as fog slowly rose along the cliff walls and began to cover the lighthouse:

Split Rock Lighthouse emerging from the fog

  • Canon 1D Mark 3 camera body + Canon 70-200mm, f/2.8 IS lens + Canon 1.4x TC, shot at 280mm
  • Handheld, with IS “On”
  • ISO 200
  • Aperture f/16
  • Shutter 1/125 sec.
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Here a Cow, There a Cow …

… Everywhere a Cow-Cow!

Today’s post features a bull elk that was photographed while searching for cows in estrus, to add to his harem. During the annual elk rut, the bulls will frequently pause to sniff the air. If he smells a cow in estrus, he will work at rounding her up for his harem.

Bull Elk sniffs the air as he searches for cows in estrus to add to his harem

  • Canon 1D Mark 3 camera body + Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens + Canon 1.4x TC
  • Handheld, with IS “On”
  • ISO 800
  • Aperture f/8
  • Shutter 1/800 sec.
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    Patterns in the Soil

    Today’s post features a couple of images I captured in Yellowstone NP (Wyoming) a few years ago.

    While hiking around the geyser area, these intriguing patterns caught my attention:

    Patterns in the geyser area

    Patterns in the geyser area

    • Canon 1D Mark 3 camera body + Canon 28-135mm, f/3.5-f/5.6 IS lens, shot at 44mm to 47mm
    • Handheld, with IS “On”
    • ISO 200
    • Aperture f/22
    • Shutter 1/25 sec.
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    Lookin’ For Love

    Today’s post features a photograph of a bull moose that was captured in Grand Teton NP (Wyoming) a few years ago in the midst of the annual rut:

    Bull Moose bellowing during the annual rut

    • Canon 1D Mark 3 camera body + Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens + Canon 1.4x TC
    • Handheld, with IS “On”
    • ISO 800
    • Aperture f/8
    • Shutter 1/320 sec.
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