Photo shoot anything lately? Random Photo Thread

[ken erickson]

Today I took these two photos about 1/2 hour apart and less than 300 yards apart.
It kind of sums up central Wisconsin spring weather for me. Bluebird starting a nest in one of the nesting boxes and ruffed grouse walking around in a foot of snow! lol

 

[RBsingl]

Took a break from using the chainsaw and loader to clean up storm debris to take some photos of the cardinal who was watching me work. About another hour of limb removal and I will be using my new Kubota F2690 to mow grass for the first time

Rodger

 

[McMXi]

More of the same but taken this past Tuesday afternoon/evening at my friend's place on the river.

 

[McMXi]

I bought a new Bluebird box yesterday afternoon and had it up on a t-post by early evening. I've made a number of boxes in the past, but for $17 and made from Cedar it's hard to beat. This morning I had the first interested party show up. Not sure if they'll be moving in, but if they don't, I guess there's just no pleasing some couples!

 

[S-G-R]

I bought a new Bluebird box yesterday afternoon and had it up on a t-post by early evening. I've made a number of boxes in the past, but for $17 and made from Cedar it's hard to beat. This morning I had the first interested party show up. Not sure if they'll be moving in, but if they don't, I guess there's just no pleasing some couples!

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Nice! We have a few feeders and both my wife and I enjoy watching the birds although I just fired a shot to get a couple dozen crows to move on.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

I bought a new Bluebird box yesterday afternoon and had it up on a t-post by early evening. I've made a number of boxes in the past, but for $17 and made from Cedar it's hard to beat. This morning I had the first interested party show up. Not sure if they'll be moving in, but if they don't, I guess there's just no pleasing some couples!

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Looks like the bluebird housing market is still booming. My sister's are all occupied.

 

[McMXi]

Looks like the bluebird housing market is still booming. My sister's are all occupied. View attachment 99938 View attachment 99939

That's awesome!

 

[RBsingl]

A smokin' hot hit on the way to an 8-0 victory Shot with Canon 1DX Mark III and EF 400 f2.8 glass @ 1/2000.

Rodger

 

[PoTreeBoy]

Another sister sent me this. For the second year, a duck's laying its eggs in her flower bed.

 

[AndyM]

I could go through and like them all! - some very nice photography. Sad the DP Review site is shutting - will need to find alternatives like this.

 

[RBsingl]

I al learning how to photograph lacrosse as our team learns to play in their first season. We both have a steep learning curve!

I am glad I am safely on the sidelines with this sport.

Rodger

 

[ken erickson]

Had fun watching a pair of Mallards do their thing on my little proof of concept pond yesterday. Proof of concept in that my soil is loamy sand and without a liner of some sort will not hold water. I lined this small pond with sodium bentonite chips last spring and so far so good.

 

[RBsingl]

I shot a HS track meet Wednesday afternoon and I always enjoy the landings from the long jump. It makes you want to play in the dirt

Rodger

 

[RBsingl]

A couple of other track meet photos from our freshman pole vaulter setting a new record and then breaking his own record on his next vault. It is going to be fun watching him break records over the next few years!

Rodger

 

[McMXi]

A small group of elk were on my property this morning. I had left a gate open on my neighbor's property a couple of months ago when cutting firewood and the elk seemed to appreciate it as they made their way up through the trees. A larger herd has been hanging around on a hill just to the NE of my place and I'm not sure if these were part of that group or a different group. There's a blonde bull in the bigger group so these ones might be working their way over to them.

 

[Botamon]

Easter morning farm scene, Grass Valley, Nevada:

 

[RBsingl]

A little disagreement at the feeding spot Shot this morning with Canon EOS 5DS R and EF 800 f5.6

Rodger

 

[PoTreeBoy]

A little disagreement at the feeding spot Shot this morning with Canon EOS 5DS R and EF 800 f5.6

Rodger

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I like the chickadees (?) in the background!

 

[McMXi]

I've had elk around the house each morning for the past week or so. They come off the mountain at night to drink at a pond below me (I think), and then head through my place back up the hill around 7am. I have 10 or so deer that hang around all the time and they don't seem to have a problem with the elk.

 

[McMXi]

You can see a pair of Bluebirds in this photo (bottom right corner) watching the elk come up the hill.