Stalking the Stalker

Posted by Craig (Vacaville, California, United States) on 7 February 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Barb and I went with the kids (dogs) on a hunt for the beaver family and a flock of known wild turkeys near here last weekend. Again we didn't find the beaver family or the wild turkeys. However, I snapped this fellow and tomorrows bluebird photo. It will be on with the beaver hunt next weekend! :0)

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Comments (21)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

An interesting nature shot. Thanks, Craiger.

7 Feb 2008 5:30am

e. from New York, NY, United States

Very neat shot. It does seem to be eyeing some meal very intently.

7 Feb 2008 6:13am

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

Very sharp shot, Craig.

7 Feb 2008 6:38am

Behrooz Sangani from Tehran, Iran

Your trademark processing on a beautiful capture! I like it.

7 Feb 2008 8:41am

Steven from Montreal, Canada

I really like how the bird stands out against the dark background.

7 Feb 2008 12:25pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

I love watching these birds hunt. And it was nice of you to not "show off" with any more of your spectacular moon/planet shots today (so the rest of us poor mortal photographers can work on re-developing a tiny bit of self-esteem)... ;o)

7 Feb 2008 12:33pm

@Viewfinder: It is really not all that tough to photograph the moon and stars. Just use a tripod. The hardest part is either staying up late enough or getting up early enough to take the shots! :0) Here is a challenge for you VF! There is a lunar eclipse coming up Feb. 20. :0)

MJ from Delaware, United States

nice capture .... I love the grass around the bird

7 Feb 2008 1:01pm

Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, QC, Canada

Nice capture of an egret at work! Maybe there was still too much light for the beavers...

7 Feb 2008 1:30pm

@Wolfgang Prigge: I would be satisfied with even finding their dam. If I could find their dam, I could begin honing the time to capture them best. I'll just have to be patient! Thanks for your comment!

Shutterbug from India

Very interesting composition... I wonder if it would have made any diff had you cropped with the bird to the extreme right of the picture... Love ur caption!

7 Feb 2008 2:13pm

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Beautiful composition!

7 Feb 2008 3:43pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

I love the light on the white bird, a great composition too.

7 Feb 2008 5:45pm

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Really superb Craig.

7 Feb 2008 5:55pm

Julio Pulido from Barcelona, Spain

Me gusta la forma en la que destaca el ave en ese entorno tan oscuro.
Un saludo.

7 Feb 2008 6:51pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

cute. good luck getting the beaver and wild turkeys!

7 Feb 2008 7:19pm

Still from France

He looks, just like an old and wise gentleman. Very nice!

7 Feb 2008 9:00pm

Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, QC, Canada

P.S.: There doesn't have to be a dam if the water was deep enough to begin with, in that case you would only have to find their lodge. Did you see any stumps of trees they took down?

7 Feb 2008 9:37pm

@Wolfgang Prigge: Ah! That is a good idea! I wasn't looking for the stumps of trees. Thanks!

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Very nice capture. I like the bird's pose

7 Feb 2008 9:46pm

Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, QC, Canada

p.p.s: This is how a tree taken down by beavers looks like.

8 Feb 2008 12:33am

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

VERY nicely done, Craig! I really wish we had egrets here. They are so graceful and beautiful.

8 Feb 2008 2:43am

Photographs by M.E. from Encino, United States

I admire your work, Craiger. This is a very beautiful shot - as always! :)

8 Feb 2008 4:05pm

Fred from Easton PA, United States

The bird is so bright in contrast to his background, that has to make his stalking rather difficult .
Fantastic capture !

10 Feb 2008 2:32pm

@Fred: He is only bright in contrast to his background from our point of view. But, from a bugs point of view he must look like a white cloud against the sky. :0)

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