Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Dixie

Here are a few quick ones from today's scouting trip around RMNP. I've got a line on some bighorn sheep for tomorrow so wish me luck.

Bull Elk


Gray Jay (provided by Ann)


Black-billed Magpie


Some kind of bee (lucky shot - I caught him just as he was touching down.)


Hover Fly


Hopefully, some bighorn sheep tomorrow.

bfjr

Hey Dixie
Great to see some of your work
the Elk of course is a classic shot

good luck on your Big Horn Hunt !!

Osprey Whisperer

You've got some nice shots there. What lens(es) did you use? Well done.




BMP

Ann McRae

Great shots, and what a wonderful time of year to be in the mountains! Looking forward to more.

I think the bird is a grey jay or whiskey jack. The small bee is a hover fly.

Excellent shots!

ann

ginger_55

Nice scouting trip, the actual final trip, well the shots should be stupendous. That is gorgeous country anyway.

ginger

iceman17

Wow you have some great shots here .The elk is fantastic and the bee is super sharp.Well done,good luck with the big horn sheep....Mike

iceman17

Hi Ann,im not sure about the "bee" however the bird is indeed a Magpie,I get them in my yard all the time.I checked my bird book just to be sure,you can tell by the bright blue on it's wings.Regards...Mike

Ann McRae wrote:

Great shots, and what a wonderful time of year to be in the mountains! Looking forward to more.

I think the bird is a grey jay or whiskey jack. The small bee is a hover fly.

Excellent shots!

ann

Harryb

Love that elk shot. Have fun.

Dixie

Thanks to all. I'm still not sure about the grey bird. The closest thing I could come up with in my little quickly guide was the Townsend's Solitaire. I have a better bird book that I will bring up to the room tonight and see if I can tell for sure.

No luck so far today on the bighorn sheep. Did get some elk shots. Just taking a break and heading back out for the evening wildlife and hopefully a good sunset. I try to put up a couple more this evening.

Dixie

Ann McRae wrote:

Great shots, and what a wonderful time of year to be in the mountains! Looking forward to more.

I think the bird is a grey jay or whiskey jack. The small bee is a hover fly.

Excellent shots!

ann

Thanks, Ann. I double checked and you are correct about the Gray Jay. Thanks again.

Dixie

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

You've got some nice shots there. What lens(es) did you use? Well done.




BMP

Mike, here is the lens info for each shot.

1. Bull Elk - EF 100-400 @ 400mm f/5.6
2. Gray Jay - EF 100-400 @ 400mm f/5.6
3. Magpie - EF 75-300 @ 255mm f/7.1
4. Bee - MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo @ f/16 w/Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX Flash
5. Hover Fly - MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo @ f/16 w/Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX Flash

All shot with a Canon 1Ds.