Wildlife at the Sturgess

Ann McRae · May 12, 2007

A Coot, I think

A beaver

Together

Mallard - male

Mallard - Mrs.

ShepsMom · May 12, 2007

Very nice set of photos, i really like 2nd beaver picture, very cute with big claws. Thank you for sharing these!

Dee · May 12, 2007

What pretty light
nice wildlife studies! I've never seen a beaver in the wilds... coots and mallards, yes.

Ann McRae · May 13, 2007

Hi Marina

Thanks. It was a lot of fun watching the beavers - the river is out of its banks so much that the trees and shrubs are under water, providing lots of fresh greens for the beavers. They were really active. I only got the big one, but there was a much smaller one nearby.

ann

Ric Grupe · May 13, 2007

An excellent pose and capture of it.

BIG BROTHER · May 13, 2007

Very nice series Ann.

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Jim

GREAPER · May 13, 2007

Nice set Ann. Love the ducks.

Albert Dickson · May 13, 2007

#4 and #5 are awsome.
Nice set

dallas · May 13, 2007

Nice series.

Ann McRae · May 13, 2007

Hi Dee

Thanks, funny thing, I've never seen a wild coot before!!

This, however, is the closest I've gotten to a beaver.

ann

Dee wrote:

nice wildlife studies! I've never seen a beaver in the wilds... coots and mallards, yes.

Ann McRae · May 13, 2007

Thanks, Ric

I had the luxury of following the mallards in and out of the sweet light - it was great. The male actually turned and waited for the female to get close, so I was able to get lots of shots of him.

ann

Skippy · May 13, 2007

Ann McRae wrote:

A Coot, I think
A beaver
Together
Mallard - male
Mallard - Mrs.

Excellent, gosh I've never seen a Beaver, not in a Zoo either.
I've seen Otters in the Zoo.

The ducks are beautiful colours Ann, water looks like a mirror.
Great Series.... you think they will be there in September hehehe

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... Skippy
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Trish323 · May 13, 2007

Nice Series, Ann! Love the mirror pose...a wall hanger!

Ann McRae · May 14, 2007

Jim, Brian, Albert, William

Thank You!!!!

ann

Ann McRae · May 14, 2007

Thanks, skippy. I don't know if we will get to this spot in September, but I am willing to bet we can find some of these creatures. Mallards are common, beavers are common but it is harder to get close to them. I am sure this one was taking advantage of the flooded water and underwater new foliage. Thisis the first coot I've ever seen.
We'll find wildlife, I'm sure.

ann

Skippy wrote:

Excellent, gosh I've never seen a Beaver, not in a Zoo either.
I've seen Otters in the Zoo.

The ducks are beautiful colours Ann, water looks like a mirror.
Great Series.... you think they will be there in September hehehe .
... Skippy
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