Sunday hike in New England

DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
edited March 16, 2005 in Wildlife
So I feel like a jackass for not knowing there was an Audobon wildlife sanctuary just down the road from me! A great place near some marsh land and a river, with miles of nice trails (and not all highway like, some narrow twisty ones too). We had a ton of snow on saturday, but we decided to go out on sunday anway. It was warm and sunny, so why not. Taking shots in the woods, on a sunny/then cloudy day is never easy, so I didn't get the gorgeous shots I wanted, but a few came out alright.

Here's the first bit of wildlife we saw, yup the ultra rare American Robin :rofl

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maybe not rare, but when you see them around here, it means spring is coming!!! :clap

On to the infamous felis castor rearendus. I swear he knew when I was lined up and ready to shoot, cause he'd swim all slow and then, bang!, dive dive dive. :wxwax

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So we found his nearby entry/reentry hole near the bank, and staked it out. Patience...

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That didn't work so well. He was probably just laughing at us from somewhere else. So we decided to test drive some cars. They were in really great shape...

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Finally, we were about to call it a day. Content with a great hike and sighting a few critters we've seen around these parts, I saw this big lump up in the trees.

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An osprey! Cooool! Not a great shot, he didn't hang aournd too long and we were in the middle of a wooded trail, so as he took off, there was no following him. But it was neat, I'd never seen one around here before! So I'm hooked and I'll be at this sanctuary whenever I can, especially as it warms up... I hear even great blue herons make a stop here... unless Harry ate them or something. :lol3
Erik
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    Great set of shots Erik.. where is the park??? clap.gif
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    Nice one! Great smile and pose.

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    Sid.
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 14, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
    Great set of shots Erik.. where is the park??? clap.gif
    Easthampton. Kinda behind the Oxbow, which I'm sure you've seen from I-91.
    Erik
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 14, 2005
    wxwax wrote:
    Nice one! Great smile and pose.

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    Funny, she doesn't mind posing as much when I'm 100 yds away with the big lens... headscratch.gif:D
    Erik
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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    Looks like you had a nice time, great shots.

    Shay.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    Hey Erik,

    Nice series of shots and now that you now its there you can get back there again. Looks like you had a good day and got some good pics too. Not too shabby. thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    Great Shots Erik, looks like you had fun thumb.gif

    Ed

    That a beaver butt or an otter butt?? ne_nau.gif
    Ed

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  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    Eric
    Nice shooting
    I also like this one too... good one

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    That was a muskrat butt wasn't it ?

    Thanks
    Fred
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  • DJ-S1DJ-S1 Registered Users Posts: 2,303 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    DoctorIt wrote:
    Funny, she doesn't mind posing as much when I'm 100 yds away with the big lens... headscratch.gif:D
    Yeah, chicks dig big lenses. mwink.gif

    Nice shots, looks like fun! Guess the 20D is suiting you nicely. thumb.gif
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 15, 2005
    DJ-S1 wrote:
    Yeah, chicks dig big lenses. mwink.gif

    Nice shots, looks like fun! Guess the 20D is suiting you nicely. thumb.gif
    I wish... 10D, but yes, it's treating me very well. Being able to control metering was the key for me, for tricky outdoor lighting conditions.
    Erik
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  • DJ-S1DJ-S1 Registered Users Posts: 2,303 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    Doh! My bad, I have blinders on to anything above the 300D... sorry.

    Hey, know anyone who wants a 9 month old S1-IS? I'm leaning towards sellin' mine. I know your mom likes hers.
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 16, 2005
    ehughes wrote:
    Great Shots Erik, looks like you had fun thumb.gif

    Ed

    That a beaver butt or an otter butt?? ne_nau.gif
    Beaver butt. lol3.gif
    Erik
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited March 16, 2005
    Great set Erik (and stop waving that big lens around in the cold)
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 16, 2005
    Angelo wrote:
    (and stop waving that big lens around in the cold)
    it's okay if I do it in warmer weather ne_nau.giflol3.gif
    Erik
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited March 16, 2005
    A very entertaining and humorous story, Doc thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Being a Pro level butt shooter, I have to give you props on the beav's butt :lol

    The Robin was nice and the Osprey even nicer, but I have to agree with Sid and Fred. Your significant other pic is KOPTD material. She's got a fantastic smile, the pic has really good color and it's such a nice pose clap.gifclap.gif


    As the weather warms up, I'll be looking for more butt shots from you. That is, bird and animal butts only please....lol We don't want to cause Lynn to have an anyerism lol3.gif


    Thanks for sharing,
    Steve
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 16, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    A very entertaining and humorous story, Doc thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Being a Pro level butt shooter, I have to give you props on the beav's butt :lol

    The Robin was nice and the Osprey even nicer, but I have to agree with Sid and Fred. Your significant other pic is KOPTD material. She's got a fantastic smile, the pic has really good color and it's such a nice pose clap.gifclap.gif


    As the weather warms up, I'll be looking for more butt shots from you. That is, bird and animal butts only please....lol We don't want to cause Lynn to have an anyerism lol3.gif


    Thanks for sharing,
    Steve
    Thanks for the compliments... guess I'll mosey on over the KPOTD, give it a shot. And don't worry, with the way I like to bound through the woods (I'm a mountain biker and runner, so slow quiet hiking is something I have to learn), I'm sure I'll have more rear ends of animals fleeing from me to share with everyone.
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    Erik
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