Tag: wildlife

A Bird and her babies………Madison CT

I spoted this birds nest with the Momma Bird and her four babies purchased above while near the waters of the Long Island Sound in Madison CT. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, (in medium file size mode of 26mp), and a Sony 24-70 f2.8 GMII lens at 70mm. 1/60th, f22, […]

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Fawn in the woods…..Prospect CT

I was fortunate that I was able to photograph this young fawn in the woods, as he made eye contact with me, for the few seconds he stood still before running off. Photographed with a Sony A7RII, 42.3 MP, full framed DSLR and a SONY 200-600 mm, 5.6-6.3 G OS […]

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Swallowtail Butterfly

This butterfly was busy jumping from flower to flower. I believe in belongs to the Swallowtail family of which there are over 550 species but I’m no butterfly expert. Fun Facts:  Butterflies taste with their feet allowing them to quickly identify food sources.  They only consume liquids which are typically […]

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A deer passes through in Madison

The only other time I photographed this barn was in the winter where the tree next to it was barren.  I was rushed and shot it out of the window of my car and I momentarily pulled off to the side of the road.  I was not pleased with the […]

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Hawk in my yard.

I looked out my window and saw this massive bird walking around on the ground.  It was so large I actually thought it was a turkey (from a distance).  It then flew up into this tree. What you’re looking at is his backside.  When he spotted me in my window […]

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Country Tranquility in New England.

[wzslider height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]This old barn sits quietly in the gently rolling hills of Middlefield CT. A young deer can be seen as he walked out from behind the barns cover this morning. Photographed with Nikon D7100, Nikon 18-55, f/3.5-5.6 lens at 40 mm. 1/250th, f16, ISO 640

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