Wildlife Photography

[casportpony]

What happened with him?

It flew away.

 

[Kung_pao]

Found this little gem on a fishing trip, I got a stick and moved him off the road. Definitely one of our most beautiful snakes.

 

[GravityWaves]

Earlier this summer we had a lot of rabbits hanging around the house and the (mostly) corn fields nearby. They attracted several hawks that hung around. I walked onto the back porch one day and saw this Red Tailed Hawk swoop down and catch a vole, or field mouse, next to the foundation. I got my camera and took a couple pictures while it slurped it up, not caring that I was 30 feet away!

 

[mdees88]

I had to renew my commercial fishing license yesterday and as I was leaving I noticed these guys in a pond in front of the Marine Resource Division office. They probably thought I was crazy when they saw me belly crawling across a mud flat

 

[The Welch Chickens]

A monarch on my zinnias; not too fancy, it was taken with an iPhone, just a pretty butterfly!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Saw some birds and bugs a few days ago! The Juncos love the crabapple trees in the orchard.

 

[bruceha2000]

not too fancy, it was taken with an iPhone

Lots of fine detail in that picture.
Your iPhone camera is better than mine

 

[The Welch Chickens]

Lots of fine detail in that picture.
Your iPhone camera is better than mine

I edited it a bit to bring out the less sharp details

 

[The Welch Chickens]

I planted dill for the Black Swallowtail Butterflies to lay their eggs on; sure enough, one came! Only one caterpillar out of about six survived; it was neat to watch him grow up!
As an egg:

About to hatch:

Newly hatched:

About to make a chrysalis:

We did not end up seeing it as a chrysalis; it crawled off somewhere else. Nevertheless, it was a great experience!

 

[Everose]

Any thoughts on the Canon EOS 6D Mark II as a wildlife photography camera?
I've been looking at a lot of different cameras and set-ups, and this one seems to be reasonably within my budget.