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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, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE
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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 lens at 600mm. ISO 800, 1/250th, f6.3, Aperture Priority
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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 nectar. Butterflies cannot fly below 55 deg. F. Their ideal temperatures for thriving and flying are between 85-100 deg. F. On cold days they are forced to either shiver or bask in the sunshine to warm up their body temperatures. The lifespan of a butterfly consists of the caterpillar stage, the pupa stage and the adult butterfly stage. Depending…
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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 results and have been wanting to come back ever since. This was taken on Rt. 79. Folks that travel from Durham or Wallingford down to Madison pass this gorgeous barn all the time. They also know that this is a very busy, hi speed road, and the barn is situated on a curve in the road. This time I decided…
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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 he turned his head around a complete 180 degrees. What cannot be appreciated in this image is just how large this bird is. It had to be the largest hawk I’ve ever seen. I quickly grabbed my Nikon D7100 and put an 80-400 mm Nikon lens on it and quickly took the picture from 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
