Wildlife in Photography

Birds, birds, birds! That seems to be all I’m getting these days. Don’t get me wrong – I think they’re great. I just crave a little variety thrown in the mix.

On Thursday I returned to Holmes Run Park, hoping the snow would have cleared to a point where easy navigation would have been possible, but that wasn’t the case.

Having to trek through snowdrifts around two feet deep definitely makes being stealthy difficult. I saw no mammals but did observe some signs of animals in the snow. The problem with deep snow, however, is that it’s nearly impossible to make a definitive case for anything, since the tracks aren’t preserved as the snow falls and shifts.

As I reached the water for the first time in recent history, I saw little activity. However, I did catch this guy out of the corner of my eye.

After a brief scan of the area I moved to a bridge over the water and had a quick visit with another feathered friend.

Despite some wickedly gusty wind, I had a nice outing. For the time being, I just need the snow to relax a while and let some mammals come out again.

In other news, you might notice the images I have here right now are formatted a little differently than usual. I don’t have access to Photoshop again so I’m improvising with Aperture. I haven’t used the program before so I’m trying to learn as I go. Hopefully I’ll have Photoshop access again in the near future. Let’s hope together, shall we?