zackiedawg wrote:
I've been missing around here for a month or so - very busy at work and an upcoming office move, so just didn't get online as much as I would have liked.
A variety of some of the wetlands wildlife around my local wetlands from March 25 and April 1: Taken with the A6600 and FE 200-600mm combo
The raccoon didn't make the kill - a hawk had killed and eaten a purple gallinule on the levee, and the raccoon came by to scavenge anything left, including the bird's head: https://pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/173511112/original.jpg
bobek13 wrote:
You got alligators in Texas? I didn`t know that, just googled it and am amazed, from near extinction 50years ago to removal from endangered species list... Bravo
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More random wildlife shots taken from my local wetlands on 4/1/23 and 4/7/23. Lots of hatchlings this time of year with hundreds of nests, many within 10-15 feet. Also, some reptile life thrown into the mix. All shots here taken with the Sony A6600 and Sony FE 200-600mm G OSS lens, handheld.
Difficult low light setting, but after posting the male eastern screech owl in my last set, I was able to locate the female eastern screech owl sitting high up in a palm tree in a very shady part of the cypress pine scrub forest: https://pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/173527910/original.jpg
Picking up where my last post left off, the following shots are a mix of short walks on consecutive weekends - April 8th, 15th, and 22nd, at Wakodahatchee Wetlands and Green Cay Wetlands in South Florida. More baby birds, as this is definitely hatching time at these spots, especially Wakodahatchee which is an established rookery spot...plus a mix of other birds and wildlife.
All shots taken with a Sony A6600 - these first two shots with the Sony FE 100-400mm GM OSS lens, handheld:
I didn`t know that, just googled it and am amazed, from near extinction 50years ago to removal from endangered species list... Bravo 
