sunrise wildlife
p.1 #1sunrise wildlife
i am a morning person. an hour before sunrise til 2 hrs after sunrise is my favorite time to be out taking pictures. i do take pictures at other times, but early morning is my favorite. these are some pictures from the past year of wildlife in the light of the early morning sun. hope you enjoy.
muskrate feeding in the morning sun
sandhill cranes flying into the early sun
whitetail doe early morning
early morning canada geese
kildeer getting early morning drink of water
early morning sparrow
female red winged blackbird soaking up the early sun
young muskrat in the early sunlight
muskrate feeding in the morning sun
Canon EOS R7 EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III lens 700mm f/5.6 1/640s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
sandhill cranes flying into the early sun
Canon EOS R7 EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III lens 700mm f/7.1 1/2000s 4000 ISO 0.0 EV
whitetail doe early morning
Canon EOS R7 EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III lens 700mm f/6.3 1/640s 3200 ISO 0.0 EV
early morning canada geese
Canon EOS R7 EF600mm f/4L IS II USM lens 600mm f/4.0 1/800s 400 ISO 0.0 EV
kildeer getting early morning drink of water
Canon EOS R7 EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III lens 700mm f/6.3 1/2000s 2000 ISO +0.7 EV
early morning sparrow
Canon EOS R7 EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III lens 700mm f/6.3 1/640s 1600 ISO 0.0 EV
female red winged blackbird soaking up the early sun
Canon EOS R7 EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III lens 700mm f/6.3 1/800s 1600 ISO 0.0 EV
young muskrat in the early sunlight
Canon EOS R7 EF600mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III lens 840mm f/6.3 1/1600s 3200 ISO +0.7 EV
Mar 02, 2026 at 11:09 AM
p.1 #3sunrise wildlife
You have had a good year by the looks of these, congrats!
Eric
Eric
Mar 02, 2026 at 01:22 PM
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p.1 #9sunrise wildlife
thank you each and every one for your kind comments. i appreciate them.
Mar 03, 2026 at 09:24 AM
p.1 #10sunrise wildlife
All the comments are well deserved! The is an excellent variety of critters, well captured in that wonderful early morning light!
Greg
Greg
Mar 03, 2026 at 09:32 AM
p.1 #11sunrise wildlife
Wendall as you know one of the benefits of being a morning person is that beautiful golden light. Along with the quietness and less people wherever you're at. A fine collection of images with nice variety. Hope to see more of your work.
John
John
Mar 03, 2026 at 09:44 AM
p.1 #12sunrise wildlife
Beautiful images Wendall. I think your killdeer is actually a yellowlegs. Alan
Mar 03, 2026 at 11:32 AM
p.1 #13sunrise wildlife
I do enjoy all your pictures specially the flyng ones. Congrats.
Bob
Bob
Mar 03, 2026 at 01:02 PM
p.1 #14sunrise wildlife
Beautiful photography here Wendall!
"Early "bird" gets the worm!"
The Maryland skies are full of geese honking and headed North.
Dan
"Early "bird" gets the worm!"
The Maryland skies are full of geese honking and headed North.
Dan
Mar 03, 2026 at 01:10 PM
p.1 #15sunrise wildlife
Wonderful set of images Wendall. That's a great time of day
Morris
Morris
Mar 03, 2026 at 07:12 PM
p.1 #16sunrise wildlife
thanks again for everyone's nice encouragement. you are right, alan, it is a yellowleg. i was looking at the pictures after posting and realized that i had misnamed it. sometimes the 70 year old mind has data recall problems.
Mar 04, 2026 at 04:20 AM