Search:  22 albums, 597 images on 2 pages  [login]      1  2   Boris and "Little Ike" It is with great sadness and sorrow that we had to put our beautiful and beloved boy, Boris, to sleep on Friday, October 19, 2007. Our hearts have been broken, and it will be a long time before we're mended. In quoting a friend: "Until you have loved an animal, a part of your soul remains asleep. When you loose a special one, it's pawprints remain in your heart forever." We will miss him terribly. Last changed on 08/19/08. This album contains 11 items. This album has been viewed 2589 times since 05/25/05. Wildlife of Tanzania, E. Africa - 2003 & 2006 These photos from E. Africa are from two separate trips: one during the animals migration and the other during the birthing season. During the migration period, the wildebeests were confused most of the time -- they were coming and going in all directions -- running frantically -- which is why a number of their young are orphaned. The second time (January 2006) was the birthing season. The Wildebeests hadn't started having their babies as yet, but we did see a couple. There were quite a few Zebra foal and even a couple Cape Buffalo babies and quite a few Wart Hog Babies. Last changed on 06/28/08. This album contains 63 items. This album has been viewed 11485 times since 05/20/04. Japan I visited Japan in February 2007 with one desire: to see the Japanese Cranes in their mating dance - and I was lucky. It was the most beautiful spectacle I've ever seen bar none. I only wished that I had had a video camera. It was so wonderful, that I want to go back and, hopefully, see it again. Last changed on 06/28/08. This album contains 24 items. This album has been viewed 1344 times since 05/08/07. North American Mammals These photos were taken at various places: some in the wild but mostly at a game farm in Minnesota. Last changed on 06/28/08. This album contains 27 items. This album has been viewed 10023 times since 05/20/04. Birds of South Texas I visited three places in South Texas to do the birds on this site: One was a nature center on Padre Island which is adjacent to the Convention Center and right across the road from the LaQuinta Inn. The 2nd place was the Cozad Ranch and the 3rd was at Steve Bentsen's Ranch. All three places offered different birds, and the time period was from April 26-May 2. We flew into McAllen Airport (a great little airport, by the way) and rented a car. It was the best and easiest way since the three places are relatively close together. Last changed on 06/28/08. This album contains 32 items. This album has been viewed 1330 times since 05/05/07. Warblers and Others: Crane Creek Ohio - 2006 & 2007 The Warblers migrate through an area in Ohio along Lake Erie called Crane Creek. Then they move on to Point Pelee in Canada. In 2006, it was the first time I had ever been in Ohio to see them, and the weather was terrible - raining and drab. However, I did manage to get a couple shots. I went back this year (2007) for just a couple hours and managed to get 5 relatively decent shots. They are the first ones on my site. Last changed on 05/14/07. This album contains 17 items. This album has been viewed 2917 times since 05/13/06. "Wood Ducks and Their Feathered Neighbors" Inside this album are about 3-4 different Wood Duck families: one mother with 6 babies, another mom with one baby and another mother with 2 babies. I don't know why some mothers have more than other mothers, but I do know that the Snapping Turtles are predators of ducklings. Last changed on 06/28/08. This album contains 21 items. This album has been viewed 3145 times since 06/09/05. Siberian (Amur) Tigers in First Snow There were a set of triplet Siberian Tigers born on August 12, 2003. These particular snow pictures were taken during a pretty hefty snow storm and, consequently, it was their first "real" snow day. Since the weather was so bad, people opted to stay home, and I was lucky enough to be there that day. Last changed on 10/06/08. This album contains 10 items. This album has been viewed 7699 times since 05/20/04. Shore Birds I just returned from Ohio (September 4) with two friends of mine to do migrating shorebirds. I didn't get many different species; however, I thought I would put in a few shots of the four or five that we did get. I've also added "other" birds that were not in Ohio. Last changed on 09/07/08. This album contains 20 items. This album has been viewed 2061 times since 09/04/05. Migrating Birds along New Jersey Shore - 2006 A friend and I went to New Jersey to check out the migrating birds, and became known as an "exploratory." It was interesting but cold and quite windy. The winds made it difficult to get sharp photos even with the IS lenses. The Red-breasted Merganser isn't "tack sharp", but it's about as good as I could get considering the conditions and time limitations, but we did try and did mange to capture a few. We plan on going back - hopefully - in a few months. We tried counting how many different birds we saw and came up with a nice round figure of 30. Last changed on 05/06/07. This album contains 16 items. This album has been viewed 2540 times since 03/06/06. House Wrens Since I've been getting so many House Wren pictures, I've decided to dedicate one album to them. They won't be around much longer since they've been in the nest at least one month. Last changed on 05/04/08. This album contains 18 items. This album has been viewed 3045 times since 07/29/05. "Iceland's Birds & Icelandic Horses" I just returned from Iceland (June 2005). It was a great place: really, really nice people with lots and lots of nice birdies. I was on a photo tour with two fellows: one from Iceland named Daniel Bergmann (www.danielbergmann.com); and the other fellow from Scotland named Mark Hamblin (www.markhamblin.com). Both are wonderful photographers and two of the finest gentlemen found anywhere. I had been with Mark on a few other trips (Scotland, Africa, Iceland, etc.) and am going with him again to Africa in 2006. Anyway, in this album are a few birds that we photographed. I also photographed a few Icelandic horses and a sheep or two. I've added a few horses at the end of the album - but no sheep. Last changed on 06/28/08. This album contains 68 items. This album has been viewed 5726 times since 06/29/05. Backyard Mammals I have been fighting chipmunks and squirrels for quite some time and decided that if I couldn't keep them off my bird feeders, then I just take full advantage of the situation: start photographing them. These little guys were photographed in my side yard just a few steps from my patio door using mostly a 500mm lens and at times adding the 1.4x. Last changed on 05/04/08. This album contains 19 items. This album has been viewed 2561 times since 06/05/05. "The Blue Angels" and "Other Flying Angels" - Selfridge AFB MI - May 21, 2005 I have never been to an Airshow and was invited by Huntington Banks this year. It was a wonderful day: beautiful weather, great people, good eats and an astronomical show! I thought photographing airplanes would be like photographing birds. Well...not quite. They move a bit faster than my little birdies - especially when they're going 650 nauts (a nautical mile is 6,076.12 feet or 1.15 miles) an hour! Of course, not ALL of them were going that fast, but they can really move. EVERYBODY wants to see the Blue Angels and they were absolutely fantastic, but I dearly loved the "Wing Walker" - she was something else. I remember the old movies of wing walkers, but I never knew they flew UPSIDE DOWN! Trust me - it was really something. I will be loading pictures from time to time, so please keep coming back and checking out the new images. Last changed on 05/06/07. This album contains 50 items. This album has been viewed 2925 times since 05/22/05. Alaska - "The Last Frontier" I visited Denali National Park in September 2004 and stayed at the North Face Cabins -- 90 miles inside the park. It was a great trip -- saw lots of animals and beautiful scenery. All of the animals (with the exception of the Sea Otters) were taken within Denali National Park. The Otters were at Seward in Prince William Sound and photographed from a boat -- a not "too easy" task. A couple of the scenics (not the panorama) were taken between Denali and Seward. Also, with the exception of the Beavers, all of the animals were photographed from inside the bus. These images were taken with my new Canon Mark II Digital and mostly with my 500mm IS lens -- sometimes with a 1.4x. Also, I used a beanbag in the bus window which worked quite well. I did try using my tripod, but it was too awkward, and more often than not, I would miss the shot. So, if you plan on going, I would definitely recommend a beanbag for the bus. Last changed on 05/04/08. This album contains 24 items. This album has been viewed 3304 times since 09/27/04. Bosque del Apache - New Mexico These pix are from my first trip to Bosque del Apache New Mexico. We drove west (from Michigan) and left the day after Thanksgiving of 2004 and returned a couple weeks later. This is a magicial place to see and hear Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese. I just wished that I could add sound to the photos, but I can't. Bosque del Apache is south of Socorro (which is about an hour south of Albuquerque) and east of I-25. Everyone stays in Socorro and then drives to Bosque - it's only about 20 minutes away. Last changed on 05/04/08. This album contains 22 items. This album has been viewed 3006 times since 12/13/04. My Backyard Birds All of the birds in this particular album were done just a few steps from my patio door using a 500mm lens and at times, with a 1.4x. Cardinals are quite tough to photograph since they're such nervous nellies, and the only time I see the House Wrens is during their breeding season. The Wren in my gallery is just one particular fellow who sang and sang and sang looking for a wife. I was starting to feel sorry for him and thought maybe I should "rent-a-Wren" -- but -- alas, he finally got one! Now, they've mated, had their eggs and hatched their babies. At one point, both parents were out and when one of them came back with a bug, instead of giving it to the chicks, he ate it himself!!! The parents have to eat too! Since I photographed the two Wren families (he ended up with two "wives" -- all have flown the coup. Hopefully, they'll come back next year! My Robins have been coming around for quite some time now -- I have had dozens and dozens of them at once in my yard. They hear the water running in my pond and that attracts them. They come looking for baths and drinks. They're so much fun to watch. Only this year (2005) have I been able to photograph my Blue Jays. Even though they're bullies, the are quite timid (as far as 'people' are concerned.) Last changed on 05/04/08. This album contains 74 items. This album has been viewed 8161 times since 05/20/04. Siberian (Amur) Tigers in Fall During this period, these little guys were only 3 months ago and full of everything. Last changed on 05/06/07. This album contains 11 items. This album has been viewed 6391 times since 05/20/04. Bengal Tiger Bengal Tigers are found in the wild in India, but this one is captive, in Minnesota and is quite the opposite: she's as sweet as can be and absolutely beautiful, and I loved meeting her and watching her antics. This was her first encounter with "big" water and wasn't quite sure how to react with it. She was a little nervous at first when she stuck her toes in but after a while she got a little braver and gradually, she inched in until the water was above her ankles. However, at one point, she went in just a little bit too deep, and it scared her! She shot out of that water like a canon! It was absolutely hysterical. She doesn't know as yet that she can swim, but I'm sure that she'll soon find out and oh what fun she'll have then! Last changed on 08/02/07. This album contains 22 items. This album has been viewed 5366 times since 05/20/04. Puffins of Scotland There is an island off the western side of Scotland called "Mull" and from there, you travel to another small island where the Puffins come yearly to breed. Puffins are Pelagic birds, i.e, they live on the sea except during their breeding period. Then they come to shore for a few weeks to have their young which are kept in vacant rabbit holes. When moving around, you have to step gingerly so as not to step in these holes for a few important reasons: First of all, you could kill the babies, secondly, you could destroy their den and lastly, you could break a leg. It's a wonderful magical place to spend time photographing or just plain watching the antics of these little "clowns of the sea." Last changed on 05/04/08. This album contains 18 items. This album has been viewed 4170 times since 05/20/04.     1  2   ©2004, 2005 Judith G. Yaker Contact Judy.