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July 28, 2024
After two aborted trips earlier this month due to weather, we finally got out on our annual Tuna trip with Ortus Charters. Luck was with us on this trip, and we hooked into tuna amazingly in less than a minute of setting our baits.
It turned out that this fish would be above the recreational size limit, so we would be releasing this beautiful giant of the sea. Our captain, Scott Yelle, estimated the fish to be over feet long and over 400 pounds. It was an amazing trip into the ocean wilderness where we saw a large variety of wildlife... basking shark, mola molas, blue shark, another unidentified shark, whales, dolphins and several different kinds of birds.
Off Provincetown, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2024
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I am sure that is what they were thinking...NOT! They made a run for it right after this shot. I thank Mama for being so patient with me and fostering my love for moose.
I am so far behind these days...not even getting out to photograph! I find I am also blocking more people than ever on Flickr. I have many with 10,000 to 85,000 contacts trying to follow me with no profile or very few pics. I prefer not to be in someone's "collection".
Best viewed large. All rights reserved. A trophy Rocky Mountain bull elk stands behind and near a recent rub.
Having shot birds all winter, I thought it might be time to post a few big game shots, taken of our ferocious wild animals here in rural Ontario.
Now stop smirking - these little guys bite more people than bears do (watch your fingers when you're giving them peanuts lol).
A young bull moose crosses the last stretch of the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. It is his third swim this morning. He can be easily identified, even at this distance, by his antlers. They appear like open palms with fingers stretched toward the heavens, no other animal in North America has anything similar. The fall rut has arrived and nature calls our friend to search for the company of beautiful female companions. Older and larger bulls may attempt to stop him from doing so. They may even be successful, but this won't stop him from trying. Fiery golden aspen set the forest ablaze with color, while the cool blue peak of Mount Moran and the Skillet glacier bring balance and texture to the surrounding landscape. It is one of nature's perfect moments. Innumerable are the processes that bring this very moment to fruition. Unless someone is there to appreciate it the moment is lost forever. With a camera we can make a feeble attempt to take that moment with us. If we are successful the results are priceless. Even if they have no real monetary value they are no less worthy of saving than gold. #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Wyoming #Nature in #GTNP #GrandTetonNationalPark #Landscape #Moose #Photography #DrDADBooks #MooseCanFly #Photography #Photooftheday #Picoftheday #PickYourPark
I don't normally photograph endangered bighorn sheep in the wild, but when I do they stick their tongue out at me!
A wildflower “super bloom” has taken hold of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park here in Southern California. The heavy rains we had in San Diego this past winter has paid dividends in the form of the eruption of colors in a normally barren desert landscape.
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Along about dusk in the Madison River Valley Carolyn and I pulled over to watch a lone Bull Elk meander into the valley meadow. He plops down about 200 yards out and eyes us and others that stopped to see him. Majestic even laying down it was something to see. Then after about 10 minutes we noticed his harem coming into view from the trees behind as he kept watch.
It was getting pretty dark and it quickly became impossible to shoot more pics. Still I can't tell you how excited we were to witness this.
I really don't often get to see bear tracks like this...always have bears around but very few tracks. I thought this was special enough to share. All rights reserved.
Whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are found in North America from southern Canada through Central America. They inhabit most of southern Canada and all the mainland US. Their range reaches throughout Central America to Bolivia. Adult male deer or “bucks” start to grow their antlers around the last of March or early April and grow at the rate of about a quarter inch per day. Younger bucks begin growing their antlers a little later and at a slower rate. Bucks regrow antlers each year in spring and shed them after the breeding season in winter. Antler size and branching is determined by age, nutrition, and genetics. A typical buck has a rack that grows in a vertical fashion with points facing the sky. Any time a point shoots out to the side or down, that's a non-typical. It's really meant to describe normal antler growth compared to abnormal. The term "buck" comes from Frontier days, when a male deer hide was worth $1, or one buck.
This young 8-point buck was photographed near Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country.
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There was a mighty roar at the brink of the falls on the Lewis River this morning as we watched this herd of elk make its way gingerly along the edge of the turbulent river and disappear into the trees. The pleasure of seeing wildlife in its native habitat, wild and free, is beyond compare!
Like mother like daughter! Sooo I haven't been up to see my bighorn heard in forever and I think they must be mad at me because they reallllyyy gave me a hard time today. My dad and I drove out to the Wenaha wilderness in Eastern Oregon where I have photographed elk a deer before. While we were pushing it just based on the fact that we were only going for a day, we expected to see at least a few things. Sadly, the only elk we saw was a small bull w/ several cows....at dark. Shots didn't come out :( So, instead of staying, we just took our time driving back and decided to try to go for the bighorns. What I didn't realize is at this time of year, the rams and ewes are together. When it is only rams, they are never afraid of me and never run. But, when ewes are involved, they are super skittish. I walked about a mile back from the exit along the slope working my way up to the very top along the Ridgeline. When I finally came to them, I was surprised because they headed back toward me, above me, and over a small cliff where I could no longer see them. I realized quickly I needed to move back and go up to meet them, but I didn't get there in time. They passed me and walked along the ridge up into the cliffs. I did not get my best shots today of them and I really had my ass kicked by the slope,,, they just so happened to be in the absolute steepest part, where I began to use my hands to help me climb and had a VERY tough time coming down. Still, it was fun to see them again and I definitely need to just go and spend a day over there.
OH! And surprisingly, Steve was not in this herd. There were about 20 animals, probably 10 ewes, 5 young, and 5 rams. But, all of the rams were smaller, none compared to Steve. He must be wandering alone right now. I must find him when I go up again!
July 28, 2024
After two aborted trips earlier this month due to weather, we finally got out on our annual Tuna trip with Ortus Charters. Luck was with us on this trip, and we hooked into tuna amazingly in less than a minute of setting our baits.
It turned out that this fish would be above the recreational size limit, so we would be releasing this beautiful giant of the sea. Our captain, Scott Yelle, estimated the fish to be over feet long and over 400 pounds. It was an amazing trip into the ocean wilderness where we saw a large variety of wildlife... basking shark, mola molas, blue shark, another unidentified shark, whales, dolphins and several different kinds of birds.
Off Provincetown, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2024
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 14.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
August 7, 2020
Sunrise on Cape Cod Bay. The view from the water.
Tuna Fishing on Stellwagen Bank
Off Provincetown, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2020
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...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 11.
No use without permission.
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All eyes were on Minneapolis and the Twin Cities during early February 2018 as Minneapolis was the host city for Super Bowl LII.
The match up was between the heavily favored New England Patriots and the underdog Philadelphia Eagles. After an exciting game which included the "Philly Special" the Eagles won the Lombardi Trophy.
During the Super Bowl week the entire city was decked out in Super Bowl attire and the city was packed with all the major names in sports.
For me this was a once in a lifetime opportunity as a sports fanatic to see the Super Bowl right in my backyard. From the decorations around town, the show of security on the streets, the media, the traffic at all the airports and the game itself was something I'll never forget.
UC Berkeley campus.
Sculpture cast in Paris, I see. . . . 1893.
Making a photograph of this statue has helped me to appreciate it. I have walked past it many times without much interest, but now I have for it a whole new respect and fondness--even tho' I don't like modern football! It really is a beautiful work of figural art!
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"Between Strawberry Creek and the Valley Life Sciences Building you’ll find UC Berkeley’s very first statue, “The Football Players,” unveiled to an enthusiastic audience of students, faculty and alumni May 12, 1900.
The statue was created by Douglas Tilden, who lived at the California School for the Deaf, which used to be located where Clark Kerr Campus is now. San Francisco Mayor James Duvall Phelan purchased “The Football Players,” and in 1898, it offered it to the first school, UC Berkeley or Stanford University, to win two consecutive Big Games in football.
The Big Game had only been played since 1892, but with four wins for Stanford and three ties, Cal had yet to win a game, and as it was a bigger and older school, this was embarrassing.
In 1898, however, under coach Garrett Cochran, UC Berkeley posted a record of 8-0-2, including a 22-0 win over Stanford. In 1899, UC Berkeley went 7-1-1, including a 30-0 win over Stanford. These were some seriously good days. We convincingly won the trophy with a combined score of 52-0 over two years, and “The Football Players” statue was brought to UC Berkeley in triumph."
10.11.2014, The Daily Californian, newspaper.
In one of my favorite parts of this country the seasons are rapidly changing, a wonderful nature photography workshop is in progress, and an animal that I love roams the land. He usually travels alone, carrying on a solitary existence. The onset of autumn signals the beginning of the rut and he may compete for the favor of several females. When the rut is over and winter's chill has finally taken hold males will drop their antlers. A new pair will grow in the spring. Moose are at home in the water and as much as half of the plants that they eat are aquatic. These animals are huge. An average bull can stand 6 or more feet at the shoulder. With their large antlers they tower over the average car and even the standard SUV. They are, however, fairly docile but can be provoked to attack if they feel threatened or feel their offspring are at risk. Best advice, keep your distance and marvel at the majesty that is the moose. #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Wyoming #Nature in #GTNP #GrandTetonNationalPark #PhotographyattheSummit #SummitWorkshops #Summit #JacksonHole #Moose #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday #Archives #DrDADBooks
August 7, 2020
The striped bass is a much sought after, and highly managed sport fish in our area. After years of increased numbers of fish being caught, Massachusetts has FINALLY instituted a slot limit, allowing only fish of both a minimum and MAXIMUM size to be taken. This is important because it keeps more of the big strong females in the sea. The older and larger females produce more (and stronger) eggs than the smaller fish.
The fish pictured here was just below the current limit of 28 inches. It was released back to the sea to continue to grow and spawn.
Tuna Fishing on Stellwagen Bank
Off Provincetown, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2020
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...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 11.
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Embroidered silhouette of buck from Aunt Martha's Patterns Big Game Animals #3969. Blogged at Buck Face
August 6, 2021
We headed out of Provincetown Harbor at 5:30 am in search of Bluefin Tuna. We looked all over, but nothing showed. Eventually we decided to head toward the beaches and try for some smaller game. There we found some bluefish, and everybody caught one!
Tuna Fishing on Stellwagen Bank
Off Provincetown, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2020
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 11.
No use without permission.
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August 6, 2021
We headed out of Provincetown Harbor at 5:30 am in search of Bluefin Tuna. We looked all over, but nothing showed. Eventually we decided to head toward the beaches and try for some smaller game. There we found some bluefish, and everybody caught one!
Tuna Fishing on Stellwagen Bank
Off Provincetown, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2020
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 11.
No use without permission.
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Playing some 'Big Words' in the sunshine at Folk Fest, thanks to the gang at Big Games! July 12, 2014 - Day 193
Everyone knows the whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has an amazing sense of smell. But how good is it really? While a human's brain is much larger than a deer's, a comparatively small area of the human brain is dedicated to analyzing odors. Even though the deer's brain is much smaller, more brain power is dedicated to analyzing odors than any other brain function. Here are a few things you probably didn't know about a deer's ability to smell. A whitetail deer's long nose has olfactory receptors throughout both nasal cavities-800 times as many as a human. There are olfactory receptors on the outside of the deer's nose as well. This is why they tend to lick their noses a lot. It's to moisten them, which helps them pick up scents and smells. But wait, there's more! The whitetail deer has an organ on the roof of the mouth that also interprets smells. It's called the vomeronasal organ (AKA Jacobson's organ) and it can sort out smells that come through the mouth. It basically functions like you would expect the nose to function except it detects chemical signals known as pheromones. Ever seen a deer curl its upper lip and sniff? It's actually bringing scent molecules from urine into contact with the vomeronasal organ. This helps the buck detect a doe in estrous. This 9-point buck demonstrates the typical lip curl.
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