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Pine Marten "Polly" two months ago today. She has been in her nesting den with kits for two weeks now and no longer appears in daylight hours. Trail cam is monitoring her movements which are very limited
Canon R5 +RF70-200mm F2.8
Ardnamurchan never disappoints...
I'm just back from a two week trip to the peninsula on the west coast of Scotland. Lots of walking, exploring, a little bit of wild swimming and plenty of time with my favourites; the Pine Marten.
I enjoy walking through the pine trees during the winter, it is nice to see the green needles for some color.
One thing I wanted to spend a bit of time doing while up in Ardnamurchan was camera trapping. Using a PIR at a selected spot, it triggers the camera based on movement. It gives a unique perspective, enabling you to capture photos you wouldn’t otherwise be able to.
In this case I was keen to show the Pine Marten that were visiting the cottage I was staying at in their forest environment. A little bit of fill flash was needed as it's quite dark in the wood, but I'm pleased with these.
One of the problems I always have with wildlife photography, I never have enough lens on until suddenly I have too much lens on.
This male grosbeak is in a spot where I could only get him out of the twigs when I was too close. But it was nice of him to sit in the same spot for me.
The red color makes this a breeding male.
Pine Warbler, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Oct 14, 2019.
Had a swarm of birds come into the water feature, 5 species of warbler, 3 or more sparrows and the usual suspects.
Setophaga pinus
The Pine Warbler is the only warbler that eats large quantities of seeds, primarily those of pines. This seed-eating ability means Pine Warblers sometimes visit bird feeders, unlike almost all other warblers.
Another Pine Siskin image from the same session. This little "guy" cooperated nicely for about 5 minutes.... a good day
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First Pine Siskins that I have seen at my home in Yakima County Washington this winter. There were 3 of them at my feeder most of the day (Feb, 1)
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Ready to go to seed the pine cones in the pines catch the wind and make music as the seeds fly to new ground.
Pine Marten : "Polly" posing for the camera. The photography is the easy bit especially when the R5 nails the eye focus every shot. She might only pose like this for two seconds so you have to be quick as getting all paws, tail , bib and head on in the same shot can be difficult to say the least as they tend to keep a low profile. Twenty fps makes it easier but the hard bit is sitting for 6 hours in sub zero temps waiting for her to turn up in daylight five mins before hypothermia is just about to set in !
Canon EOS R5 +RF70-200mm f2.8
A rather wet and bedraggled Pine Marten kit... It was chucking it down that evening and the wind speed was around 40 miles an hour. My hide collapsed on me a couple of times and understandably the Pine Marten didn't stick around for long.
The Pines reflecting in the still waters of Buttermere...Even in flat light Buttermere still has a serene charm.
Last of my Pine Marten shots taken on Black Isle in July - thought I would try a portrait crop on this one