Today has been awesome. I got to spend it with Nathan, my son, who is here visiting from Portland. We went to the Wild Animal Sanctuary and had a wonderful, relaxing stroll as we watched all the animals come out to enjoy the sunshine. This gorgeous tiger laying in the bark is a kind of a long stretch for the theme this week but time with Nate trumps the blog any day.
Tiger at Wild Animal Sanctuary
Fujifilm X-E2 • Fuji XF18-135mm lens • 135mm • F/7.1 • 1/90s • ISO 500
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”
You know you live in a wondrous place when a 20 minute drive up the canyon with the intention of finding a Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep yields several shooting opportunities on any given day. I think she looks like she is smiling.
Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep
Nikon D3200 • Nikon 70-300mm lens • 195mm • F6.3 • 1/100s • ISO 800
“I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it’s such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her.”
Another beautiful day in Rocky Mountain National Park, along with 10,002 other wildlife enthusiasts and their 800mm zoom lenses. I finally had to get away from the craziness and stupid tourists. Yes, I said it. I drove out of the park and found a quiet little road that went nowhere in particular. I spotted this young buck with his family, peacefully grazing along the river. He watched me for awhile and I watched him. I asked if he would like to be famous today and he answered with this amazing leap across the stream. The buck stopped there. Ha- Ha. Thanks Mr Buck.
White Tail Deer, RMNP
Nikon D3200 • Nikon 70-300mm lens • 300mm • F9 • 1/320s • ISO 800