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Author Archives: Erellaz
Otter sighting
River otter sighting in East Texas.
Bald eagle
I eventually got to take a few pictures of the bald eagle residing on my paddling lake. The weather had been very windy for the 2021-2022 Christmas Holiday, cooling any motivation to get on the kayak. Towards the end of the holiday, when the wind eventually subsided, with less than an hour of daylight leftContinue reading “Bald eagle”
Paddling in East Texas
Thanksgiving 2021 was graced by some lake paddling in East Texas. Early starts, before sunrise affords the best light and wildlife seeing. The fall color are now in full display. The high humidity around the lake makes for some eerie fog. The first lake dwellers I met were two does taking a break from theContinue reading “Paddling in East Texas”
Rainbow scarab
I came across a Rainbow Scarab in East TX, and decided to take a few minutes for some hand help macro using the Sony 70-200 G-Master on my RIII at: 1/250 sec, f/18, 200mm, ISO 320. The day was as sunny as they can get in Texas, so I could stop the aperture very significantlyContinue reading “Rainbow scarab”
Fawn
While mowing I came across a very young fawn, hiding in the tall grass. Does hide their fawns while they go foraging, when the little ones are still too young to escape a predator. The new born fawns relie on hiding more than running, and they usually can be approached very close. Of course, whenContinue reading “Fawn”
Nutrias in the city
While roller blading on White Oak bayou, within Houston city limits, I met a Nutria family: a mother and 3 juveniles from this year. All swimming in the bayou under the watch of a red eye turtle. I later got closer to the mother, while the youngsters were hiding in the drain.
Filming hummingbirds
Humming birds reside year round in Texas, and in many places in the country, one sees feeder in backyards. I decided to try that at our East Texas place, got a feeder from Walmart and filled it with sugar syrup before hanging it in a tree. It did not take long for a couple hummingContinue reading “Filming hummingbirds”
Whooping Cranes
Whooping cranes are the tallest bird in North America, with over 7 feet of wing span. There are still around 500 individuals (506 in 2020 according to US Fish and Wild Life services) living in the wild, so they are also one of the rarest. Yet there are not too difficult to see in theirContinue reading “Whooping Cranes”
Visiting the Horse Head nebula in Narrowband
This fall and winter was dedicated to imaging the Cepheus area with a Hydrogen Alpha narrow band filter. However, at the low latitude from where I observe, Cepheus gets low on the horizon pretty early in winter. So I had to find another target to image during the late night. I decided to revisit anContinue reading “Visiting the Horse Head nebula in Narrowband”