Recent "Not-a-Bird" Photos

Photos of Mountain Goats and Marmots obtained during two recent outings to Mt. Evans (14,271 peak elevation) and shots of a Pronghorn leaping over a fence in the Pawnee National Grassland.

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO Zoom Lens at 80 mm
1/2000 sec at f/5.6, ISO 160

Mountain Goat, Mt. Evans, June 2018


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO Zoom Lens at 100 mm
1/3200 sec at f/5.6, ISO 250

Mountain Goat, Mt. Evans, June 2018


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO Zoom Lens at 31 mm
1/2500 sec at f/7.1, ISO 250

Mountain Goat, Mt. Evans, June 2018


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO Zoom Lens at 34 mm
1/2000 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200

Mountain Goat, Mt. Evans, June 2018


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO Zoom Lens at 34 mm
1/2500 sec at f/7.1, ISO 200

Mountain Goat, Mt. Evans, June 2018


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 40-150mm F2.8 Pro Lens at 150 mm
1/640 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200

Marmot, Mt. Evans, July 2018


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 40-150mm F2.8 Pro Lens at 150 mm
1/1600 sec at f/4.5, ISO 200

Marmot, Mt. Evans, July 2018


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO Zoom Lens
June 2018, composite of 3 photos

Panorama of Pawnee Buttes in the eastern section of the Pawnee National Grassland

 


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro lens + 1.4x tc
1/1600 sec at f/5.6, ISO 250

Pronghorn, Pawnee National Grassland, August 2018


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro lens + 1.4x tc
1/1600 sec at f/5.6, ISO 250

Pronghorn, Pawnee National Grassland, August 2018

David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.