Wildlife Viewing/Pictures and videos of animals encountered

[Snowfan]

 

[Ron]

this is from a few years back but I still love it.

 

[slowrider]

Christmas morning visitor

 

[Ron]

thats a big'un

 

[James]

this is from a few years back but I still love it.

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Is it a Mink?

 

[Bad Bob]

From Yellowstone a very long time ago, like the 20's.

 

[4ster]

Is it a Mink?

It is an Ermin, I think they are part of the weasel family but I have always known them as Ermin. They are brown in the summer but grow a white coat in the winter with a little black on their tail. They are pretty fierce but fun to watch diving through fresh snow.

 

[Ron]

Thanks @4ster. they were living in my backyard for a few years but I haven't seen them for a couple years.

 

[Mothertucker]

From Yellowstone a very long time ago, like the 20's.

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@Bad Bob, you must have been quite young when you took that shot!

 

[Bad Bob]

@Bad Bob, you must have been quite young when you took that shot!

Hadn't even flunked out of my first ski college yet.

 

[Snowfan]

My cats lookin' at ermine. Ermine looking at buck. Buck looking at roof sheep. Roof sheep looking at....................

 

[Scruffy]

From Yellowstone a very long time ago, like the 20's.

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Cool. Anyone know why they put logs on top of the cedar shakes on the roof? Was that to trap the snow so it wouldn't slide off and keep a snow blanket on roof for insulation?

 

[Snowfan]

My cats lookin' at ermine. Ermine looking at buck. Buck looking at roof sheep. Roof sheep looking at.................... bison.

 

[Snowfan]

Cool. Anyone know why they put logs on top of the cedar shakes on the roof? Was that to trap the snow so it wouldn't slide off and keep a snow blanket on roof for insulation?

Looks to be a rudimentary safety system to catch the sheep in case they slip while fixing the roof.

 

[Snowfan]

Gobble Gobble

 

[tch]

^^^ When I moved to New England, wild turkeys used to be so rare you were supposed to report a sighting to DEP. Nowadays, it's all you can do to avoid getting an accidental Thanksgiving dinner when you drive the back roads.

 

[karlo]

this is from a few years back but I still love it.

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I’m looking for a ski outfit just like that!

 

[Snowfan]

Galaxy s10e focus is off...any tips?

 

[Posaune]

Galaxy s10e focus is off...any tips?

Make sure your subject is in the light. They're all in the shade and the camera focused on the background by default.

 

[dbostedo]

Make sure your subject is in the light. They're all in the shade and the camera focused on the background by default.

Except the background isn't in focus either. Are you sure the lens was clean @Snowfan? This could also be camera movement if the camera used a bit longer exposure to try to brighten the deer - but most phones don't do that often or in normal picture taking mode.

Do all your photos look like this? Have you tried more than one photo app?