Facebook and Etsy

Many photos are on Etsy (wildcatphotography) and many are also on Facebook (Wildcat Photography).  Etsy is an easy way to purchase using paypal.  Some photos are on my old web site www.wildcatphotography.com

Neglected my blog

I fear I have neglected my blog for a long time, as it did not appear that anyone looked at it.  I shall try to get back with it and see if anyone looks.  This hunting great blue heron was fishing at a wetland area in Eugene, Oregon.

 

 

Old Logs and Stumps
Have always liked old logs and old stumps because they have so many neat things growing on them.  They seem to have character.  I was walking along the creek one day, and downstream, I saw some beautiful color other than green, so went to investigate.  I see these little wildflowers around on the place, but never so many so close together.  This old log has been there, with one end in the water, since before my time, and I probably have no idea how many different things are growing on it, but there are mosses, ferns, berry briars, a small alder tree, all the little flowers.  To the left of it is a hole back in the bank where a beaver resides.  Often, little squirrels and chipmunks live in the old logs, but this one is probably too damp and gets covered by water in winter.

Raccoons

They are another spring-time favorite--or maybe not--at the water hole.  The geese and ducks must watch out for them, however, because they are notorious for stealing eggs.

This little fellow had his eye on me, and as soon as he got his drink, he disappeared into the underbrush.  They wisely like to stay away from people.  Another that I photographed was in a cherry tree.  I had to sit still for a very long time before he decided he should come down--and when he did, he went down the back side of the tree where I could not see him and quickly disappeared.

Big Cats
I have a little shop on Etsy.com for selling photos, as well as my web site.  A lady saw one of my cougar pictures on Etsy and got in touch with me for permission to use it in her blog.  She went on to tell me about the killing of the cougar in the Chicago area.  What a horrible shame, that people have to go berserk and kill everything.  There were two, and hopefully, they don't get the other one, but what a shame for them both, that people have to panic and go to such extremes.  I wonder if the police are trained in wild animal control.

A Great Time for Geese

There is a lot of Canadian Goose action lately, and soon the goslings will appear.  They are in pairs and getting quite territorial.  Woe to the person who messes with a goose family.  Father goose is just as active in taking care of the family as is Mother goose, and both are always right there to take care of the goslings.

Some have been fed by people and are not too afraid.  They should not be given bread, however, as too much can cause serious problems for ducks and geese so that they cannot fly.   

I prefer the morning light to photograph animals, if it is coming from the right direction.