Clovis" 2026 Images

[clovishound]

I,m not a big fan of grey squirrels, and don't normally spend much time shooting them. With a camera, that is. I grabbed this shot to see just how much I could fill the frame with the new lens. I'm hoping the extra reach of the new lens will help when photographing very small birds like warblers and hummingbirds.

[markiver54]

I,m not a big fan of grey squirrels, and don't normally spend much time shooting them. With a camera, that is.

I'm with you on that one Clovis.
Great shots as usual.

[CT_Shooter]

I,m not a big fan of grey squirrels, and don't normally spend much time shooting them. With a camera, that is.

That's a great lens, CH. And you shoot it so very well.

The Grey Squirrel is my town's mascot and it's official logo. It's thought that, as game meat, squirrels supported lots of families here during the 1930s. There are literally hundreds of thousands of them roaming these woods and suburbs along the CT River. Our old friend Bandit used to write to tell stories about hunting, canning, and eating them. (I miss him here.) They are supposed to be pretty good food. Someday, I may get to taste it, but even though I have a firearms hunting license, I do not have a back that can carry a rifle into woods anymore, so... Sigh.

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[clovishound]

Got up early and drove up to Sumter to meet with other members of the local Carolina Nature Photographers Association at Swan Lake. Nothing to stop the Nat Geo presses over, but got a few decent shots. I was hoping for some good geese in flight shots, and all I got was bird butts.

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[CT_Shooter]

[Ernie]

Thank you for sharing. I am always impressed.

[markiver54]

[brm4450]

[Hatchdog]

Great, nice shots of the Greenhead. “Bird Butts” never thought of that one.

[clovishound]

Wildlife photographers often lament about getting "bird butt" pictures. It is the least pleasing angle to get an image with. Sometimes, though, it's either that or nothing.