British Columbia – Page 11 – Jennifer Sawicky Photography

December 14, 2015

2015-12-14: Monochrome Monday

A couple more photos of the deer that visited yesterday. I think I prefer the black and white edits more the the colour ones.

20151214_Monochrome Monday-3 — Getting a good sniff of the air.

20151214_Monochrome Monday — Mom and daughter hanging out on my front lawn…make that snowfield.

December 13, 2015

2015-12-13: What I’ve seen this week

I’m posting this quite a bit later than I originally anticipated, so I’ll keep the chatter to a minimum and get right to the pictures. I hope everyone has had a wonderful week, and best wishes for a great week ahead 🙂

20151213_What I've seen this week-2 — Frosty branches, snowy ground, leaden sky… feeling chilly yet?

20151213_What I've seen this week — Early morning + fog = not great (wildlife & bird) photos. But very cool to see this coyote a few mornings ago.

20151213_What I've seen this week-3 — A large and very fluffy coyote watching me, watching him.

20151213_What I've seen this week-8 — Not the most inspired landscape composition, but the sky this afternoon reminded me of a watercolour painting.

20151213_What I've seen this week-10 — The young one isn’t so young – almost the size of mama.

20151213_What I've seen this week-5 — Mama deer hanging out in the yard today.

20151213_What I've seen this week-6 — Mama having a nibble of the feed we have out in the yard (a winter treat only, just like the bird feeders).

20151213_What I've seen this week-9 — Good thing there isn’t a flag pole nearby!!!

20151213_What I've seen this week-7 — The young deer got spooked by the dog as we were heading out on our afternoon walk. It was fun watching her hop away through the snow (it reminded me of the springbok in Botswana). I managed these three shots and put them together as a pano. I thought it was a great way to show the height and distance travelled in a single bounce.

December 7, 2015

2015-12-07: Monochrome Monday

December 6, 2015

2015-12-06: What I’ve seen this week

This week, let’s great straight to the pictures! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend 🙂

20151206_What I've seen this week-5 — Getting even closer, but still not the type of shot I’m hoping for. 1/500sec, f5.6, ISO 2200

20151206_What I've seen this week-4 — I love the shape of this crow flying overhead. 1/500sec, f5.6, ISO 400

20151206_What I've seen this week — Such an epic sunrise. At the time I was thinking it’s a shame to have the road and the wires visible, but I probably wouldn’t have had this view anywhere else. 1/640sec, f8.0, ISO 400

20151206_What I've seen this week-2 — It was so beautiful I had to include two photos it. A brilliantly foggy sunrise.

20151206_What I've seen this week-6 — A young deer grazing on my lawn. The early morning and dull day certainly didn’t do me any favours for photography; I was just happy to watch this little one and her Mom relax and graze around the yard. 1/250sec, f5.6, ISO 6400

20151206_What I've seen this week-7 — Trying to capture a decent shot before sunrise on a dull day… not happening. But I was walking along thinking about white bunnies and hoping I’d see one soon that I could capture a photo of, and then I spotted this one 🙂 1/500sec, f5.6, ISO6400

20151206_What I've seen this week-8 — My lunchtime walk brought another sighting of the bunny, in better light. I snapped a quick photo, and started to slowly move closer, hoping to get something better than this. 1/400sec, f5.6, ISO2800

20151206_What I've seen this week-9 — I tried to move closer to take a better photo of the bunny, but it got spooked by a passing car, and all that was left was this tiny clump of fur caught on a branch. There was a tiny sunbeam coming through there; perhaps it was enjoying the warmth of the day.

20151206_What I've seen this week-10 — Silhouetted trees and heart shaped clouds at sunrise. 1/400sec, f8.0, ISO 400

November 30, 2015

2015-11-30:Monochrome Monday

November 29, 2015

2015-11-29: What I’ve seen this week

Cold temperatures and sunny skies this week have made for a some beautiful walks. I was delighted Tuesday to see a pileated woodpecker for the first time in a few years; I was even happier when it decided to fly from the thicker trees to an electrical post, and perch in the sunlight long enough for me to take a few photos.

I hope you enjoy my selections from this week – have a great evening!

20151129_What I've seen this week-11 — There was a light breeze this morning blowing snow and frost off the roofs and tree branches, and when you looked into the sun, the sky was glittering. I captured a little of it, but trying to freeze that in time really didn’t do the moment justice. 1/800sec, f5.6, ISO 900

20151129_What I've seen this week-12 — Simply a beautiful day 🙂

20151129_What I've seen this week-9 — I took a quick trip to Vancouver this weekend; this was a snap out the window with my cellphone.

20151129_What I've seen this week-10 — Coming into land in Vancouver.

20151129_What I've seen this week-2 — The rising sun illuminating the wingtips of a passing crow.

20151129_What I've seen this week — I absolutely love the light on the underside of the crow’s wing. 1/500sec, f6.3, ISO 500

20151129_What I've seen this week-3 — Climbing up the post.

20151129_What I've seen this week-5 — A beautiful pileated woodpecker on such a convenient perch.

20151129_What I've seen this week-4 — Climbing to the top of the post.

20151129_What I've seen this week-6 — A bit cluttered with all the components and wires, but it does give a better ideal of this woodpecker’s size (around the size of a crow).

20151129_What I've seen this week-7 — I didn’t zoom out in time, and cut off the wings, but I included this anyways because I think the sunlight coming through the wingtips is just too beautiful not to share.

November 22, 2015

2015-11-22: What I’ve seen this week

This will be a brief one, as I haven’t taken many photos this week. I’ve seen a few interesting things that didn’t translate into photographs though; like the tracks of a moose passing through my yard (and from what I can see of the hoof print and the stride, a large one as well).

My Tamron lens is back from sick bay, and I am hoping I will get a chance or two this week to take it out on my walks and see if it is working properly again. The extra reach will be nice as the grosbeaks seem to be just a little too far away a lot of the time to get any photos.

Have a wonderful evening – hopefully I will have more to share next week!

20151122_What I've seen this week-2 — Spencer has been having a lot of fun zipping around the yard after our walks, playing in the small amount of snow we currently have.

20151122_What I've seen this week-3 — Sunset is happening really early these days – this was just after 4pm! Some beautiful colours peeking through from behind the evergreens.

20151122_What I've seen this week — A female pine grosbeak hopping between branches, working on the pinecones. I’m hoping one day I’ll see one of the brightly coloured males in light like this; it was such a beautifully sunny day! 1/500sec, f6.3, ISO220

November 16, 2015

2015-11-16: Monochrome Monday

I'm always thrilled when I come across a silhouette opportunity, especially with birds! A pine grosbeak does a funny hop & flap to move from one tree to the next. His or her friends were not far behind. 1/400sec, f5.6, ISO 800 — I’m always thrilled when I come across a silhouette opportunity, especially with birds! A pine grosbeak does a funny hop & flap to move from one tree to the next. His or her friends were not far behind.
1/400sec, f5.6, ISO 800

November 15, 2015

2015-11-15: What I’ve seen this week

I’ve been having a wonderful time watching the birds discover the feeders in the yard over the last week. So far, I have seen grey jays, chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers and flickers visiting. Perhaps there are more as well, that are visiting when I don’t happen to be looking out the window.

Of course, I’ve been taking my camera out on walks as well, but most of the photos this week are from the backyard.

I hope you enjoy, have a great evening!

I love the expression of this little black capped chickadee, waiting for its turn on the feeder below. 1/400sec, f5.6, ISO 2200 — I love the expression of this little black capped chickadee, waiting for its turn on the feeder below.
1/400sec, f5.6, ISO 2200

A pair of red breasted nuthatches frequent the feeder, always taking turns and coming one at a time. 1/400sec, f5.6, ISO 4000 — A pair of red breasted nuthatches frequent the feeder, always taking turns and coming one at a time.
1/400sec, f5.6, ISO 4000

I started noticing the hairy woodpecker at the suet feeder towards the end of the week. I wish I knew if this was part of the family I have been seeing at the end of my road. 1/500sec, f5.6, ISO 1100 — I started noticing the hairy woodpecker at the suet feeder towards the end of the week. I wish I knew if this was part of the family I have been seeing at the end of my road.
1/500sec, f5.6, ISO 1100

The best I have captured so far of the pine grosbeaks in the area. They are always in fairly large flocks and very vocal - and they don't like to keep still! 1/400sec, f6.3, ISO 1400 — The best I have captured so far of the pine grosbeaks in the area. They are always in fairly large flocks and very vocal – and they don’t like to keep still!
1/400sec, f6.3, ISO 1400

A black billed magpie calls out to its friends on a beautifully sunny afternoon. 1/400sec, f5.6, ISO 140 — A black billed magpie calls out to its friends on a beautifully sunny afternoon.
1/400sec, f5.6, ISO 140

A pair of black capped chickadees on clean up duty. They've spilled so many sunflower seeds the last couple days, I might just have to take the feeder away for a few hours to encourage them to tidy up! 1/500sec, f5.6, ISO 250 — A pair of black capped chickadees on clean up duty. They’ve spilled so many sunflower seeds the last couple days, I might just have to take the feeder away for a few hours to encourage them to tidy up!
1/500sec, f5.6, ISO 250

This was the first flicker I saw visiting the suet feeder; I was so excited I tried taking pictures out the window. When looking through the photos from the week this morning, I realized I've had at least 3 different individuals visiting :) 1/400sec, f5.6, ISO 3200 — This was the first flicker I saw visiting the suet feeder; I was so excited I tried taking pictures out the window. When looking through the photos from the week this morning, I realized I’ve had at least 3 different individuals visiting 🙂
1/400sec, f5.6, ISO 3200

This flicker has some red cheek markings, but not as large as the other one. 1/1000sec, f5.6, ISO 6400 — This flicker has some red cheek markings, but not as large as the other one.
1/1000sec, f5.6, ISO 6400

A male flicker dining on some suet cake.

This flicker has no visible cheek markings at all - a female coming to visit. 1/1000sec, f5.6, ISO6400 — This flicker has no visible cheek markings at all – a female coming to visit.
1/1000sec, f5.6, ISO6400

Not the sharpest photo, but I included it for anyone that hasn't had the pleasure of seeing a northern flicker in person. I find them to be so stunning, and the orange colour that shows up when flying is so beautiful. 1/1000sec, f5.6, ISO 6400 — Not the sharpest photo, but I included it for anyone that hasn’t had the pleasure of seeing a northern flicker in person. I find them to be so stunning, and the orange colour that shows up when flying is so beautiful.
1/1000sec, f5.6, ISO 6400

November 8, 2015

2015-11-08: What I’ve seen this week

I’ve been on my computer far too much today, so I will keep this brief. Unfortunately the most interesting thing I saw this week, two large flocks of bohemian waxwings, was when I didn’t have my camera with me… however, it was awesome to see and hopefully the next time they are passing through town, I will be ready! I also saw a smaller group of pine grosbeaks, but they were at such a distance and it was so foggy, that the photos aren’t even worth editing. On a more positive note, my D610 has returned from the journey to the service centre, seemingly good as new, so I am a happy Jen.

With that, the few photos I’ve selected to share this week. Enjoy, and have a great evening.

Even with a house in the background and the fog, this is still the best photo I have managed so far of a ruffled grouse!

I finally decided to get some food out for the birds, now that the daily highs are in the low single digits (celsius). The first visitor I had was totally new to me, a grey jay.

The grey jay kindly tidying up some dropped seeds. There was actually a pair of them, but only one fed at a time.