Showing posts with label animal photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animal photography. Show all posts

Camera-Critters #15
Saturday, July 19, 2008


This is the story of a crazy lady, who thought she could sneak up on a Buzzard sitting on a hay bale. Yeah, you ever tried to sneak up on a big bird who, from clear up in the sky is able to see an itty-bitty mouse running through a field? Yeah... not only is she a crazy lady, she must not be all that bright.

So, you see, this lady spots a buzzard sitting on a hay bale.
She decides to try to get closer for better pictures.
Nah, gotta get closer than this.

(c) Misty DawnS

Said buzzard notices said lady, and is NOT very amused with the trick she is trying to pull.
"Listen LADY! I've got my wings ready, and I'm NOT afraid to use 'em!
Just a few steps closer, Lady, and I swear I'll..."
(c) Misty DawnS

"That's IT! You've done it! This hay bale ain't big enough for the both of us!"
"HA! Let's see you get up here!"
(c) Misty DawnS

"Yeah, that's what I thought, ya big chicken!"
"Yes, you just got called a chicken by a Turkey Buzzard! What you think you're gonna do about it? Yeah, that's what I thought... just go on your merry way, Crazy Lady."
(c) Misty DawnS

Speaking of trees...
It's a bird, it's a plane...
No....... it's a Monarch butterfly.
(c) Misty DawnS

I swear the neighbors could set up home theater seating outside and be continually amused by the antics of the Crazy Lady with the Big Camera and her critters.

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Camera-Critters #14
Saturday, July 12, 2008


No critters here...

Nope, nuthin here but a bunch of leaves...
(c) Misty DawnS

Nope, no critters here...

Just keep on walking lady...

Is she gone yet???

Whew! There's no privacy in this pond.

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Apologies
Thursday, July 10, 2008

(c) Misty DawnS

I owe everyone more apologies. Other than the weekends, I just have NOT been able to find time to visit blogs. Then, most of my weekend is taken up with Camera-Critters.

I just can't find the time that I need to get everything done. And, man do I feel guilt about it. I feel like I am letting my friends down... like you probably feel disappointed in me, because you continue to bless my blog with visits and comments, and where am I? At work most of the time.

I keep thinking I'll soon figure out a schedule which will allow me to go back to my daily visits (and also allow me to get things done around here which I haven't found the time for either), but I haven't found that great schedule yet.

*Sigh* The dogs have been looking in exercise magazines at treadmills and ellipticals. You think they are trying to give me a hint and tell me they aren't receiving enough of play time with Mommy either?

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Camera-Critters #13
Saturday, July 5, 2008


I 'met' this little critter at the park during my lunch hour on Friday.
I also met an adorable little Cocker Spaniel puppy, but he was too busy running to me and giving me kisses, so I couldn't get a photo of him ;-) This baby critter, on the other hand, held perfectly still for me. I think maybe it was thinking, "If I don't move, maybe she'll just go away."

(Camera-Critters Capture Corny Caption - "I should have paid attention when Mom was trying to teach me to fly better, so I could get away from this crazy woman!")(c) Misty DawnS

Yesterday, I had to do my absolute very best to keep a straight face and not burst out laughing at an observation made by my oldest niece. She overheard her mother (my sister-in-law) stating, "Well, I've eaten too much today, but tomorrow, I'm going right back on my diet!"

My eight-year-old niece innocently looked at her mother and stated, "Mommy, I don't know why you even bother going on those diets! They never work anyway, and you just end up mad because you don't lose weight."

To say that my sister-in-law was less than thrilled with her daughter's innocent observation would be an understatement.
(c) Misty DawnS

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Camera-Critters #12
Saturday, June 28, 2008

(c) Misty DawnS
I spotted this sweet beauty while on one of our detours on the trip home yesterday from Kansas City. We had to detour a couple times, due to the flooding. It's not a very good photo, because something is wrong with my telephoto lens, and it blurs the photo, as you can see.

(c) Misty DawnS
This is my aunt-in-law's cat with one of the kittens. You will have to, again, excuse the poor quality of the photo, because it was taken through a sliding door and a screen, but I wanted to capture the sweetness of 'Mom' resting her head on her baby while the baby ate.

A few minutes ago, my family called me and passed the phone around for everyone to talk to me, because they are all together in Ohio for the family reunion I had planned on going to, but was unable to make it. With that phone conversation added to the facts that Thursday was my birthday, I'm going through serious Daddy-withdrawal (I miss him more than I can put into words), and I held that dream camera in my hands yesterday, but left the store without it, I'm being a spoiled, little brat today and feeling sorry for myself. I don't want those feelings to taint my blog, so I'll just mention ademco and go try to put myself in a better mood now.

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Camera-Critters #11
Saturday, June 21, 2008


WHAT??? It IS TOO a critter!!! It's a Deer (add an 'e' at the end of that), and I spotted it, and I captured a photo of it as it sat in a hay field basking in the sun. Can you see it sunning itself? Snicker, snicker.
Get it... a Deere...... a John......OK, nevermind. (Do I need to spell it out on digital signage, or do you get it? hehehe)
(c) Misty DawnS

OK, OK, I'll post a real, live, and breathing critter. I forget what this dragonfly is technically called. Don't worry, my buddy Bear will remind me, and I will be ashamed for forgetting. But, hey - give me a break... it has been since last year since I have seen these critters!
(c) Misty DawnS

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Camera-Critters #10
Saturday, June 14, 2008


(c) Misty DawnS

(c) Misty DawnS

(c) Misty DawnS

(c) Misty DawnS

Yes, I have probably overdone it by posting too many critter photos again. Oh well, it's my blog, so I can do what I want ;-) Besides, wouldn't you much rather look at a bunch of photos of cute, pretty, or neat critters, than listen to me ramble on and on about stuff, such as term insurance. Yeah, that's what I thought. So, you probably don't mind the critter photo overload, eh? hehe

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Camera-Critters #9
Saturday, June 7, 2008


I decided to share a few different critter photos with you this week. Truth is, I am horrible at making decisions. So, I just couldn't decide which critter I wanted to post!

First, we have this Common Whitetail dragonfly, who was very considerate and posed for several photos for me this morning. I LOVE taking photos of dragonflies ;-)

(c) Misty DawnS

(c) Misty DawnS

Then, we have this little cutie, who I met at the park on my lunch hour.
(Corny Caption - 'Scuse me, but do you have a GPS? I think I'm in the wrong tree.)
(c)Misty DawnS

And finally, we have this Upland Sandpiper. When Sandpipers land, they hold their wings up for a few seconds. It is really neat - well, it is in my opinion, anyway. So, I was really happy I was able to capture that.
(c) Misty DawnS

I was very disappointed by the gloomy, dreary sky behind the Sandpiper, though. So, I played around with the photos a little bit. What do you think? Is this a neat affect, or should I scrap it?
(c) Misty DawnS

OK, that's all the critters I'm going to include this week ;-) I hope I didn't put you in 'Critter-Overload'. hehe

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Camera Critters #8
Saturday, May 31, 2008

Meet two of my new best friends ~ DC and BC ~ (you picked up on that inside joke, right Bear? hehehe). I truly ♥ these birds! They let me get so close for the photos, I was practically touching them! Now, it has been THREE days in a row that these two birds have been in the same place when I have gone for my walks. EACH day, they have let me get this close to take their pictures. I wonder if they know that they are absolutely making my day?!?! I should thank them in some way. Maybe I'll send them a bird seed gift basket, since I already know their address -
14 Tree on the Right, Middle of Nowhere, Missouri.

(c) Misty DawnS

(Corny Caption - "I don't wanna hear your excuses! I saw you trying to show that feathered tramp in the Willow Tree your worm!"
(c) Misty DawnS

(c) Misty DawnS

America's Next Top Bird Model
(c) Misty DawnS

Thanks SO MUCH BC and DC - I LOVE you both!

You think I have what it takes to sell some of my photos? *sigh* It's a beautiful dream, ya know. Sell a couple photos, get that dream camera, and take even better photos. Can you tell how much I love this??? I simply can't put it into words.

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Camera-Critters #7
Saturday, May 24, 2008

(c) Misty DawnS

Since my Hubs hasn't been feeling well lately, he was put on some antibiotics in the hope they would solve the problem. While on this antibiotic, he is supposed to avoid being in the sun as much as possible. Therefore, he has been working out in the addition he put on the house. No, we do not have a walk in tub in the bathroom, but we DO finally have lights out there - actual lights that I turn on with a switch! No heat yet, but hey, Summer is almost here. One thing at a time, I guess. At least, that's what I keep telling myself. Anyway, (did I have a topic when I started typing this? Oh yeah, I forgot...) since Hubs hasn't been feeling well, yet he has been working on our home, I let him pick the photo for this Camera-Critters post, and he chose a Goldfinch. I wasn't very surprised, because we both really love these birds.


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Camera-Critters Sunday #6
Saturday, May 17, 2008


(c) Misty DawnS

This butterfly photo is another product from my lunches at the park. I really appreciated that this Swallowtail butterfly took the time to pose and reveal all of it's beautiful colors for me to capture. I see many of these butterflies, and you would think that I would be tired of them by now. I'm not, though, because I love the striking contrast of their colors against the black.

In fact, the temperature is supposed to get up to 78 degrees fahrenheit today, and it is supposed to be a glorious day. So, I'm getting ready for a walk :-)

I may not get to visit some of your CC post until tomorrow, because we are going to a belated Mother's Day cook out/get together this evening.

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Camera-Critters Sunday #5
Saturday, May 10, 2008

(c) Misty DawnS

What's a girl to do when she gets a full-time job and starts going through withdrawals because she can't go on her many photo walks? Well, go to the park on her lunch break, of course!

What's a girl to do when she's absolutely obsessed with photography and becomes full-time employed which results in her actually working three jobs? Start planning on how much she can hide away each month to try to get that dream camera so she can start reaching for her dream, of course ;-)

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

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Camera-Critters Sunday #4
Saturday, May 3, 2008


(c) Misty DawnS

This is not the bird I went looking for on my photo walk today. You see, a few days ago, I got a photo of a bird that one of my best friends was jealous over, because he doesn't have this species of bird in his area. I'm not telling you what kind of bird it is yet... because I'm holding out and waiting for a good photo of it to share on here. No, my mission is not to make my buddy jealous... although, I must admit it made me feel good, because he always gets these fantastic photos and makes me a bit jealous. hehe

So, I set out to get an even better photo of the aforementioned bird. I saw FOUR of them in all today. However, I didn't get a single good photo, because these birds are rather skittish. Either that, or they are part of the Anti-Misty Conspiracy the birds of Missouri have created. I tell ya, sometimes these birds make me feel like packing my luggage and heading somewhere where the birds have never heard of me.

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Camera-Critters Sunday #3
Saturday, April 26, 2008


This is Smiley. Obviously, Smiley was given his name because of the black dots at the corners of his mouth which always made him look like he was .... well, smiling!

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Sky Watch Friday
Friday, April 25, 2008

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Camera-Critters Sunday #2
Saturday, April 19, 2008



In keeping with last week's theme. When the weather gets warmer, in addition to dragonflies, I will also be obsessed with butterfly photos. Last Summer, this Swallowtail butterfly was very generous in sitting on this weed long enough to allow me to take several photos of it. I was disappointed that I cut the bottom tip of its wing off in the photo, but I still really like this photo anyway.(c) Misty DawnS

We have had several days of clouds and rain this week. However, tomorrow, the temperature is supposed to get up to 72 degrees Fahrenheit, and it is supposed to be only party cloudy. Why, oh why, did my husband have to give me this stupid flu which makes me very sick and totally wipes me out? I'm trying to keep my spirits up though by reminding myself that the butterflies won't be out yet... OR, maybe I'll be miraculously all better tomorrow morning!

Want to join the Sunday meme all about animal/critter photos? Hopefully each Sunday will provide a variety of critter photos, from pets, to wild animals, to birds and insects. There MAY be more than one critter in the photo, and there MAY be humans in the photo, as long as the critters are the main subject of your photo. Clicking on the post header graphic will take you to the blog where you can sign in if you have made a post, and you can visit other Camera-Critters Captures. Or, clicking HERE will take you to the rules.

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Camera-Critters Sunday *Premier Post*
Saturday, April 12, 2008


Very soon, once we have warmer weather, you will learn that I am not only obsessed with taking photos of my dogs... I am not only obsessed with taking photos of sunsets... but, I am also obsessed with taking photos of dragonflies and butterflies. :-) So, now you have advanced warning ;-) See, I'm a well-rounded person with a variety of obsessions. hehehehe

(c) Misty DawnS


Want to join the Sunday meme all about animal/critter photos? Hopefully each Sunday will provide a variety of critter photos, from pets, to wild animals, to birds and insects. There MAY be more than one critter in the photo, and there MAY be humans in the photo, as long as the critters are the main subject of your photo. So, your daughter dressed in full equestrian clothing and competing with her horse in the local rodeo, or your son's portrait with the family pet, would both be completely acceptable Camera-Critters submissions. Clicking on the post header graphic will take you to the blog where you can sign in if you have made a post, and you can visit other Camera-Critters Captures. Or, clicking HERE will take you to the rules.

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