Note the long tail that gives this owl its name; Northern Hawk Owl [November; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
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Adventures in natural history photography with Sparky Stensaas
October 20, 2013
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Not a head shot. Bison: [Teddy Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota: October 8, 2023] Canon R5 with Canon 100-500 mm lens at 135mm; 1/320 second at f14; ISO 100; -1.7ev; Snapseed] #northdakotawild #creativewildlife #bisonofnorthdakota #teddyrooseveltnationalpark #theodorerooseveltnationalparkTwo Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, enjoying the sunset in the last slivers of light…Too corny?? …at least I didn’t say they were holding paws and gazing into each other’s eyes. [Teddy Roosevelt National Park; October 9, 2023; Canon 5D with Canon 100-500mm RF lens at 500mm; 1/800 second at f8; ISO 1600; -2/3ev] #teddyrooseveltnationalpark #theodorerooseveltnationalpark #prairiedog #prairiedogsofinstagram #northdakotawild #sparkystensaas #thephotonaturalist #creativewildlife #creativewildlifephotographyRaven breath [Yellowstone; Oct 7, 2019; Panasonic GH5; 1/400 second at ISO200] #backlitphotography #creativewildlifephotography #yellowstoneraven #thephotonaturalist #yellowstonewildlife #sparkystensaasMountain Bluebirds all in a row. Early October blizzard in North Dakota made these migrating Mountain Bluebirds “barbed wire refugees.” [October 10, 2019: Teddy Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota] #mountainbluebird #birdsonfence #birdonwire #prairieblizzard #prairieblizzardbird #sparkystensaas #teddyrooseveltnationalpark #theodorerooseveltnationalpark #northdakotabirds #northdakotawild #birdinsnow5 of the 20,000 wild Bison left in the U.S. Just got done watching Episode 1 of Ken Burns’ American Buffalo on PBS. Excellent and educational as usual Ken! [Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND; October 11, 2023] #americanbuffalo #americanbuffalopbs #kenburnsamericanbuffalo #teddyrooseveltnationalpark #theodorerooseveltnationalpark #northdakotawild #northdakotawildlifephotography #northdakotawildlife #sparkystensaas #thephotonaturalist #creativewildlifephotographyTeddy just can’t seem to spot the Golden Eagle I’m pointing at. Time for new spectacles Teddy.Shooting with Sparky Videos
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