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[June 19, 2022; Churchill, Manitoba on Hudson Bay] Yawning or yodeling?Pacific Loon on tundra pond (answer: yawning) (A video of my experiences on the tundra around Churchill will be coming soon to my YouTube channel “Sparky Stensaas“) [Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens and 2x extender; 1/1000 second at f7.1; ISO 2000; handheld] #Churchill #churchillmanitoba #tundra #tundrabirds #manitobawildlife #thephotonaturalist #sparkystensaas #canonr5wildlife #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdsofcanada #pacificloon #highkeywildlife #beautyofbirds #best_birds_of_instagram[May 14, 2022; Stutsman County, North Dakota] This photo shows the crazy intense spring courtship flight of Blue-winged Teal. Five males are in hot pursuit of the female in the middle. Since the skies were gray and didn’t addd to the photo I blew out the whites to make this a high key photo. [Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens;] #courtshipflight #duckcourtship #bluewingedteal #sparkystensaas #highkeyphotography #highkey #highkeybirdphoto #birdsofinstagram #birds #ducksofinstagram #prairiepotholeregion #northdakotawild #northdakotawildlife #northdakotabirds[May 2022; Kidder County, North Dakota][June 17, 2022; Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba] Do you call these ice floes? Icebergs? Just big chunks of ice? What’s the proper term? Whatever they are called, the tundra is certainly my happy place [Sony A6500, mini tripod] #hudsonbay #hudsonbaymanitoba #churchillmb #churchillmanitoba #sparkystensaas #icebergsandpeople[June 17, 2022; Churchill, Manitoba on Hudson Bay] Female ducks get a lot of attention this time of year :-). Male Common Eiders vying for a female‘s attention among the ice floes of Hudson Bay (A video of my experiences on the tundra around Churchill will be coming soon to my YouTube channel “Sparky Stensaas“) [Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens; 1/640 second at f8; ISO 100; handheld] #Churchill #churchillmanitoba #tundra #tundrabirds #manitobawildlife #thephotonaturalist #sparkystensaas #canonr5wildlife #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdsofcanada #commoneider #seaduck #beautyofbirds #best_birds_of_instagram[June 19, 2022; Churchill, Manitoba on Hudson Bay] It’s funny… In Minnesota I only see Parasite Jaegers flying over Lake Superior, harassing gulls into vomiting up their last meal which they swoop up and eat. But here around Churchill I am encountering them out on the wet tundra where they nest.This pair was especially irked since evidently I was close to a nest. I tried to get away as quick as I could and they made sure I did. You will see you in the upcoming video how much they hated my presence :-) (A video of my experiences on the tundra around Churchill will be coming soon to my YouTube channel “Sparky Stensaas“) [Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens; 1/1250 second at f8; +1.3ev; ISO 2000; handheld] #Churchill #churchillmanitoba #tundra #tundrabirds #manitobawildlife #thephotonaturalist #sparkystensaas #canonr5wildlife #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdsofcanada #parasiticjaeger #arcticskua #beautyofbirds #best_birds_of_instagramShooting with Sparky Videos
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6 responses to “Videos”
Barbara Murray
December 16th, 2012 at 15:26
Just watched some of your nature videos.Sooooo wonderful! Could watch for hours if time permited!
Many thanks for THIS hour of joy!
Barbara Murray
Sparky Stensaas
December 17th, 2012 at 09:51
Thanks Barbara! What a great way to start my week! I really love video…It shows behavior that still images sometimes can’t capture. I’ll keep them coming!
Greg Douglass
October 5th, 2013 at 08:03
Love the videos, behavior and the music. So well done. More please, especially wolves! Also, how about some foxes Sparky?
Sparky Stensaas
October 5th, 2013 at 08:44
Hi Greg, I really wish I could film more wolves! …and fox! Hard to find, and even harder to film natural behavior. I’m going Moose calling again this week, so maybe I will have another episode of Shooting with Sparky. p.s. Thank you so much for your DVD order!
Greg Douglass
October 5th, 2013 at 20:06
Sparky,
Can’t wait to get my DVD and put your tips to practical use. Your work is beautiful and really outstanding. Could you consider doing a video on how to attract and film/photograph coyotes?
Sparky Stensaas
October 6th, 2013 at 09:24
Hi Greg, That’s a good idea! Maybe I’ll try and film some more Coyotes this fall and put together a short video.