Windows on Wildlife: Wildlife Portrait

Welcome to the 18th edition of  Windows on Wildlife!  If you have a recent post about wildlife you’d like to share – it can be anything: birds, insects, mammals – scroll down to the end of the post and add your site; a compilation of all additions will be posted the following week. Please don’t forget to link back here (I’d love it if you’d add the Windows on Wildlife button to your post which you can find on our sidebar) and visit other blogs that have articles to share. Thanks for stopping by!

Before we had children, my husband used to spend quite a bit of time photographing our pets; the cat and dog that lived with us at the time were very photogenic. On two separate occasions, he got down on the floor when they were laying still and took headshots of them. The cat was directly head-on with his nose between his paws, and the dog had her head flat to the ground on one side, the opposite ear sticking up to the ceiling.

I really cherish both those photos; Pandora (my first German Shepherd) and Reyn (a beautiful long-hair orange and white cat) have both passed on, but I’ve framed those photos and keep them prominently displayed around our house. I’ve seen lots of wildlife photography from my husband over the years – he has a good eye, and has managed to capture some really unique images. But this is the first one that reminds me of my pets, if for no other reason that he did the same thing – got down on eye level with a critter and shot it head-on. I just love this.  Here’s a photo from above, if you’d like a different view of the caterpillar:

I haven’t gotten around to looking this one up, so if anyone knows what it is, feel free to share.

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Yep, missed putting an edition of WoW out last week – very sorry. Life took over and I wasn’t able to get near a computer until much later in the week than usual.  So two weeks ago, we were joined by Fergiemoto who shared a stunning photo of a bee nectaring at a flower. I don’t think I’ve mentioned this before, but Fergiemoto also publishes haikus with her photography which are really terrific, and add a depth to her photos that I really appreciate. Be sure to check them out. Also, Boom and Gary of Vermilon River – a place I’m longing to go, thanks to their amazing photography – shared photos of foraging Pine Siskens and a Common Snipe, in their regular assortment of amazing photos.

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