MISCELLANEOUS BIRDS AND ANIMALS: Chuck Nelson Photography

#103 - CANADA GOOSE ON THE SHASTA (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When I first saw this goose it looked so elegant and posed that I thought it might be a decoy. He eventually flew but first he graciously accommodated a few pictures. Goose and Shasta River photographed separately in Siskiyou County, CA.

#1 - TWO FLYING JEWELS (on white 1:1)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Hummingbirds are indeed flying jewels. In addition to a good camera and lens, it takes lots of time and patience to get a good hummingbird photograph. These images were captured in Siskiyou County, CA.

#1A - TWO FLYING JEWELS (on white 1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#2 - TWO FLYING JEWELS (on gry with PHOTO EDTGE 1:1.5)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#3 - FOUR FLYING JEWELS (on gray with border 1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Hummingbirds glitter with many brilliant colors when the sun hits them at the right angle. It’s a challenge to try to capture these colors with the right light and camera angle. These beauties were shot in Siskiyou County, CA.

#117 - HUMMINGBIRD IN THE RAIN (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

It was February and it had snowed earlier in the day but the snow turned into a cold rain. This trooper must have thought that going south for the winter was for the birds. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#143 - HUMMINGBIRD ON A STICK (1:1)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This hummingbird gleams with color even on a cloudy day. Fortunately he paused long enough in his busy schedule to permit a photograph. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#143A - HUMMINGBIRD ON A STICK-T (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This hummingbird gleams with color even on a cloudy day. Fortunately he paused long enough in his busy schedule to permit a photograph. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#329A - HUMMINGBIRD IN A WILLOW TS (1:1.25).jpg

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#101 - GOOSE ON A SNAG #1 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Canada Goose poses on a snaggy stump. When I first saw this goose it looked so elegant and posed that I thought it might be a decoy. He eventually flew but first he graciously accommodated a few pictures. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#102 - GOOSE ON SNAG #2 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#104A - CANADA GOOSE ON THE LAKE (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When I first saw this goose it looked so elegant and posed that I thought it might be a decoy. He eventually flew but first he graciously accommodated a few pictures. Goose and lake photographed separately in Siskiyou County, CA.

#104 - CANADA GOOSE ON THE LAKE (1:1.5)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#116 - PREENING GOOSE (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Canada goose preens itself while perched on a snag. This is a wild goose photographed in the wild but it allowed me to approach close enough for a decent shot with my Canon. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#201 - CANADA GOOSE ON GRASS-T (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Telephoto allows me to approach this wary Canada Goose. The beauty of photography is that it allows us to examine the exquisite detail, shape and color of God’s creatures. Photographed in Castro Valley, CA.

#56 - CANADA GEESE (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Telephoto allowed me to get close to these Canada Geese. The green spring grass and the blue sky reflected in the water made the picture for me. Photo taken in Siskiyou County, CA.

#5 - TWO JAYS (on gray 1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Jays are noisy, curious and feisty but they add color and character to any venue. These birds were photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#4 - THREE JAYS (on gray with photo edge 1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Jays are feisty and noisy creatures but they are fun to watch. Their familiar squawks and bright colors are a good addition to any venue. These birds were photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#197 - JAY #1-T (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Full of personality, if not attitude, jays are fun to watch. They add color and a bit of noise to the environment. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#91- BLUE MIST WITH JAY (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A scrub jay enhances the view looking south from high on the south slopes of Mt. Shasta. The blue mountains fade into the mists of the Sacramento River Canyon. Jay and mountains photographed separately in Siskiyou County, CA.

#91A - BLUE MIST WITH JAY (1:1.5)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#214 - JAY #2-T (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Full of personality and color jays are welcomed visitors. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#105 - JAY IN TREE (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Jays add color and noise to any yard. This Western Scrub Jay parked briefly in an aspen tree allowing a photographic capture. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#186A - BLUE ON BLUE (1:1.5)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A blue jay adds its own color to the misty blue hills forming the Sacramento River canyon south of Mt. Shasta. Hills and jay photographed separately in Siskiyou County, CA.

186B - BLUE ON BLUE (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A blue jay adds its own color to the misty blue hills forming the Sacramento River canyon south of Mt. Shasta. Hills and jay photographed separately in Siskiyou County, CA.

#8A -BIRD OF THE APOCALYPSE (reflected on maroon with sunburst 1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Turkey vultures are interesting if not beautiful to look at. Their wings and tail are equipped with incredible flight control surfaces which are linked by muscles, tendons and nerves to a bird-brain that orchestrates them into seemingly effortless flight. This vulture was photographed near Livermore, CA. The photo-art presentation was inspired by Revelation chapter 19.

#8 - BIRD OF THE APOCALYPSE (reflected on maroon 1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#72 - TWO DEER AND MT SHASTA # 2 (1:1.5)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Deer graze as the sun sets on Mt. Shasta behind them. Deer and Mt. Shasta photographed separately in Siskiyou County, CA.

#72A - TWO DEER AND MT SHASTA # 2 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Deer graze as the sun sets on Mt. Shasta behind them. Deer and Mt. Shasta photographed separately in Siskiyou County, CA.

#71 - TWO DEER AND MT SHASTA #1 (1:1.5)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Two deer graze as Mt. Shasta looms in the mist behind them. Deer and Mt. Shasta photographed separately in Siskiyou County.

#71A - TWO DEER AND MT SHASTA #1 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Two deer graze as Mt. Shasta looms in the mist behind them. Deer and Mt. Shasta photographed separately in Siskiyou County.

#163 - DEER AND MT SHASTA (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This is a wild deer “shot” with my Canon in the shadow of Mt. Shasta. You can see that his antlers are covered with velvet and still growing out. Since I photographed the deer in the midst of some rather uninteresting brush, I placed him into a second image which includes his natural habitat and the majestic Mt. Shasta. Deer and mountain photographed separately in Siskiyou County, CA.

#114 - MONARCH BUTTERFLY #1 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Monarch butterfly smells with its antennae, tastes with its feet and has two compound eyes with a total of 12,000 simple eyes. In addition to the main brain in the head it has 7 other brains or nerve centers that control legs, wings, digestion, etc. Don’t try this at home but if you cut off its head it can still walk and fly. With eyes that can detect polarized light and magnetite in its head and thorax it can navigate by sun position and magnetic north over thousands of miles to arrive at a specific place it has never been to before. This incredible creation was photographed in our garden.

#115 - MONARCH BUTTERFLY #2 (8x10)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#139 - CEDAR WAXWING #1 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

With a topknot, mask and a touch of bright color here and there, the Cedar Waxwing is a beautiful bird. The tip of the tail is marked with bright yellow and the wings have a dash of bright red. These vivid colors stand out like fresh paint on the bird’s gray-brown color scheme. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#140 - CEDAR WAXWING #2 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#141 - CEDAR WAXWING #3 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#142 - CEDAR WAXWING #4 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#194 - GOLDFINCH #1-T (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Goldfinch adds cheery colors to any scene. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#195 - BLACK CROWNED SPARROW #1-T (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Black Crowned sparrow sporting his colors. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#196 - BLACK CROWNED SPARROW #2-T (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Black Crowned sparrow sporting his colors. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#144 - LESSER YELLOWLEGS (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Lesser Yellowlegs is in the Sandpiper family. This fellow was photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#164 - AMERICAN DIPPER #1 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The American Dipper, also known as a Water Ouzel, is fascinating to watch. He moves quickly jumping in and out of rapidly moving water to feed on aquatic insects, crustaceans and small fish. Although he is often completely submerged, he pops out of the water completely dry. He has a beautiful song and often bobs up and down as if keeping time to music that only he can hear as he moves from rock to rock between dives. Photographed on the Sacramento River in Siskiyou County, CA.

#165 - AMERICAN DIPPER #2 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

#166 - MALLARD #1 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mallards are beautiful ducks but the colors and reflections in the water are almost a match for them. Photographed in southern Oregon.

#166B - MALLARD #1 T (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mallards are beautiful ducks but the colors reflected in the water are almost a match for them. I used advanced photographic software to create a more dramatic and artsy look with this image. Photographed in southern Oregon.

#167 - MALLARD #2 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mallards are beautiful ducks but the colors and reflections in the water are almost a match for them. Photographed in southern Oregon.

#168 - MALLARD #3 (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mallards are beautiful ducks but the colors and reflections in the water are almost a match for them. Photographed in southern Oregon.

#170A - LONE COW AT SUNSET (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A lone cow is silhouetted in the sunset as she makes her way off the hill for a drink at the lake below before bedding down for the night. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#170B - LONE COW AT SUNSET -BLK-WHI (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A lone cow is silhouetted in the sunset as she makes her way off the hill for a drink at the lake below before bedding down for the night. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#332 - FRIENDS TC (1:1.25).jpg

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Perhaps we can all learn something from a couple of calves in a field high in the Sierra Mountains. Photographed in Mono County, CA.

#193 - FOUR HORSES-T (10X20)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

With snow on the distant hills, these four horses prance about in their pasture as if showing off to me. I took digital liberties with this image to create the look of a painting. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#338A - SNOW HORSE (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A horse trudges across a field of snow on a not so warm spring day. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#338B - SNOW HORSE TD TC (1:2)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A horse trudges across a field of snow on a not so warm spring day. Photographed in Siskiyou County, CA.

#223 - ELEPHANT #1 - TA BLK-WHI (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Appearing both majestic and formidable this elephant has a dramatic presence. I played to these attributes by converting to black and white and placing him in a misty water scene where he appears to have just alerted to your presence. Elephant photographed in the Oakland, CA zoo.

#226 - ELEPHANT #2 - TA (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

More than a powerful animal in baggy pants, there is something stately in the form of an elephant. In this fantasy-art image I have tried to portray the elephant in a context that emphasizes its stately power. Elephant photographed in the Oakland, CA zoo.

#227 - ZOOSHINE (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Perhaps I am to photography what Salvador Dali was to bowling. In any event, a sense of humor is a terrible thing to waste.