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White Stallion Ranch, Tucson, Arizona.
White Stallion Ranch, Tucson, Arizona.
To silhouette or not to silhouette – which do you like better?
I had been exposing for the cowgirls, Fay and Tabatha. But as that sky colored up, I thought a silhouette would look cool as well, so I exposed for the sky and captured the scene both ways.
White Stallion Ranch, Tucson, Arizona.
Some more photos from my visit to Arizona last week. Read More
Wrangler Steve at the White Stallion Ranch, Tucson, Arizona.
Made a quick trip to Arizona to check on the Desert Photo Retreat, have some work done on our RV, and most importantly, for some photography at the White Stallion Ranch. The ranch it awesome – I’ll have more to say about it in the near future.
A red-tailed hawk was a regular visitor – it even would take baths in the “water hole”.
We took a very short trip to Arizona this week to check on the Desert Photo Retreat. Thanks to a squirrel eating through the power cord to the solar panel, my auto bird feeder didn’t work, but my water system seemed to work well. But, the most fun was going through the game cam to see who was visiting. Had all the regulars – the gray fox pair had 3 young which was so exciting! The javelina had two babies, even the skunk had a little one! Also had deer, coyote, numerous birds and more. Here are a few of the highlights out of almost 10,000 photos. More photos below.
Bobcat and Striped Skunk visiting the water hole at the same time.
I had this vision that the wildlife in Arizona was largely solitary, rarely interacting with other wildlife except for prey / predator encounters. I was wrong!
I was often surprised at how often animals would appear to overlap with each other at the water hole – I might see a gray fox with a time stamp of 11:22, then a skunk at 11:23, then a fox again at 11:24. Other animals as well, but especially the fox and skunks. So, I moved the camera way back so that I could see the entire area, and increased the frequency of the each photo to each second. I was shocked to see how much interaction takes place! Especially with the gray fox and skunks who often seemed to arrive and leave at the same time, do you think they travel together? Skunk has little to fear as their only predator is the Great Horned Owl (who is also a regular visitor). Unlike other predators, the owl can’t smell making the skunks main deterrent worthless. So maybe the skunk feels safe from an owl with wildlife coming in for a drink at the same time.
I never did see the fox and bobcat at the water at the same time, and never saw the coyote there with any other animals as it would prey on most of them.
Check out these photos (past the more) for some interesting interactions. These are all from the last month on the property.
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