Thirteen-Years Ago Today. Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.
Harvey the backyard rabbit checking out if it was safe to have dinner in my vegetable garden. Harvey had part of its ear missing. I didn’t mind if he nibbled a bit. It was the deer that did the most damage.
Harvey “Do I Smell Dinner?” Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 500, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec).
Nine-Years Ago Today. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey.
I came upon this wet rabbit in my backyard doing stretches following an afternoon thunderstorm. Normally, they don’t let me get very close even though I allow them in my wildflower meadow. This image was taken with a 400 mm telephoto lens. The rabbits nibble on some of the flowers but are nowhere as destructive as the deer.
Afternoon Stretch Following the Thunderstorm. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 400 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 250, 400 mm, f/2.8, 1/800 sec).
Eighteen-Years Ago Today. Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.
In the late afternoon, I watched two young rabbits playing and chasing each other in the backyard. They only came out into the open away from the hedge row just before dusk. I set up a tripod with a camera and a long lens on my deck and started taking pictures. All of a sudden one of the rabbits jumped straight up as I captured this image. I didn’t know a rabbit could jump straight up so high. While hovering the rabbit is looking right at me. For years, I have been unsuccessful trying to capture an image like this again. I still have rabbits in the yard despite a healthy red fox. So maybe this straight up jumping behavior is part of their escape behavior.
Jumping Rabbit. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens with a TCE-II 1.4 x teleconverter (ISO 400, 420 mm, f/4, 1/160 sec).
I am a scientist by training (Eckerd College, BSc; Caltech, Ph.D.). I worked for 27 years as a Chemist in the Pharmaceutical Industry developing processes to manufacture medicines for human and animal health. I now spend my time as a photographer and world traveler. My interests include the natural world, wildlife, landscapes, sky, and seascapes, travel, and astrophotography. I look for unique ways of viewing the world and presenting my images. I have traveled to over 55 countries in six continents, often on Semester at Sea voyages. While at home in New Jersey, I spend time observing and photographing the plants and animals while expanding a wildflower garden/meadow in the backyard. When the sky is clear, I have telescopes viewing the night sky.
Leave a Reply