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Local Wildlife
I still havn't written anything to shoot, other than my lady X submission, so I decided to head on out to the side of my house at night to have a look at the local wildlife.
right click and chose save target as requires latest version of divx. |
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nnnnn K.
What kind of camera? If you are gonna get that close, you need to have Macro so you can focus. or telephoto from a distance on a tripod. Feed him a grasshopper or a fly for some good action Keep shooting!
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You guys might like this......
a praying mantis captures a grasshopper and devours it......shot with a Sony PDX10. http://stevenunez.com/video/pages/chimantis.html 16:9 quicktime video- Sorenson 3 codec (modified) |
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That was awesome! Very nice shots.
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HOLY CRAP STEVE!
good stuff!
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Sadly, in the 4 years I've lived in Las Vegas, I've only seen one praying mantis. Also, I looked around for something to feed that spider but saw nothing except other black widows. (There's about 30 along the outside walls of my street, That one was the biggest) I think I'm gonna go buy some crickets at the pet store, and see if I can capture that on tape.
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I've been feeding my black Widow mostly moths, and the occasional fly. I keep her in a empty peanut butter jar. I forgot to feed her for a week, and she went nuts over a moth, chasing after it.
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black widows??????...............you guys are nuts!
(but please do get some footage on tape) (Hey if you guys want- I could shoot some very exotic orchid mantises catching flys mid-air- they're awesome!!!- they're the prettiest mantids you'll ever see) |
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I just caught an eastern red bat- I may try to catch some video of him/her eating insects.......if anyone's interested I'll get to videotaping!
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I'm interested!!!
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Unfortunately the bat just passed away- I think it was at the end of it's life- sad to see the little creature so lifeless.....this is the time of the year when the elderly bats pick a spot and just settle into a slumber and expire.
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Although the bat has died- our local NYC redtail hawks are surviving.....here's a video you guys might like.....
http://stevenunez.com/video/CrotonaRT.mov |
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Hey Steve, great shot of the Mantis. Listen, if you want to add to that I have some great macro of a mantis laying an egg pod, as well as the little baby mantids. Life is great, so go shoot it. Bob
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Just saw and enjoyed your redtail hawk video, Steve, thank you.
I really must learn how to present a snippet of griffons cruising on the updraughts, but your sequences benefited from being mixed with close-ups at feeding perches and I've none of those yet. Onward! Any more of the same since 2003, Steve? |
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