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Goslings at Blue Lake (Photos)

June 05, 2023 by Joe Gray in Nature Lover, Photography, Photo Journal

Shot with Canon 80D

Sigma 150-300mm Contemporary

Blue Lake, Oregon

I had the day off so I decided to check out Blue Lake in Fairview, Oregon. Immediately I started getting eaten by mosquitos. I walked around a bit a saw a massive gaggle of geese which also contained a large number of goslings. I took a bunch of photos of these baby geese and a flower. Then I continued to walk around the lake but as I got closer to the lake I was attacked by a gross amount of mosquitos. I didn’t bring any bug spray so I said fuck it and turned around. I went back to my car and left. June sucks for mosquitos in areas with standing water where they lay their eggs. I’ll probably wait until July to go back to the lake.

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Wildlife, Macro, and more photos from my trip to Texas

May 18, 2023 by Joe Gray in Macro Photography, Nature Lover, Photo Journal, Photography, Travel

I recently took a trip with my mom to Texas to visit my sister and dad. I was able to take a few small hikes and found some fun animals to take photos of. The trip was intended to visit with family and not to go out into the woods to find exotic wildlife but I am glad I was able to see the animals I saw. Also, my sister’s cat Sophia was there.

Shot with Canon 80D

Sigma 150-600mm and Canon 100mm Macro

Montgomery, Texas

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