Yesterday, there was a foggy start to a morning of bird and wildlife photography at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. I really didn’t mind the fog much at all.
Morning fog at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge with birds in the sky – Nikon D810, hand held, f6.3, 1/500, ISO 800, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 18mm, natural light
In fact, the foggy conditions gave me the perfect opportunity to take more landscape photos of the refuge and a reason to share its splendor with all of you.
The sunrise wasn’t as colorful as I had hoped it would be, but the fog added a bit of mood and drama to my images early in the morning.
Foggy April morning at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge – Nikon D810, hand held, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 800, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 42mm, natural light
The bottomland hardwood forest found at this refuge looked mysterious, with the fog intertwined with the trees, sky, and fields. The air was actually warm, about 62 degrees, so the fog didn’t make me feel chilled at all; it felt great on my skin.
Fog rolling in at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge – Nikon D810, hand held, f6.3, 1/125, ISO 800, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 18mm, natural light
The views I saw of the refuge with the fog were a delight to see. The fog did make it hard to see the birds and wildlife early on, I didn’t mind that either.
White-tailed Deer doe in fog at Sequoyah NWR – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1/1250, ISO 2500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
My dear friend, Steve Creek, spotted and pointed out this White-tailed Deer doe in the fog, and I set about photographing her. While this photo shows the doe calmly nibbling on something in the field with a blackbird in front of her, that wasn’t all this doe did.
The doe got the zoomies and dashed around in the foggy field, which had both of us laughing out loud. At times, she approached us and seemed to be inviting us to join in the fun. Yes, I know, that wasn’t really the case, but you had to be there to appreciate the feeling that she wanted us to get the zoomies too.
I’m certain I will share more photos of this foggy doe in the future, but for now, just this one image will have to do.
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my White-tailed Deer photo plus facts and information about this species. Click here to see more of my Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge scenic photos plus facts and information about the refuge.
How I would have loved to have been with you.
I Love fog, sound like the doe does too! Neat experience and photo with the doe.
Beautiful landscape work, Mia!
Such a beautiful and ethereal morning. Love the thought of deer zoomies — that’ll keep a smile on my face and a giggle in my heart all day! 😃
The first photo reminds me of paintings by William Turner. Love all the space and distance to it.
Thanks
I once saw a fawn playing in a puddle after it had been raining for two days. I thought to myself that young animals are no different than young children. I would have loved to see the doe doing the zoomies. Enjoy your trip.