Delaware Valley Wildlife - Box Turtle, Red Tailed Hawk, and White Tailed Deer

Last year I posted photos of a Garter Snake and White Tailed Deer that I happened across while walking the dog. Today, the dog and I came across a box turtle. I didn't have my phone with me, but I was able to go inside and retrieve it and find the turtle again. Here are some photos that I took, playing around with different zoom settings and angles. (all photos taken near West Chester, PA).

First, I tried zooming from further away, but I wasn't sure if that would be blurred by digital zoom or not, so I also wanted to get some close-up shots. The closer I got, the further his head and legs slipped inside of the shell.

1x zoom from close-up

1x zoom from a bit further away

1x zoom close-up front view

1x zoom close-up top view

1x zoom from about five feet away

2x zoom from about five feet away

4x zoom from about five feet away

As feared, the photo was getting blurry due to the digital zoom, so I'm glad I took the close-ups too.

10x zoom from about five feet away

Blurred by zoom, but you can see how far its neck was stretched out before I got closer to it.

And as long as I'm posting photos again, here's a White-Tailed Deer that I photographed on June 3.

Unfortunately, they spook so easily, I can't really get good photos with a cell phone, but that's all I had with me at the time. I see the deer so often that I don't photograph them much any more... it's starting to feel cliché. If you want some better deer photos, you can go back to last year's posts, Delaware Valley Wildlife - Garter snake and more White-tailed Deer or DelVal Wildlife Photography - White Tailed Deer.

And finally, here's a Red Tailed Hawk that the dog and I happened to see back in February. Again, the digital zoom blurs things. I guess I should start carrying the regular camera on my dog walks. ;-)

Side-note: The Red-Tailed Hawk link is from the Audubon Society. I grew up within walking distance of the John James Audubon Center in - you guessed it - Audubon, PA.

Update: I should note that @primevaldad posted a much better Red-Tailed Hawk photo, back in April.

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