Mammals on Alex Gilliard Photography

Baby Raccoon

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This image wasn’t cropped. This little guy and his two siblings were in a tree just off the boardwalk I was on. I actually had to lean back because my lens needs about 8 feet to focus, and they were just too close!

Curious Otter

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Curious Raccoon

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Early Morning White-Tailed Buck

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The sun wasn’t up yet, and I had only seen does in the field on Saturday morning. But I figured I’d take my stool and sit out in the middle of the field in hopes that the big guy might show up. Less than five minutes later, he emerged from the tree line, and while there was very little light, this shot was taken at 1/125, f/8, ISO 32,000! He paused just long enough for me to capture this image, and just as the sun started to crest over the trees behind me, he made his exit!

Mallard Duck Soaking up the Sunrise

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Marsh Rabbit

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Marsh Rabbit

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Monkeys Grooming

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Mystical Fawn

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Orangutan Deep In Thought

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Otter Enjoying a Crayfish Snack

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I had been trying to capture these guys for over a year, but I was always late to the party. I remember a fellow photographer mentioning to look out for swirls in the water. I walked along the boardwalk, spotted the swirls, and then watched them devour dozens of crayfish over the next hour. This picture was shot at ISO 100,000; it would have been impossible just a few years ago!

Raccoon Playing A Little Hide & Seek

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White-tailed Buck

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White-tailed Buck in Full Velvet

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is one of my favorite buck pictures. He emerged from the woods very early in the morning, so I had to use a slow shutter speed and spray-and-pray. I had set up on a stool in the open field just before sunrise, hoping for some deer to show up, but I didn’t expect this guy.

White-tailed Buck Looking For Love

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

White-tailed Buck Shedding Velvet

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White-tailed Buck, during the rut

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I shot this on Thanksgiving Day. I was just about to head home when I spotted this guy chasing a doe through the woods. He was so close, and the light was only breaking through a narrow part of the canopy. I had no time to back up, but I still love how it came out with the contrast of light and shadow.

White-tailed Doe & Fawn

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White-tailed Doe & Her Twins

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I had been trying to capture this doe and her twins for several weeks, and finally I saw them. I spotted them from a distance and took a gamble on where they would go next. That gamble paid off. I watched the fawns frolic around their mom, and then for a brief moment they slowed down for this tender scene.

White-tailed Fawn

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White-tailed Fawn Twins

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