Miscellaneous

A Marine Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II jet aircraft passing overhead.
Marine Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Cross Timbers Trail footbridge, Fort Worth, TX, December 11, 2021
Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 Lens, 600 mm, ISO-1000, f/7.1, 1/2500 sec.

I was out shooting waterfowl when this aircraft started flying around overhead. I managed to get some shots of it and surprisingly, it did not scare off the critters. It does say “Marines” under its wing, so it might have migrated up from the Gulf of Mexico.

C-130 U.S. Air Force transport plane flying directly overhead at a low altitude.
C-130, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX, April 5, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-5000; f/8; 1/2000 sec.

While out trying to shoot a hummingbird, this U.S. Air Force C-130 kept flying around in the distance. I got a few shots at various distances as it circled around. Then I heard it come by low and overhead from behind me. I was barely able to get it in the viewfinder it was so close (and I was zoomed to 500 mm).

Commercial jet flying high overhead with two contrails behind it.
Jet flying, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, June 11, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/1600 sec.

I am starting to sense a theme to my miscellaneous photo section. Here is another aircraft, although I am not sure what type as it was very high in the air. Zoomed in there is some blue writing on it, so perhaps in the future I will be able to identify the airline and type of aircraft.

Spider web shining in the morning sun.
Spider Web, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, October 1, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-4000; f/8; 1/800 sec.

And I break the theme with this spider web. There was no spider present, so it didn’t fit with the other animals. However, this web was just shining in the early morning sun and I thought it would make a nice picture.

Yellow sign with a bear graphic and the words "Black bear have been spotted here. Be alert and secure all food and trash."
Bear sign, Black Mesa State Park, Kenton, Ok, October 19, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-320; f/9; 1/1000 sec.

This sign was reassuring as I arrived at Black Mesa State Park in Oklahoma for a few nights of camping. Never did see a bear.

F-16 flying low overhead, fully loaded with landing gear down.
F-16, Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell, NM, November 9, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/400 sec. +0.3 exposure bias.
F-16 flying overhead. It was very loud.
F-16, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, January 7, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 661 mm; ISO-200; f/10; 1/500 sec.
Chinook Helicopter flying in the distance over eastern Oahu.
Chinook Helicopter, Diamond Head, Honolulu, HI, January 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Evidence of the roosting spot of a Barn Owl. This photo was taken in complete darkness but illuminated with a headlamp. A juvenile Long-eared owl was heard in the distance.
Barn Owl evidence, 18 Calle Temisa, Lanzarote, Canarias, Spain, July 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 109 mm; ISO-51,200; f/4.5; 1/60 sec.

Our guide was told that a Barn Owl roosted at this location. Evidence of the roosting spot is shown although the owl was a no-show. This photo was taken in complete darkness but illuminated with a headlamp. A juvenile Long-eared owl was heard in the distance.

Clock tower at night in the town of Teguise on Lanzarote, Spain. The sky is black but the tower is illuminated.
Clock Tower, Teguise, Lanzarote, Canarias, Spain, July 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 128 mm; ISO-51,200; f/4.5; 1/60 sec.

While on our pursuit of owls, we came across this clock tower at night in the town of Teguise on Lanzarote, Spain.