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COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All photographs appearing on this site are the property of Michael Furtman. These photographs are protected by U.S. copyright laws and have been registered with the U.S. Copyright office. They are not to be downloaded or reproduced in any way, without written permission. By entering this site you accept these terms.
One-on-One Photography Instruction Information Here
Welcome!
From this page you can access various wildlife and nature photo pages.
Click on a gallery
below, which will open a new browser page.
To return here, simply close that page!
This page and the following galleries
are best viewed at a resolution of at least 1024 x 768.
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my Facebook Page. Frequent Photo Updates There!
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My Photos On Magazine Covers
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NOTE -- I WILL BE
GRADUALLY SWITCHING MY PHOTO GALLERIES FROM HTML TO FLASH-BASED.
IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE ADOBE FLASH PLAYER, YOU'LL NEED TO DOWNLOAD IT
HERE.
This new gallery is a collection of images of non-shorebird, non-waterfowl water birds, such as rails, gulls, cranes and herons. Enjoy! |
Shorebirds aren't just for those folks who live near the ocean. Over time, I've photographed many species along the shores of Lake Superior and on the wetlands and waterways of my home state of Minnesota, nearby Wisconsin, and the potholes of the prairie. Enjoy!
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These beautiful little birds are as difficult to photograph as they are lovely to look at. Fast moving, tiny, and frequently in thick cover, getting these warbler images for you to enjoy was fun but challenging! |
PERCHING BIRDS |
Here's a new collection of recent photos of both Gray
and Red foxes taken near my home in Duluth. Enjoy!
Fox Kits! |
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 WATERFOWL I've been in love with waterfowl since I was a child, and they are a favorite subject for my photography. Now all my waterfowl images can be seen in the following gallery, with sub-galleries for each species or group. I hope you enjoy them! |
OTTERS AND TURTLES AND MOOSE -- OH MY! This wildlife gallery contains everything from otters to moose to turtles. Enjoy!
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My gallery of ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, pheasants and turkeys.
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The Sax-Zim Bog is a wild area in northern Minnesota, not far from where I live. It is a magnet for those interested in seeing boreal and other northern birds. I've collected some shots taken over the last few years in this new gallery.
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Feeling a bit
like Spiderman, I started, in the summer of 2006, climbing around on rooftops taking photos of
the peregrine falcons that nest on the side of the Greysolon Plaza in
Downtown Duluth. I've followed them for a few years now, and the gallery
above tells their story. |
I've been
photographing white-tailed deer for years. All all of these
photos are of wild deer in unfenced woodlands. None are of captive
animals. Here's a gallery
of these remarkable animals in winter, spring, summer and fall. Enjoy! |
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My heart was lost early in life to the magic of Canoe Country! Take a look at this gallery and you'll see why.
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I am fortunate to live and work in a beautiful and wild city. All of the wildlife photos in this gallery were shot in Duluth, or in the St. Louis River Estuary (meaning a few are from neighboring Superior Wisconsin).
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I am now offering individualized photography instruction. If you want to master your camera, I can help! Click HERE for details. |
Photography Tips! Want to learn more about digital photography, digital editing, what equipment or computer programs work and don't work? Confused about PPI, DPI, Resolution and the rest? Then Click HERE for my Digital Photography News and Views section. |
 Flowers and Insects What's there to say? They are everywhere, they are beautiful, and we're lucky to have them!
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Now you can order fine art prints of any photograph in these galleries. To learn more, just click HERE. |
Looking To Try Photo
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EDITORS:
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there
are no images of captive animals (other than of my dog!) on this website. Wildlife photography, in my opinion, besides producing beautiful images, serves vital purposes. It portrays animals in their natural setting performing natural behaviors, which educates the public. And by extension, showing these creatures in the places they live doing the things they naturally do, real wildlife photography encourages conservation of the habitats in which they thrive. There is no guarantee that rental animals are behaving in a natural manner, even when placed in a natural setting. While a stunning photo of a rent-a-wolf or some other animal may encourage the viewer to support conservation, there is also the risk that by making these photos so common (there are literally tens of thousands of images out there of wolves, mountain lions, and other animals whose habitat has shrunk) people may assume that because the images are numerous, the animals and their habitats are numerous and secure. Nothing is further from the truth. If you are about to purchase a photo for your wall, or for your magazine, you owe it to yourself to find out if the animal was captive and the scene staged. I believe the portrayal of captive animals as wild animals is no different than passing off a work of fiction as non-fiction.
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Please note! There are no free images available on this site. All images are protected by copyright and remain the legal property of the photographer. None of the material on this site should be considered public domain. Many of these images are invisibly watermarked and this website logs all unauthorized attempts to remove images without permission. Any attempt to download images without the permission of the owner is considered theft and will be vigorously pursued as such.
The images on display on this site are, however, available by license to
genuine commercial users, and as prints to consumers. Commercial
interests should contact me
HERE. Individuals
interested in fine art prints should read
THIS. |
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