Wednesday Walk a Visit to Allens Pond

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Wednesday Walk a Visit to Allens Pond

This post if for Wednesday walk challenge And Make me Smile Collaboration challenge, initially our collaboration was once a month but due to the popularity of it we have decided to make the collab a weekly thing :)

Any questions about the challenge read the guide at the Bottom of the post ;)

For todays walk I am sharing some images from a walk I took at the Allen's Pond Wildlife Sanctuary I took recently

I will share this first shot, so its the thumbnail and will talk about it later in the post


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A little bit about the sanctuary which is along the Border between Dartmouth and Westport MA

Spanning hundreds of acres of protected beach, fields, woodlands, pond, and marsh, Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary was created by generous families who opted to conserve their land. Extensive trail systems offer ocean and pond views from many vantage points and afford visitors a full day of walking and birding.

At the start of the walk after I parked the car, I came to this intersection, from having looked at the tail map online when planning to visit here, I knew I wanted to start by taking the trail to the right heading to the beach to catch the sunrise first


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And glad I did it was a lovely sunrise, and a nice beach, although quite rocky as since I got there before sunrise in the blue hour it was fairly dark and I had to be careful walking over the rocks initially till more light came up.
I spent a bit of time walking back and forth along the beach catching images of the sunrise, I have only edited this one so far, but will get to the others for a future post at some stage


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Walking in from the beach on one of the trail I got this view of the Pond it was so beautiful in the early morning light


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I then walked back to the beach, and made my way back to the car


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The reason I wanted to go back to the car, was I wanted to take my bigger lens with me for a walk though the other trails in the hope of catching some shots of birds, whether I did or not I will reveal tomorrow

Well I guess I gave it away I didn't get many but enough for a post tomorrow LOL

Walking along the trail I came to a curve in the frail and spotted this fawn which looked at me but stayed there long enough for me to get a couple of shots, then its Mum noticed me and off they dashed

The first image was at ISO 16000 and this one at ISO 10000, reminds me how happy I am with how this camera performs at high ISO levels and still get reasonable shots

Now I could have used different settings but i had it setup for catching images of birds if I saw one fly by and made a quick adjustment of the settings but not to much as I didn't want to miss the shot


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and to finish off this post a Rabbit I saw on the trail

It was a beautiful trail and I will revisit there and walk the trails with a wide lens at some stage


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Wednesday Walk is a challenge started by me, the idea is to get out for a short walk and get some shots of what you can see within a short distance of your home office or wherever you start. And this is my entry for this week, but first, let me explain the challenge.

This is my post for the Wednesday Walk challenge hosted by myself, let me first explain the guidelines

Try and get out once a week for a short walk, can be from your office, home or anywhere really and walk for a few blocks or a few minutes looking for things to get shots of.

Your walk does not have to be on a Wednesday I just ask if possible to share your walk photos on a Wednesday.

Try and get a few shots not just one

Add a bit of a write up about where you walked

Just one Wednesday Walk tagged post a week

You can look for anything in general or decide on one subject you want to get shots off.

Make a point of looking around and up and see what you can find to get shots of that otherwise you may miss

Do a post with the shots you get on a Wednesday and tag it with #wednesdaywalk, also if you happen to join, please leave a link to your post in a comment on this post and I will try and visit them all, especially if its not one of the first 5 tags or I may miss seeing it .

Following me and re-Hiving the post so more see it would be appreciated but isn't a rule just a suggestion.

I am not strict on these rules and hence why they are called guidelines and not rules

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c. Please include at least 50 Words in your post

I hope a few of you may find this an interesting challenge and decide to join in.


unless stated otherwise all photos used in my posts are taken and owned by myself, if you wish to use any of my images please contact me.

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Your shots are really so beautiful!
I couldn't stop staring at these photos. 😅
The sanctuary must be a very nice place!

thanks so much so kind of you to say I loved this place and no doubt will revisit it many times

If I'll be there too, I guess I'll also visit that place a lot of times 😅

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Wow that deer and rabbit, especially the deer! It looks like Bambi from Disney haha! Superb shots!

thanks so much I have seen deer many a time off in the distance or running of the trail was so glad to catch a few shots of this one, and yes I thought of Bambi as well

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These are stunning photos! Both your photos, capturing the morning light over the beach and the pond, are amazing!

And your photo of the little fawn...almost gives the impression of being 3-dimensional...

I really do admire your work!

thats such a kind comment and truly appreciated

I was so happy to be able to get some shots of that deer ;)

🙂👍

This is great I gues I should give it a trial the next time and go for a Wednesday walk.. nice shot man👍👍

Cheers
have a great day

And you also friend

The first image was at ISO 16000 and this one at ISO 10000, reminds me how happy I am with how this camera performs at high ISO levels and still get reasonable shots

This is very good in low light photography. You can take good photos in low light conditions, including night. But if more light is present, then a lower ISO is better, because the photo will be more detailed. But with higher ISO, there will be more noise in the photo.

Probably you already know this, but this could be a new thing for people, who are beginning to learn (or interested in) photography.

you raise a very good point and as you say it may be helpful for others now thinking about it I should have said somehting similar in my post

Great photos! My wife and I have been seeing a lot of fawns like that lately. Must just be that time of year when they still have their spots and all. We came across quite a few of them waiting to cross the road in the UP.

I have seen many as well but normally in the distance and through trees was nice to be able to catch some shots of this one

That really is a cracking shot of the wee deer!
Beautiful captures as always Jay.

thanks so much, I has seen signs of the deer and seen them running in the woods but not to get a shot of them, I was so happy to get these shots of this little one

You did brilliant to capture the shot. We have two little ones in the woods near us, but I have only seen glimpses through the trees and never seen them still!

Thanks I got lucky to be honest I was walking the trail and as I turned a corner I saw it in the distance and snapped a couple of shots a little bit later the mother saw m and off they went

hehe I believe we often make our luck. The fact you were on the trail was not luck, nature is amazing and I bet you were smiling for joy at seeing it😁

yes thats true of course, getting out often walking and checking out new places increases my chance of spotting something cool to get photos of ;)

and ohh yes I was smiling for sure ;)

Absolutely it does!

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Hi, @tattoodjay, I love to know the Allens pond, congratulations for all the photos, they are beautiful, I was fascinated with this walk, thanks for sharing.

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Happy Wednesday, good morning thank you so much for selecting my post last week.

Thank you for giving us those special photos of your walks.

MOst welcome and have a great day

What a wonderful captures of the deer @tattoodjay also the rabbit at the end. Even though the settings were great for it. They came out pretty perfect 😎
You did well by going first to the beach. What a sunrise you caught there. Soooo beautiful.
Also the pond with the green grasses and that sky. Just stunning.
Thanks for sharing… I will try to add my post later and link it here 🤓
My Paris photos are toooo many to go through now I think. Maybe I choose a few… will see with what I end up with. 😉
Enjoy your day today!
Hope all is well 😊

thanks so much, I love this sanctuary I plan to go back there again soon when the pollen/tree allergy counts drop a bit staying away from woods till after my small procedure on Monday

You are so welcome @tattoodjay 😁
It is lovely and the greenery around just wonderful.
I understand. Hope nothing worrying. Take care!

I managed a post today YAY
Here is the link: Walk around a little part of Paris ~ seeing a Canal boat going through the locks - Canal Saint-Martin, Paris France 🇫🇷

nothing to worry about just a check /procedure i should have had a few years ago but with moving my Wifes broken hip etc I have put it off

Off to visit your post shortly :)

Ok, good to hear @tattoodjay
Still take care! Have a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹

Thanks 😎 just been grocery shopping after our work. So now the fridge is full again. We arrived to late last night to get anything. But I always have something, but nothing fresh…

thank you
more worried for my wife she has had terrible tooth ache for almost two weeks now only got to see a dentist today even though we called when it started and now she has an infection and getting the tooth pulled on Friday

I hate dentists and even though she was the patient today I was nervous as hell LOL

good you were able to stock up

You are welcome @tattoodjay
O no… I feel her pain. That’s so horrible she couldn’t go earlier. Had that a few times happen. I’m afraid for dentists… don’t like needles 😖
So sorry to hear. Hopefully she can manage until it gets pulled. After that the healing can start.
Take care both of you 🤗

Thanks, yep… always good to do that especially after being away for a while.

She has touched it out so far and is now on antibiotics which will bring down the infection so she will make it to Friday

I don’t mind needles but the sounds in a dentist makes me cringe lol

I love the picture of the fallow deer, beautiful. I must try and do a Wednesday walk, although it's more likely to be a Wednesday mobility scooter ride. It doesn't have quite the same ring to it!

thanks I was so happy to get some shots of that little deer

would be nice to see you join, there are others who sometimes join who have restricted mobility, its all about enjoying whatever you can do :)

Jay, your walks are always so magical and these photos are stunning as always.

thanks thats so kind of you to say I am lucky to have some beautiful spots to visit in this area

Happy #wednesdaywalk 🙂 Beautiful shot of the deer. Looks like a very nice wildlife sanctuary. Wide range of habitat from the beach to the pond. And of course your sunrise photography is always awesome 👍

thanks for the visit, i was glad to find out about this place and visit it, I loved it and only explored a part of the trails, I plan to head back there and see more of it for sure

You are an early bird capturing the colourful beginning of the morning!
Very nice walking!

Nice shoots!

thanks so much and yes indeed I am an early bird most days I am wide awake by or before 4AM

Nice, I did 5:00 AM last year till beginning some winter. but year I don't arrive to get out at 5 or 6. It was nice to see the beginning of morning. I will try some days during summer vacation.

Funny thing is since i retired two years ago I have tried to learn how to sleep in especially in Winter but its a habit I just cannot break

Totally right, we learn as our body tell us. I remember those days i woke early but i have to sleep at least at 11 pm.
Usually I sleep late after midnight.
Have a great day @tattoodjay

I used to also go to bed late between 11 and midnight and still get up at 4, now I go to sleep when my wife does at (PM and generally wake around 3 AM

Nice. So how many hours do you need to sleep as minimum?

These days I generally get close to 6 hours each night and often have an hour nap during the day, whicjh works for me and is more than I used to get in my 40's LOL

Stunning scenery! The freshness and colors of the morning are like a breath of fresh air. It is so amazing that you go out every day, to seek out the best of nature as you are making your steps for the day. It is the very act of searching every avenue that gets you brilliant results. The sometimes off-the-beaten-path (and on it!) gets you stunning views of beach sunrises the wildlife that you happen upon and the unique hidden hiking trails.

The view of the pond was gorgeous and of course, the little deer! What a great capture! I will tune in tomorrow!!!! For sure!

Thanks for sharing your #WednesdayWalk! Trying to piece mine together!

I do love the variety of places I can explore around here, and yes most days I do get out early, not today as it was raining

some trips like this one to Allens pond turn out so well with a nice sunrise and catching a few shots oof the deer. others not so much

yesterday I decided to check out a little Island called Gooseberry Island about a 35 mInute drive from home, got there by about 4:30 good time to catch the sunrise only to find the gates across the road to the island arent opened to 8AM, a bit frustrating but went to a nearby beach instead

Have a great day

Isn't it great when it does turn out that way? It seems like nothing can go wrong! That almost makes up for the days when nothing goes right. :)

I thought a lot of the public beaches where they check local stickers are closed. They don't want to miss out on any tax revenue! :) Did you go back to Gooseberry once it was opened? 4:30? I was awake. Does that count? Or only if I have sand between my toes by then?

Thank you! I had a great day!

OHh yes indeed, we have to accept we have days that go right and days that go wrong, I think the key is to strive and find something positive either way :)

Yes many of the beaches here are resident sticker parking only, but generally early morning they do not mind, that said I almost got a ticket this morning at a Beach in Marion, I saw a car stopped behind mind and walked over to check it out, it was a police officer, and when he saw I was taking photos he said good thing you walked over I was about to give you a ticket, the beach doesn't open till after sunrise, so I got lucky ;)

and yes 4:30 counts :)

I always see your photography work is very extraordinary. I hope your Wednesday is using Mr. @tatoodjay

Thanks so much its a hobby I get a lot of pleasure from

continue your hobby @tattoodjay

Ohh I will :)

What great shots with that lens. Love the morning light and of course the deer!

thanks I am putting that lens to good use of recent :)

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thanks for sharing your link :)

Hello, Bambi! :D :D

What an awesome place that is! It definitely looks like a sanctuary from the marvelous photos you have shared with us. It felt peaceful and calm.

Here is my Wednesday Walk for this week :) Cheers!

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!LOLZ first thing I thought of when I saw the fawn was Bambi :)

it truly is such a beautiful sanctuary I plan to visit it again sometime

thanks for sharing your link I think I visited it, but will double check :)

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Good morning and Ohh yes, I must admit when I saw the fawn I thought of Bambi, and for the rabbit Brer Rabbit, which I am not sure if thats disney or not lOL

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Good morning and Ohh yes, I must admit when I saw the fawn I thought of Bambi, and for the rabbit Brer Rabbit, which I am not sure if thats disney or not lOL

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Awesome images of a beautiful area, JJ 😊
The Bambi is so pretty - the photo as a lovely dreamy look 😍


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As soon as I saw the fawn I thought of Bambi and it was quite happy watching me as I took some shots of it, then the mother saw me and off they dashed

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Well - you did it again!

I don't know how you do it. heheheh not sure if you plan it that way???
to wow me, then Wow me... then WOW ME... then WOWWWWWWWW ME!!!!!!

HAHAHAHA the first picture - my gosh. how!!! how did you capture that beautiful little fawn?!?!?! oh my gosh - just posing for you there hehehehehe

and then the sunrise? they just kept getting more magical. i'm like oh no - this is the one here
and then i scroll and i'm l ike NO WAIT. hahahahaha

but the third one was definitely just exquisite.

love these - so want to actually see one of these sunrises with a nice morning walk with you someday! hehehehehe

Your always so kind I got lucky that morning with both the sunrise and that young deer posing for me

Luck is a big part of how I do it, second part is I head out early a lot way too early for some

Like now I am heading out after this comment at 4 AM. Was up at 3 and on Dreemport doing the guild work WOW it’s taking off this week so many post just finished me review a few minutes ago

Now about to get dressed and head out the door hoping for either a nice sunrise or lots of birds or even better both

Have a great day

The sunrise pictures from that sanctuary looking spectacular, I love the rabbit and the fawn, that fawn was starring at you with your camera and lens, probably its first time seeing a human. As always thank you for sharing and enjoy Thursday ahead :}

Thanks so much, yes the fawn was so calm just watching me watching it, once the mother spotted me off they went

That little deer really is the star of the show huh. Lovely pics bro, love that clear quality.

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Ohh yes for sure it is I was so lucky to see it and be able to get some shots of it :)

Isn't that Bambi? Lol. I've never seen a deer in real life and definitely would love to see one someday. The lake looks so peaceful, and the rabbit 🥵, I'd like to own that as a pet. It's so adorable.

!LOLZ Bambi was the first thing I thought when I saw it ;) I have been lucky to see a few deer recently but only got shots of this one so far

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Indeed you've been lucky. Have a great day.

you to have a good day

Lovely photography as usual but I saw this yesterday and thought, why is this posting on tuesday...somehow I lost a day and I thought it was wednesday until just now haha. That kind of week.

I wish I had my camera yesterday I was chasing a mink out of the chicken yard, pretty little creatures but terrible Chicken murderers.

I have had weeks like that as well, sometime sits hard to keep up with what day it is LOL

I dont think I have ever seen a mink myself

Oh my, these images are dope!!! The images of the sunrise are so beautiful, most especially the third one, I so much love it, I wish I could keep it 🤭.

You are really having a great time with your big lens because I'm so loving all the images you got from the trail.

Have a fabulous day @tattoodjay 💙.

thanks for your feedback and have a great day

You're welcome, you too have a beautiful day 💙.

Cheers👍🙂👍

Yeah, cheers 🍻.

Walking into the sunrise with much green around pond, lovely sea photography this time I enjoyed the antelope and rabbit. Knowing one can walk quietly enjoying everything on offer.

!LUV Enjoy the weekend look forward to the bird photography.

Thanks so much, I am still way behind in editing and preparing post, I MUST EDIT A FEW MORE BIRD PHOTOS

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