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Life Living Life Photography Patrick Lothian
• Self taught wildlife photographer since June 2021
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Been out of touch. Here's a pic my gf took of me being silly as an apology!
03/17/2024

Been out of touch. Here's a pic my gf took of me being silly as an apology!

02/12/2023

Hey!

I've become out of touch with my photography, even with being an artist really. I'm unsure why. For the past few weeks I have been trying to work up the courage to return to, from what I can remember, that which I loved dearly. What makes matters worse is I am actually home nearly all the time.

Lately I have been focusing on work, my beautiful and exceptional girlfriend, nearly 1 yr old son, and both improving and maintaining my mental and physical health. 2022 was a beautifully disastrous combination of the greatest and joyous year of my life, as well as the darkest, lowest, shame and guilt ridden I have ever been due to my lifelong struggle with mental health issues. I have "beaten" it and am now becoming me again.

I wish life was as simple as "this is when i can get some photos ready to share"... but sadly, for me it's not. Let alone the fact I have literally 32,000 photos to go through, and I am backed up and catching up from October of 2021...

You can consider this post a tiny, baby-step in the right direction though. While many things in life seem so uncertain there is one thing that stands out clear and true. I do want to come back. I want to improve. I want to get my work out their and share my passion on a personal and professional level. My frustration is beginning to outweigh whatever mental wall has been built up by time/money and the general tedium that comes with living comfortably in society. So much so that here I am.. with this post.

Please forgive me for wasting so much precious time.

Thank you for enjoying the work I share, the experiences in life I've been fortunate enough to capture moments of.

Thank you for tolerating my occasional sarcastic captions that do not translate well through text.

Thank you for sticking around and reading this.

Appreciation I truly couldn't put into words.

Sincerely,
Patrick Lothian

10/31/2022

I am unsure why my page has been flagged for violating commumity standards. Please do not brigade my page. No need for trolls ty 🥰

October 6th, 2021Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisSome of these photos are certainly better than others, and my focus was...
09/13/2022

October 6th, 2021
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

Some of these photos are certainly better than others, and my focus was all over the place. As you can imagine, I was quite sidetracked.

And yes, I am milking this encounter for several days. I found an opportunity to shift positions after this series of shots, so the rest of the shots will atleast be from a different angle lol.

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Sony A7III
Sigma 100-400
North Andover, MA, USA
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October 6th, 2021Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisAfter crushing the chipmunk with its talons it changed the position of ...
09/12/2022

October 6th, 2021
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

After crushing the chipmunk with its talons it changed the position of it, and to my surprise the very first thing it did was rip the chipmunks head clean off.

It then played with it for a short while, and swallowed it whole. It then turned to me, looked down the barrel of my lens, and winked at me. I s**t you not.

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Sony A7III
Sigma 100-400
North Andover, MA, USA
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October 6th, 2021Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisHere is some more from the same encounter as I posted yesterday. I am s...
09/12/2022

October 6th, 2021
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

Here is some more from the same encounter as I posted yesterday. I am so happy to have had this opportunity.

Tomorrow I will begin to show photos that may be graphic to some, as the bird begins to actually eat the chipmunk.
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Sony A7III
Sigma 100-400
North Andover, MA, USA
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October 6th, 2021Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisI saw this hawk sitting on the flood lights for one of the school field...
09/11/2022

October 6th, 2021
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

I saw this hawk sitting on the flood lights for one of the school fields in town, and got there right before it took off. I thought I missed the opportunity to photograph it, but it flew right up to this perch with a chipmunk in it's talons. Where I was didn't allow for the greatest composition in the world, but I didn't want to risk spooking it and interrupting it's meal.

Gonna post a lot of this guy while going through more photos, so I hope you love bighawks!

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Sony A7III
Sigma 100-400
North Andover, MA, USA

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October 21st, 2021Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxOne of two species of night heron in the US. I believe t...
06/10/2022

October 21st, 2021
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax

One of two species of night heron in the US. I believe this one to be a juvenile black-crowned because of the yellowish bill and streaking. If anybody more knowledgeable disagrees please let me know!

First time I had ever seen one, and it was very short lived. Did the best I could with the low light and fast flight.

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Sony A7III
Sigma 100-400
North Andover, MA, USA

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October 21st, 2021Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritumAlso cormorant morning because I am very bad at this lol. T...
06/10/2022

October 21st, 2021
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum

Also cormorant morning because I am very bad at this lol. This was my very sudden attempt at capturing the moment they departed. I had just begun focusing on a muskrat in the distance when this occurred and I scrambled to change the settings and try to get it.

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Sony A7III
Sigma 100-400
North Andover, MA, USA

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October 21st, 2021Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritumI guess this is cormorant day because I forgot to post this...
06/09/2022

October 21st, 2021
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum

I guess this is cormorant day because I forgot to post this one with the last ones.

This is the same individual as the last photos, just later in the day and now drying off after diving.
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Sony A7III
Sigma 100-400
North Andover, MA, USA

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October 21st, 2021Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritumHeavily cropped photos from quite a distance at my favorite...
06/09/2022

October 21st, 2021
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum

Heavily cropped photos from quite a distance at my favorite place to watch them locally. Haven't seen them back there this year sadly, and I think it's due to the new development right off to one side of the small pond.

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Sony A7III
Sigma 100-400
North Andover, MA, USA

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October 20th, 2021KilldeerCharadrius vociferusHere are some more pictures of the killdeer at various times throughout th...
06/08/2022

October 20th, 2021
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus

Here are some more pictures of the killdeer at various times throughout the day. There were a male and female pair here most of the evening and I just love watching them do their thing.

I found a nesting site several miles away, I am sadly uncertain if this years attempt was successful for them.
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Sony A7III
Sigma 100-400
North Andover, MA, USA

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