Saffron Finch, Hawaii intro from SA, Adult & immature, pet in SA #birds🪶 #finch #saffronfinch #hawaii #southamerica #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #photography

Laysan Albatrosses see previous Kauai at/near Kilauea Hunters&planes took millions they have recently spread to Hawaii to reproduce Near Threatened See my profile pic for closeup in flight. #birds #photography #Kauai #albatross #laysanalbatross #nestling #chick #wildlife #nature #birdphotography 🪶

Laysan Albatross and nestling N Kauai #birds #albatross #laysanalbatross #kauai #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #photography

Hawaiian 'Amakihi, a Hawaiian honeycreeper on Maui/Haleakala. #birds #amakihi #maui #hawaii #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography 🪶

Anhingas. Females, tan necks. One sunning to dry wings since they have no feather oil. NE FL 1 & 3 are the same bird Also #Snakebirds #birds #anhinga #nature #wildlife #naturephotography 🪶

Red-shouldered Hawk around Lake Martin LA. #birds🪶 #hawk #Red-shoulderedhawk #nature #birdphotography #raptor #wildlife

Waved Albatross, new egg: critically #endangered, only reproduces on a few islands (Española here) in Galápagos & 1 more off coast I loved this visit #albatross #wavedalbatross #galápagos #birds 🪶 #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #endangeredspecies

Iris, opening, Black and White. Something different from me. #iris #flower #flowerphotography

Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Santa Fe NM #hummingbird #broadtailedhummingbird #birds 🪶 #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #naturephotography

Collared Aracari, Tortuguero Costa Rica I loved visiting there. Our guides were magnificent-knowledgeable and great spotters. Even the boat drivers were great spotters. #birds #aracari #collaredaracari #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography

#Penguin comparison of 4 species I have been lucky enough to see in the wild. #Adéliepenguin, #Galápagospenguin, #Gentoopenguin, #Chinstrappenguin. Locations in Alt notes #birds #penguins #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #naturephotography

Black-crowned Night Herons in breeding season. Lake Martin LA #birds #nature #heron #blackcrownednightheron #photographersofbluesky #BirdoftheDay #wildlife #naturephotography 🪶

#KingPenguins & one juvy #Antarcticfurseal from my recent South Georgia trip Mention penguins & S GA here in NE FL and one gets quizzical looks Fur seals are more like #sealions than seals anatomically & genetically #birds #penguins #southgeorgia #naturephotography #wildlife #nature #furseal #seal

Blue-gray Tanager in the Costa Rican rainforest a few years back to restart my posting. Penguins soon. #tanager #blue-graytanager #costarica #wildlife #birds #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography 🪶

Antarctic Terns from my trip there several years ago. #birds #tern #antarctictern #antarctica #birdflight #nature #wildlife #naturephotography🪶

Flowers from my yard before birds. 2 Mandevilla from FL home, an Iris from MS then a Dipladenia. Just for the color and not birds. #flowers #mandevilla #dipladenia #iris #flowerphotos

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak NE MS some time ago. #birds #grosbeak #rosebreastedgrosbeak #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography 🪶

#LittleBlueHerons, one from the distant past (love the water) in Orlando. The Juvenile is from this Monday past in Bird Park, Ponte Vedra, FL. #birds #herons #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #birdphotography

Anhinga, relaxed female sitting on a post just 3m+ away from the boardwalk Bird Park, Ponte Vedra FL We did not worry her a bit Also "Snake Bird" #birds #anihnga #nature #wildlife #naturephotography

Until the developers developed we had Swallow-tailed Kites flying over our neighborhood😢 in NE FL #birds #kites #swallowtailedkites #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #naturephotopgraphy🪶

I liked this Tern's form in the air but I could not pull enough out of what I captured to make a nice natural pic of a Royal Tern so I went the other way and overdid my manipulation. #tern #birdart #birdphotography #nature

Some recent images from my yard and close by. #Canna Bud, #Mandevilla Bud for its delicate coloring and #GoldenOrbWeaver and #SpurredButterflypea the latter a weed on the edge of my yard. #Flowers #naturephotography #spider

"Angry Bird", (windblown bird) Green Heron Merritt Island I reserve the right to repost this in the future-a favorite #birds 🪶 #heron #greenheron #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography

Black-necked Stilts in flight (1 with crab) St Maarten A while back. #birds #stilt #blackneckedstilt #birdflight #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography

American Kestrel St Louis area: Mississippi River near lock & dam 26 #birds #kestrel #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #naturephotography 🪶

Gulf Fritillary on a Zinnia Monday's capture at Ponte Vedra library in the surrounding park Fill the page & expand them #butterfly #fritillary #gulffritillary #butterfly #zinnia #nature #wildlife #naturephotography

Boat Billed Heron In Costa Rica. Strange bill. Resembles Black-crowned night heron. Not in that genus. #birds #heron #boatbilledheron #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #birdphotography #nightheron

Canna Lilies 3 stages. 4 images in situ. My front yard. #flowers #canna #cannalily #orange #yellow #flowerphotography #flowerbud

Red-footed Booby in flight landing. Kauai #flyday #birds #booby #redfootedbooby #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #birdphotography

Great Egret in Flight Venice Rookery #birds #egret #greategret #birdflight #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #birdphotography

Willet stretching on Fort Clinch Beach Straight & not I hope someone likes these Best Large #birds #nature #birdart #wilett

Elon and Taco go at it Whoops, this is 2 Common Gallinules fighting over a lady in Lake Martin LA First image is wife Vicki's second is mine,why color balance different Observer represents the USA 😢 #birds 🪶 #gallinule #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #birdphotography #lakemartin

Gulf Fritillary just after eclosion from the chrysalis case it clings to. Hanging to dry and for the veins to fill. see the Alt tag for some info #butterfly #fritillary #gulffritillary #chrysalis #eclosion #nature #wildlife #naturephotography

Another"Hummingbird Moth" White Lined Sphinx Moth Santa Fe, wayback, no AI, all my photos #moth #hummingbirdmoth #whitelinedspinxmoth #nature #wildlife #sphinxmoth #naturephotography

Black Browed Albatross from the Southern Ocean near Antarctica 🪶 #birds #albatross #black-browedalbatross #wildlife #nature #southernocean #antarctica #naturephotography #birdphotography

For springtime, Great Blue Heron family with nestlings. Sad story in the Alt text April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land... 🪶 #birds#greatblueheron#heron#wildlife#nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #nestling

"Apapane on Maui Haleakala many years ago Hawaiian Honeycreeper #birds#apapane#'apapane#honeycreeper#nature#wildlife#hawaii #birdphotographer #naturephotographer #hawaiianhoneycreeper

Reddish Egret Disheveled. 🪶#birds#egret#reddishegret#nature#wildlife#naturephotography#birdphotography

Reddish Egret in Flight, Dauphin Island, ancient times. 🪶#birds#egret#reddishegret#wildlife#nature#flight#naturephotography#birdphotography

More from dusk yesterday. I like the involuting African Irises (cultivated). Note how the petals with the brown spots are further along. #flowers#iris#africaniris#paleyellow

Home pix today and past; Late today with little light so blurry a bit for today's #butterfly#blackswallowtail#swallowtail#caterpillar#milkweed#flower#passionflower

Sandwich Terns in Flight and greeting. Yellow tipped beak & black cap extending partway down the back of the neck Black legs & feet Florida 2014 Taken at breeding time (May) Another hashtag failure 🪶#birds#tern#sandwichtern#nature#wildlife#naturephotography#birdphotography

Pine Warbler Belden MS I seem to be in a hurry, forgetting hashtags 🪶 #birds#warbler#pinewarbler#wildlife#nature#birdphotography#naturephotography

Pine Warbler Belden MS

Sandwich Terns in Flight and greeting. Yellow tipped beak & black cap extending partway down the back of the neck Black legs & feet Florida 2014 Taken at breeding time (May)

The Gathering at Kicker Rock, Galápagos 2023 Nat Geo/Lindblad Endeavor II Last day in Galápagos 😢 #galápagos#kickerrock#sunset#photography#natgeo#lindblad

Red Tailed Hawk Krider's subspecies I took this picture in Bosque Del Apache NM many moons ago Likely ill since he was on the ground😢 Beautiful bird 🪶#birds#hawk#redtailedhawk#Kridershawk#Bosquedelapache#wildlife#nature#birdphotography

Queen butterfly yesterday Never saw & identified one Likely have seen them before though Smaller than Monarch 60% #butterfly#nature#wildlife#queenbutterfly#naturephotography

Our nest box had been quiet but I noticed some activity I can't tell much through the angled lanai screen Not bluebirds see previous bluebird accounting in my profile for typical nest Suggests a Titmouse See snakeskin & ALT #birds#nest#titmouse#wildlife#nature#birdphotography #naturephotography