Cape petrel in flight over the Southern Ocean. #birds #🪶

The rufous-tailed hummingbird is a vibrant, medium-sized species I photographed in Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #hummingbird #hummingbirds

Now this is what I call a hansome bird! I photographed this brush stone -curlew in Australia back in Feburary. Don't you just love those large eyes and artistic plumage patterns? #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #australia #curlews

Blue penguin photographed near Dunedin New Zealand. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #penguin #penguins

Photographed this sacred kingfisher in New Zealand earlier this year. Such a noble looking bird! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #kingfisher #kingfishers

A 2 hour time lapse of sunset along the Oregon Coast. Interesting to see the dynamics of the marine layer as it ebbs and flows in varying directions. #oregon #oregoncoast #sunset #manzanita

As I raised my long lens to photograph this California Scrub Jay from afar, I captured this cold icy stare from the bird.. as if to say "get off my lawn!"😀 #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #jays #bluejays #corvids #scrubjay

Photographed this paradise shelduck in New Zealand. Check out this and over 250 birds on my website- in the gallery "Spectacular Birds of Our Planet". Link: | www.ospimages.net/spectacularb... #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #ducks #waterfowl

Pileated Woodpecker- Head rotoates 180 degrees to EITHER side, allowing for a total range of 270 degrees helps them scan for predators, locate prey, and maneuver while excavating trees. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #woodpecker #woodpeckers

This bird has eluded me for years. Hours spent in frozen Canadian fields- no snowy owls! So, I guess and art piece will have to do: pencil, ink, Posca pens. Sometimes art opens up possibilities. #🪶 #birds #drawing #birding #blueskyday #art #naturephotography #birdphotography #owls #owl #snowyowl

Violet sabrewing! Incredibly large wingspan up to 5.9 inches long, largest of any hummingbird species found in Costa Rica. Incredibly fast fliers and highly aerobatic. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #hummingbird #hummingbirds #costarica

Photographed this lovely chestnut-breasted mannikin in Austrailia back in Jan. Known as the "bully bird", but also known to assist other bird neighbors in nest-buildering. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #mannikins #austalia #mannikin

Gentoo Penguins engaged in their mating ritual. From my Antarctica trip during Austral Spring. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #penguin #penguins #antarctica

Photographed this beautiful pied heron earlier this year in Queensland Australia. I love birds with interesting "hairsyles". This one I classify as the "punk rock look". #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #herons #Heron #australia

I photographed this beautiful brown thrasher along the Gulf Coast of Florida. Who named this bird anyway?....How cruel to tag this beautiful, gentle. loving bird with such a name!😀 #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #mockingbird #mockingbirds

Northern Gannets nesting-highrise living at it's best! Tough shot as it was from a zodiac on a rolling ocean with 600mm lens. In Iceland's Westman Islands. It's amazing to see the chicks are much darker to provide camaflauge against predators. #birds #🪶 #gannets #naturephotography #iceland #birding

I captured this northern mockingbird on Florida's Gulf coast. The latin name is Mimus polyglottos, which literally translates to “many-tongued mimic.” She does 200 other bird calls! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #mockingbird #mockingbirds

Blue penguin with hatchling! This bird was nesting in a narrow space between the ground and deck of our cabin near Dunedin, NZ. Light through the deck joints was enough for photo. #🪶 #penguin #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #nz #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #penguins

Macro photo of water drops on a tiger swallowtail wing. I love the power of the lens to reveal details that may go unseen, like the scales revealed with the drops serving as tiny lenses to show the details! #nature #butterfly #butterflies #macrophotogrpahy #naturephotogrpahy #swallowtail #birds

Now THIS is what I call a black swan event😀! This photo from January this year in New Zealand along Cook Stait...a not so uncommon gathering during the breeding season in the Austral Summer. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #swans #blackswan

Red-headed manakin. Despite their bold coloring, they’re surprisingly elusive, often foraging solo in the mid-canopy of the rainforest. I snapped off about 100 frames to get this and a couple other decent shots-most were a jumble of leaves! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #art #owls #owl

I shot this beautiful short-eared owl on a birding outing up in the Skagit Valley of WA state earlier this year. I love it when a bird's name makes sense. Although... those tufts on the head are not really ears at all! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #art #owls #owl

"Barn Owl Nurture" One of my mixed media encaustic paintings sold at Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA. On wood fibers,with Ink, colored pencil, watercolor and beeswax. Part of a collection of works created in theme of "Parentage" #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #art #owls #barnowl #owl

The lesser goldfinch- a burst of sunshine with a surprisingly bold personality. It’s one of the smallest true finches in the world at just 3.5 to 4.7 inches long and weighing less than half an ounce! 🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #bluesky #photography #finches #goldfinch #finch

The beautiful Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, photographed back in February in Queensland Australia. I learned that they are facing major challenges due to habit loss and competion for resources. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #bluesky #photography #cockatoo #cockatoos #tropicalbirds

Gentoo pengins in a snowstorm. Spring is in the air in Antarctica! From my 2023 trip. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #bluesky #photography #penguins #penguins #gentoo

Australian brush turkey! Part of a 30 mil.-year-old lineage, show nesting and chick traits that mirror dinosaurs; scientists study them to understand how early birds may have used immature wings to climb before flight evolved. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #bluesky #photography #turkeys

All for one and one for all! Captured this interesting postioning of 3 king penguins on my trip to South Georgia Island. Reminds me a bit of the old "3 Muskateers" movies. #🪶 #penguin #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #antarctica #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #penguins

Ring-necked palarope photographed in Iceland. In this bird the roles are reversed. The more brightly colored females mate, lay eggs and then leave the maile behind to raise chicks! #🪶 #phalarope #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #icelandic #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #iceland

"Marsh Fishing 101"-This is one my recent pieces of avian art that was sold at Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA in the International Miniature show. Watercolor, ink, encaustic wax. #🪶 #kingfisher #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #birdart #bluesky #miniatureart #blueskyday #naturephotograph #art

The Royal Spoonbill...Their spoon-shaped bill isn’t just for show, it’s packed with papillae, allowing them to detect prey by feel while sweeping through murky water. #🪶 #spoonbill #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #spoonbills #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #newzealand

Downy Woodpecker-During breeding season pairs perform a fluttering display with wings held high, mimicking the flight of a butterfly as they chase each other through the trees! #🪶 #woodpecker #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #woodpeckers #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #dryobates

“Ki-deah! Ki-deah!” This Killdeer makes this loud, piercing call that I find entrancing. To protect chicks it tilts itself sideways, feigning a broken wing, and limp away most pitifully. #🪶 #killdeer #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #eagles #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #plover

The intricate undercariage of a juvinile bald eagle in flight. Easily mistaken for a golden eagle, they not get the distintive white head feathers until about 5 year of age. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #eagles #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #eagle

I captured this sandhill crane pair as they were emerging from the willows near Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory, CA #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #cranes #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #sandhillcranes

The beautiful Sacred Kingfisher of New Zealand. Beyond fish, they feast on a variety of creatures including Lizards, insects, spiders, crabs, mice and even small birds! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #kingfishers #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #kingfisher

Ahhh, the sween morning chorus 🎶 of the cactus wren! Largest wren in the US and state bird for Arizona. Captured this beauty near Joshua Tree NP. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #cactuswren #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #wrens #troglodytidae

Colors are the smiles of nature! Bay-headed tanager from my Costa Rica Trip. Burgundy crown fades into turquoise and mossy green- perfectly balanced for an artist’s eye! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #tanagers #bluesky #photography #Thraupidae #blueskyday #naturephotograph #tanager

I captured this great blue heron photo as she flew overhead along Netarts Bay in Oregon. It is always fascinating to see the interesting and detailed anatomical features of a bird from below! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #gbheron #herons

The amazing northern mockingbird! The latin name is Mimus polyglottos, which literally translates to “many-tongued mimic.” This bird is known to immitate over 200 other bird calls! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #mockingbird #mockingbirds

Photograhed this beautiful Whimbrel in flight near Manzanita, along the Oregon Coast! 1/1000 second exposure captured the body sharply with a bit of motion blur on the wings. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #Oregoncoast #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #whimbrels #shorebirds

The Blue-and Yellow Macaw. I love it when a bird name perfectly matches it's plumage! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #nz #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #macaw #macaws

Captured this photo of a beautiful yellow-eyed penguin preening near Dunedin, NZ back in February! These guys are endangered, and not often seen, so lucky to get this photo! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #nz #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #penguin #genguins

From Austrailia earlier this year: eclectus parrots, an example of contrast in nature. Males emerald green with splashes of blue & red, while females wear a bold ruby red coat with deep purple accents. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #aus #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #parrots

Welcome swallows can drink water while flying—a rare skill among birds. It swoops low over lakes and scoops up water (and insects) with its bill mid-flight- shot in New Zealand earlier this year. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #nz #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #swallows

Backyard bird- Lucky to have eagles that come to perch on our Sitka Spruce tree! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #eagles #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #eagle #baldeagle #raptor #raptors

Any aeronautical engineers out there? If so, would love an explanation of how the toucan can even fly! 😀 Seems that large bill would result in a nosedive, not graceful flight like this. 🤔 #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #costarica #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #toucans

Photograhed this Blackburnian Warbler in Costa Rica last year. The male’s throat blazes with a vivid orange hue so intense it almost glows like a flame in the forest canopy! #warblers #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #costarica #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #parulidae

The beautiful Rainbow Lorikeet! These birds have specialized papillae on their tongues, like tiny bristles, which allow them to lap up nectar and pollen like hummingbirds! #hummingbirds #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #parrots #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #lorikeets

From Costa Rica- The lesser violetear flashes violet cheek patches to dazzle rivals and charm mates in misty mountain forests. Males trill nonstop marking their territory. #hummingbirds #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #hummingbird #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #art