Female red-headed merganser! They seemed right at home in the frigid waters of Lake Huron. #birding #birdwatching #birds #🦉 #duck #merganser #puremichigan #winter #lakehuron #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art #ice #michigander #mi #michiganbirding #huron #porthuron

This is the bird I wanted to see most during my time in Michigan. I wish I'd gotten more time with it, but I'm happy to have seen it at all. This toasted marshmallow is a snow bunting! #birding #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #puremichigan #🦉 #bunting #snow #winter #huron #cute #snowbunting

Another red-headed woodpecker! They are quite a sighting on a cold winter morning! #birding #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #woodpecker #puremichigan #art #cute #timelinecleanse #winter #snow #mi #michigan

White-throated sparrow! #birding #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #sparrow #winter #puremichigan #michigan #snow #whitethroatedsparrow #mi #cute #adorable #timelinecleanse #animals #art

Male red-bellied woodpecker and some tree sparrow friends. ♥️ #birding #birds #birdwatching #🦉 #puremichigan #mi #michigan #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #woodpecker #sparrow #redbelliedwoodpecker #art #timelinecleanse #michigander #winter #snow

Had an Eastern Towhee hang out for a bit today! 🤎 #birds #birdwatching #birding #towhee #easterntowhee #cute #adorable #michigan #puremichigan #michigander #borb #art #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #mi #snow #winter #timelinecleanse #🦉

🖤🤍 Dark-eyed junco! 🤍🖤 #birds #birding #birdwatching #puremichigan #winter #michigander #mi #cute #junco #darkeyedjunco #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art #adorable #🦉 #timelinecleanse #michigan #snow #kensingtonmetropark

Another lifer today! A red headed woodpecker! ♥️ #birds #birding #birdwatching #puremichigan #michigander #mi #woodpecker #redheadedwoodpecker #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art #winter #snow #timelinecleanse

It's been a long trip back to Michigan but well worth it! It's so good to see friends and family again. and - short eared owls! #puremichigan #michigan #michigander #owl #nature #wildlife #winter #shortearedowl #birding #birds #birdwatching #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #cute

The Victor - it always amazes me just how many bugs this guy catches. He's so fierce! #bird #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #pretty #vermilionflycatcher #flycatcher #art #🦉

Soras are very secretive little birds. It’s always a treat to see them! #birding #bird #birdwatching #sora #rail #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #art #wetlands #cute #adorable #timelinecleanse #🦉

Another throwback today, this time to the Lilac Festival last year in Mackinac Island. 💜 #puremichigan #lilac #mackinac #mackinacisland #flowers #florida #homesickness #pretty #beautiful #michigan #huron #lakehuron #mittenstate #mi #timelinecleanse #nature #naturephotography

I’m feeling very, very homesick. I go back to Michigan next week, so until then, I’m reminiscing on past memories, like seeing this buck last year on a foggy morning. #puremichigan #deer #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art #michigan #homesickness #michigander

I love watching Eastern Phoebes. I see them often, and they’re just as ferocious as the other flycatchers! #birding #birds #birdwatching #cute #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art #easternphoebe #phoebe #flycatcher #spanishmoss #florida #🦉

Somebody somewhere Needs an endless old road Filled with flowers today

Today’s adventure was full of wood ducks! I didn’t edit the colors here - the males really are that amazing. #birding #birdwatching #birds #duck #duckies #woodduck #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art #ducks #pretty #colorful #timelinecleanse #cute

What @fpwellman.bsky.social said. This will be the Republican Recession.

I’ve been a mess with anxiety lately. Nature helps. It was good to see some gators after all the cold. #florida #reptiles #gator #alligator #swamp #reptile #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art

Another belted kingfisher! This one is female, with her fancy brown chest. #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #beltedkingfisher #kingfisher #art #🦉 #birdwatching #cute

The rain didn’t stop vermilion flycatcher from hunting every bug that crossed his path! #birding #birds #birdwatching #🦉 #nature #wildlife #cute #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #red #flycatcher #art #rain #timelinecleanse

Happy Lunar New Year from Athena the ball python and I! #snake #ballpython #lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake #cute

I love hearing eastern meadowlarks when I’m out and about. Seeing them is even better! #meadowlark #birding #birdwatching #birds #🦉 #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #art #yellow #cute #florida

The Acrobat - another cedar waxwing shot. They’re all about the berries! #birds #birding #🦉 #waxwing #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art #timelinecleanse #cute #adorable #berries

Yellow-rumped warblers are easy to miss, but absolutely worth looking for! #birding #birds #🦉 #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art #cute #birdwatching #florida #photography #warbler #yellow

Found a flock of my all time favorite birds today, cedar waxwings! #birds #birding #birdwatching #🦉 #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art #cute #adorable #berries #waxwing #photography #florida

Not the angle I was hoping for but(t) I love it! #birding #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #cute #flycatcher #art #adorable #timelinecleanse #florida

I had the absolute honor of seeing a wild whooping crane today! These birds are incredibly endangered. #birding #birds #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #conservation #art #crane #florida #whoopingcrane

Pied-billed grebes are so cute. They’re incredibly graceful birds in the water and always fun to watch! #birding #birds #birdwatching #photography #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #florida #art #grebe #cute

This tropical kingbird is another rarity here in Florida. He’s been hanging around with the vermilion. 💛 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art #cute #timelinecleanse

It makes me so happy whenever I see native sparrows. This is a Savannah sparrow, even though it’s missing some typical yellow markings. #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #sparrow #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography #art #cute #timelinecleanse

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

I didn’t notice the caterpillar till I got home. Luckily for the caterpillar, the flycatcher didn’t seem to notice either! #nature #photography #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #flycatcher #art

For a bit of a timeline cleanse, here is a photo of a female belted kingfisher from a couple weeks ago. #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #art #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #kingfisher #florida #timelinecleanser

Scary times lie ahead for those of us in the US. Please remember to take care of yourselves, friends. We’ll find a way through together. 💙

Stop Breath Scroll through our photos and see if they don't relax you Breath some more Calm We got this Moose Monday

Decided to go see the female vermillion flycatcher again on this gloomy day. She’s just so pretty! #birds #birdphotography #birding #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography #art

A throwback shot! This fork-tailed flycatcher was in the Tampa Bay Area in December. What a thrill to see one! #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdphotography #florida #flycatcher #photography

This photo was so close to being the shot I wanted. Flycatchers are just so fast! But I’m going to share anyway, I’m pretty thrilled about it. #birds #bird #birding #birdwatching #nature #wild #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #florida #vermillionflycatcher #photography

Blue-grey gnatcatchers are everywhere in Florida but they’re so difficult to photograph! #wildlife #birds #birding #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography

Another lifer for me today! A gorgeous male snail kite! #birds #birding #florida #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #snailkite #kite

The Enforcer - this little phoebe was ready to make sure people followed the rules! #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography

One more vermillion flycatcher shot for now! I promise I photograph lots of animals, I just cannot believe I got to see one of my all time favorites! #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography

Peekaboo! This brown thrasher watched me for a bit from above. They have so much personality! #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography

This past Sunday I woke up early to try to find a female flycatcher spotted in the Orlando area. I found her, and we watched the sun come up. I just love these little birds! #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography

One more shot of the brilliant male Vermillion Flycatcher! 1/13/25 #birds #addBirder #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

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The Fly and the Flycatcher! I’m very happy with this shot. A male vermillion flycatcher staring down his prey. 1/13/25 #birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birding