My first shot of the new year – a Trumpeter Swan on the Mississippi River. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

My first shot of the new year – a Trumpeter Swan on the Mississippi River. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Thanks for coming along for the ride in 2025. This was the photo with the highest like count from my 25 for '25 series. Glad to see a non-birding photo get some love. Cheers!

The final shot on my 25 for '25 extravaganza! Six Trumpeter Swans all lined up. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

Two Trumpeter Swans making a heart shape is my #24 on my 25 for '25. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

A Trumpeter Swan splashdown for #23 on my 25 for '25. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

An American White Pelican is #22 on my 25 for '25. This was a part of a great set of images from my time in Green Bay over the summer. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

Here's a young duck eating some sort of seed ball for #21 on my 25 for '25. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

#7 for my 25 for '25 My most memorable encounter ever! A Red Wolf - only a dozen or so exist anymore. The Program in NC has been breeding them and is trying to get their count up. Alligator River Refuge, September 2025 #BestOf2025 #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #bears #wildlife

#20 in my 25 for '25 was the moment I caught a fawn running back to its mother after exploring. #Mammals #Animals #Deer #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

A fawn stopping to smell the air is #19 in my 25 for '25. #Mammals #Animals #Deer #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

A Green Heron with its meal is #18 in my 25 for '25. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

An elegant Great Egret caught as it was taking flight is #17 in my 25 for '25. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

For #16 in my 25 for '25, a Great Blue Heron that was confused by the fish swimming below the thin ice it was standing on. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

#15 in my 25 for '25. A juvenile Cedar Waxwing with a perfectly placed juniper berry. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

Lucky 13 Researchers in Western #HudsonBay have tracked over 4600 #polarbears across 40 years There have only been 12 confirmed cases where a mom adopted an abandoned cub She emerged from her den in the spring with 1 cub, but when we found her again in Nov, she had 2 cubs! #photography

#14 for my 25 for '25, another shot from Mammoth Lakes. #Scape #LandscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

In spring we drove to Mammoth Lakes to spend some time in the Sierras. On the way there we stopped in Bishop so I could get this moody shot. #12 in my 25 for '25. #Scape #LandscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

I had been wanting to make a shot like this all late summer, showing off the bounty of the growing season. This all solidified for me with this aster bloom. #Flowers #Wildflowers #LandscapePhotography #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

The 11th photo in my 25 for '25 series, a Swallowtail butterfly. I had way too much fun chasing butterflies in the late summer this year to not include one. #Butterflies #Insects #Macro #MacroPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Nature #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

The tenth photo in my 25 for '25 series, a Snapping Turtle hatchling. #Turtles #Animals #Nature #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #WildlifePhotography

My ninth photo on my 25 for '25 list is my first time shooting a family of Ospreys. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

This Barred Owl is my 8th photo in my 25 for '25 list. This was from spring when a pair of owls first moved into the neighborhood. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

This Bald Eagle is my 7th photo in my 25 for '25 list. I quickly pulled to the side of the road for this one. This led to some photos of this eagle with a squirrel roadkill in flight. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

Time for some raptors on my 25 for '25 list. This was a photo I had been wanting to happen for a long time and it finally did! This Osprey missed a meal, but flew directly at me. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

The moment a Ruby Throated Hummingbird watched a bumblebee pass it by in flight is my fifth photo for my 25 for '25. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

Ruby Throated Hummingbirds chasing each other was one of the best action shots I did in 2025. The 4th photo for my 25 for '25. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

This was from a set of American Goldfinch photos that resembled old Audubon illustrations. The third photo of my 25 of '25. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

Another 25 for '25, an Orbweaver that had a snack wrapped up. I was re-invigorated with macro shots this year, and enjoyed celebrating the little things in the garden. #Insects #Macro #Spider #Nature #Wildlife #Nature #MacroPhotography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

Starting to post my 25 for '25. This is a young duck that I spotted pulling on some vegetation. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #BestOf2025

The Oculorum - Pelican New Entryways #birds

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Serenity. This Pelican was all alone peacefully floating in a pond last summer. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Outstretched. Here's a Bald Eagle with squirrel roadkill as it flew by in November. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

A few random photos from the feeders at Quarry Hill Nature Center. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is your #MostRecent photo. This is the companion photo to the recent Black Capped Chickadee photo that I posted recently. Chirp away little one, chirp away! #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today being December 25th is the #HolidayRobin. This is an American Robin caught preening itself. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Merry Christmas to everyone! #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

I went looking for a Screech Owl yesterday and struck out. Instead I got this magnificent looking Black Capped Chickadee. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

A couple of Sandhill Cranes for #Twosday! #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

I lucked out with a small flock of Starlings near an open culvert. Each one waited their turn for a drink. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

This Trumpeter Swan flapping its wings for the theme of #SideProfiles for today's #BirdofTheDay. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #Swans

A tiny Northern Saw-whet Owl, annoyed by my presence. These little murder floofs are so adorable. #birds #wildlife #owl #PhotographersUnited

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Grounded birds on the ground. This American Robin was on a rock getting splashed on, while waiting its turn at the open water. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

White Tailed Deer in the late afternoon winter light. #Mammals #Animals #Deer #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

A Grasshopper from last summer for #MacroMonday! #Insects #Macro #Grasshopper #Nature #Wildlife #Nature #MacroPhotography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Coyote walking through the yard. #Mammals #Animals #Coyote #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Black Crowned Night Heron on the hunt. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

A Bald Eagle lifting its wings for flight. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

A Trumpeter Swan floats by for #Stunday. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Hi there! This buck wants to wish you a happy #Stunday! #Mammals #Animals #Deer #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin