A great horned owl puffs up its feathers while perching at dusk in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #EastCoastkin #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos

A great blue heron comes up empty beaked while ice fishing in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #WaterBirds #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron prepares to swallow a trout after a successful fishing expedition in Longmont, Colorado. #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons #fish #fishing

A great blue heron fishes along the bank of a pond in Longmont, Colorado. #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #Black&White #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons #birdphotography

A red-tailed hawk locks eyes with the camera beneath Colorado’s signature deep blue sky in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #StareDown #BlueSkyMonday #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph

A juvenile great horned owl waits for its mother to hunt on an old rustic fence before dusk in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdoftheDay #posted #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #Blackandwhite #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos

A great blue heron fishes in a pocket of open water surrounded by ice during the last winter light in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Serenity #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A mountain bluebird perches atop a conifer just outside the northern boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. #SmallBirdSaturday #LittleBirds #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature

A great horned owl takes flight before dusk in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos

A red-tailed hawk perches on a branch in Longmont, Colorado, as it hunts rodents in the field below. #FlyDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph

A great blue heron flies across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdoftheDay #Black&White #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons #birdphotography

A great blue heron catches a fish, in a pocket of open water surrounded by ice, in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdoftheDay #LongNecks #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron preens itself in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdoftheDay #longnecks #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons #birdphotography

Mirror mirror on the water… A great blue heron contemplates its next move after swallowing the first of three fish it caught in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Reflections #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #greatblueheron #heron #herons

A great blue heron with tons of attitude in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #openbeak #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #Blackandwhite #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron catches a small fish, in a pocket of open water surrounded by ice, during the last winter light in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #openbeak #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron perches on a fishing pier railing in Longmont, Colorado. #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #Blackandwhite #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photograph #photographs #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

Closeup portrait of a great blue heron in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #EyeContact #EastCoastkin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron perches on a branch in Longmont, Colorado. #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #Blackandwhite #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photograph #photographs #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A red-tailed hawk hunts during a snowstorm in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #BrownIsBeautiful #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #ow| #owls #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature

A young great horned owl roosts in the saddle of cottonwood tree in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #BrownIsBeautiful #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature

A great blue heron is silhouetted as it perches on a log at a park in Longmont, Colorado. #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron fishes in Sandpiper Pond at St. Vrain State Park outside Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Paddling #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photo #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron fishes in St. Vrain Creek at Golden Ponds Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Paddling #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #creek #creeks #riparian #habitat #herons

A great blue heron fishes in the reflection of a concrete plant during dusk at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Paddling #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photo #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron fishes, in a pocket of open water surrounded by ice, during the last winter light at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #EastCoastkin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron catches a bluegill fish, in a pocket of open water surrounded by ice, during the last winter light at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #EastCoastkin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron catches a bluegill fish, in a pocket of open water surrounded by ice, during the last winter light at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron perches on one leg at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #poise #white #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #Blackandwhite #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photograph #photographs #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

Here is an abstract picture of ice over St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. I like the feeling that this picture is like an artist’s doodle, which forms to make faces, but abstract. #BlueSkyArtShow #cold #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin

This cold weather has been a thistle in my side! Here’s a picture of dipsacus fullonum, which is an invasive weed known by the common name wild teasel. They are along the St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BlueSkyArtShow #cold #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #EastCoastkin

It has been cold and freezing in Colorado the past couple days. Here is an abstract picture of ice forming on a glass window. #BlueSkyArtShow #cold #BNWmacro #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin #macro #closeup #AbstractPhotography #Abstract

A juvenile great horned owl perches at dusk while waiting for its mother to hunt in Longmont, Colorado. This family never seemed to be afraid of me, but other small birds scared them to death. #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #Blackandwhite #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography

A great blue heron pauses to scan their environment while fishing during twilight at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A person fishes on the banks of North Michigan Creek Reservoir in State Forest State Park outside Gould, Colorado. The peaks of RMNP rise above the forest in the background. #Scape #ForestFriday #EastCoastkin #Landscape #Landscapes #Photography #Photography #Scenic #Scenics #Mountain #Mountains

A great blue heron catches a bluegill fish during sunset at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron walks on the ice as it attempts to fish in St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #walking #FlyDay #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #creek #creeks #riparian #herons #greatblueheron #greatblueherons

A great blue heron is laser focused with its tail up while fishing during twilight at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #TailsUp #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron fishes in St. Vrain Creek at Golden Ponds Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #creek #creeks #riparian #habitat #herons #greatblueheron #greatblueherons

A great blue heron catches a bluegill fish during twilight at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #FeedingTime #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron fishes from a tree branch sticking out of the pond at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #Blackandwhite #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #greatblueheron #greatblueherons

A great blue heron finds the perfect perch while standing on one leg at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #perfectperch #EastCoastkin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #heron #herons #wetland #wetlands

A male red-winged blackbird sings on a gloomy winter day at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Short #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #blackbird #blackbirds

A great blue heron perches on the fishing pier during the last rays if winter sunlight at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A great blue heron catches a bluegill fish during twilight at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A beautiful sunset picture of my urban escape: Izaak Walton Nature Area in the middle of Longmont, Colorado. #Scape #EastCoastKin #Landscape #Landscapes #Photography #Photograph #Photographs #Photo #Photos #Scenic #Scenics

A great horned owl perches on a fence post at dusk in Longmont, Colorado. I photographed this owl and its family last summer. It was special! #BirdOfTheDay #Raptor #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #owlet #owlets

A great blue heron fishes at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #LongBeaks #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #wetland #wetlands #heron #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #herons

A great blue heron comes up empty beaked as it fishes at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #LongBeaks #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #wetland #wetlands #heron #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #herons

Abstract closeup photograph of galvanized steel on a power line in Longmont, Colorado. I like how it looks like jigsaw puzzle pieces… #MacroMonday #MinimalMonday #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin #macro #closeup #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos