A male northern flicker peeks out from its nest in a weathered tree along the riparian corridor of St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #FlickerFriday #FlyDay #BirdofTheDay #NegativeSpace #Solitude #birdphotography #bird #birds #woodpecker #woodpeckers #northernflicker #northernflickers

A great blue heron squawks as it takes flight at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #bird #heron #birdphotography #ECK #birds #herons #photography #BirdsSeenln2026

An eastern phoebe perches on a dead tree branch above St. Vrain Creek while hunting in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdofTheDay #NegativeSpace #Solitude #bird #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #phoebe #phoebes #BirdsSeenln2026

An American white pelican fishes at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #NegativeSpace #Solitude #bird #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #BirdsSeenln2026 #pelican #pelicans

A Say's phoebe perches briefly while hunting atop an old metal fence post beside a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #NegativeSpace #Solitude #bird #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #ECK #birds #photography #phoebe #phoebes #BirdsSeenln2026

A great blue heron fishes at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #NegativeSpace #Solitude #monochrome #ClassicMono #BW #Blackandwhite #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026

A black-capped chickadee perches on a slender branch along the riparian corridor of St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Podicipedidae #Paridae #ECK #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #chickadee #chickadees

A common grackle walks atop railroad tracks adjacent to a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #UrbanGaze #ColorADay #YellowThu #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birdphotography #EastCoastkin #ECK #birds #photography #BirdsSeenln2026

A western wood-pewee strikes a pose while perching in the riparian corridor along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birdphotography #EastCoastkin #ECK #birds #photography #BirdsSeenln2026

A bald eagle poses at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Texture #Determination #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026

A great blue heron catches a fish at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Texture #Determination #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026

A great blue heron poses at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Texture #Determination #monochrome #ClassicMono #BW #Blackandwhite #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026

A house wren leaves its nest at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birdphotography #EastCoastkin #ECK #birds #photography #BirdsSeenln2026

A male northern flicker climbs a tree near its nest along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdofTheDay #birdphotography #Anatidae #K #ECK #bird #birds #photography #woodpecker #woodpeckers #northernflicker #northernflickers

Juvenile barn swallows line a barbed wire fence during feeding time along a greenway path in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdOnAWire #T #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #swallow #swallows #BirdsSeenln2026

A great blue heron perches on one leg at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdOnAWire #T #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026

A Say's phoebe perches briefly while hunting atop an old metal fence post beside a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #BirdOfTheDay #StaringRightAtYou #Yellow #bird #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #ECK #birds #photography #phoebe #phoebes #BirdsSeenln2026

A yellow-headed blackbird prepares to land on last year's cattails at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #StaringRightAtYou #Yellow #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wetland #wetlands #blackbird #blackbirds

A female red-winged blackbird shows a little sass at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #StaringRightAtYou #Yellow #bird #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #BirdsSeenln2026

An American white pelican wades in a pond at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #BirdsSeenln2026 #pelican #pelicans

A great blue heron flies through a light rain across a pond at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #EFGH #SingForYourSupper #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026

A western meadowlark sings while temporarily perched on a domestic plant adjacent to a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #EFGH #SingForYourSupper #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife

A female Cooper's hawk plucks feathers from a fledgling house finch its mate caught while hunting along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdofTheDay #EFGH #SingForYourSupper #ECK #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #hawk #hawks #birdphotography #birdsofprey #finches #BirdsSeenln2026

A great blue heron poses at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #HeadShots #Columbidae #ECK #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026

A great blue heron fishes in front of a large concrete culvert tunnel along a creek at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #HeadShots #Columbidae #ECK #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026

A great blue heron poses in front of a large concrete culvert pipe tunnel along a creek at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #HeadShots #Columbidae #ECK #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026

A female Cooper's Hawk waits patiently in high winds for her mate to return with a songbird along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #HeadShots #Columbidae #bird #birds #birdphotography #hawk #hawks #riparian

A great horned owl perches in a tree at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsOfPrey #bird #birds #birdphotography #ECK #habitat #BirdsSeenln2026 #owl #owls

Grasses bend in the wind as a great blue heron fishes at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Grassland #red #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wetland #wetlands

An American white pelican preens at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #WaderWednesday #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #BirdsSeenln2026 #pelican #pelicans

A Yellow-headed Blackbird dives into flight at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #WingsWideOpen #Laridae #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wetland #wetlands #blackbird #blackbirds

A snapping turtle poses for a portrait while crossing a footpath from the creek toward a nearby pond in Longmont, Colorado. #TurtleTuesday #ClassicMono #BNWmacro #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #EastCoastkin #ECK #photography #photo #art

A female Cooper's hawk surveys her surroundings after eating a fledgling house finch her mate caught while hunting along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #ScrollBack #unloved #BirdsSeenln2026 #bird #birds #birdphotography #ECK #habitat #hawk #hawks #riparian

A male Red-winged Blackbird perches atop an old concrete fence post adjacent to a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #ScrollBack #unloved #birds #birdphotography #ECK #BirdsSeenln2026 #blackbird #blackbirds

An American Goldfinch weathers a much-needed spring rainstorm at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #ScrollBack #unloved #birds #birdphotography #ECK #BirdsSeenln2026 #finch #finches

A killdeer walks along the shore of a pond at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdofTheDay #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wetland #wetlands

A great blue heron perches at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado, with the Rocky Mountains in the background. #BirdofTheDay #ECK #bird #birds #photography #birdphotography #BirdsSeenln2026 #heron #herons

A great blue heron drinks and scratches at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #BirdofTheDay #ruffled #songbirds #ECK #EastCoastkin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A Say's phoebe temporarily perches while hunting on an old fence post adjacent to a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #BirdofTheDay #bird #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #phoebe #phoebes #BirdsSeenln2026

A great blue heron fishes at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #WaterDroplets #Robins #birds #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #ECK #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026

An American robin pauses while feeding on last year's berries along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #WaterDroplets #Robins #birds #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #ECK #robin #robins #americanrobin #americanrobins #BirdsSeenIn2026

A great blue heron flies across a pond at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #FeathersinFoliage #CormorantOrHeron #ECK #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #herons #BirdsSeenln2026

A great blue heron fishes from a pier at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #FeathersinFoliage #CormorantOrHeron #bird #birds #birdphotography #EastCoastkin #ECK #hawk #hawks #BirdsSeenln2026

A house sparrow takes flight while temporarily perched on a barbed-wire fence adjacent to a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdofTheDay #bird #birdphotography #EastCoastkin #ECK #birds #photography #sparrow #sparrows #BirdsSeenln2026

A Cooper’s hawk perches along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #FeathersinFoliage #CormorantOrHeron #bird #birds #birdphotography #EastCoastkin #ECK #hawk #hawks #BirdsSeenln2026

A great blue heron fishes at dusk at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #WadersOuttaWater #Blue #ECK #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons #birdphotography

A male northern flicker woodpecker peers out from its nest cavity in a tree as a storm with high winds and rain passes through Longmont, Colorado. #WoodpeckerWednesday #BirdofTheDay #birdphotography #ECK #bird #birds #photography #woodpecker #woodpeckers #northernflicker #northernflickers

A female Red-winged blackbird perches among last year’s cattails at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #FeatheredFemmes #Funnies #bird #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #ECK #birds #photography #BirdsSeenln2026

Double-crested cormorants are silhouetted in a dead tree at a nature area as the sun sets behind Longs Peak and Mount Meeker in Rocky Mountain National Park, outside Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #LinedUp #EastCoastKin #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #BirdsSeenln2026 #cormorant #cormorants

Double-crested cormorants bask in the morning sun while perched at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdofTheDay #LinedUp #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin #ECK