I don't know that I've ever witnessed a bird eat something so unappealing. This gull, maybe a western gull, really struggled to eat this poor sea star #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday #gull

A Swainson's thrush, possibly young, hangs out in the trees by our pond. I love watching these birds hop around, they seem so shy and innocent #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday #swainsonsthrush

A Swainson's thrush, possibly young, hangs out in the trees by our pond. I love watching these birds hop around, they seem so shy and innocent #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday #swainsonsthrush

A brave Black turnstone faces a crashing wave. Typically the birds would turn and run from an oncoming splash like this, but this one decided to show off #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday

An oyster (or, snail) catcher flies through misty rain above the ocean. The bright colors on these birds' beaks and eyes are stunning! #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday

A common loon nabs a small eel(?). These birds are not only super pretty, but they're an absolute pleasure to watch. They're so graceful in the water and also scarily efficient hunters #birds #photography #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday 🦉 🪶

A backlit Wilson's warbler warbles its little heart out among the trees on a cold late Spring morning #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #warbler #wilsonswarbler #yellowbird 🦉 🪶

Every year around May we get to see the new members of our neighborhood deer family. Looking forward to seeing them again soon this year! 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM M, f/7.1, 1/1000, ISO 1600, 500mm 5/29/24 Northern Oregon Coast #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #deer

Love these little dudes so much! Their squeaks they make in groups make them easier to find if you're nearby 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 2000, 500mm 1/19/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

A Hudsonian whimbrel snaps up a small sand creature on the beach. Love the pattern on their feathers! 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/5000, ISO 800, 500mm 3/21/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotography #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

Male black turnstones turn to run from an inbound wave as the brave female(?) stands her ground 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1250, 500mm 3/10/26 Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife #blackturnstone 🦉 🪶

This young harbor seal's face is too cute 😍🦭 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 800, 500mm 3/10/26 Oregon Coast #seal #seals #harborseal #marine #marinelife #ocean #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

The way great blue herons land in water is so graceful. This one did a nice glide before stopping 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 800, 500mm 4/4/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife #heron 🦉 🪶

Two sanderlings fly in unison above the ocean on a bright sunny morning 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/4000, ISO 1250, 500mm 1/17/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

These harlequin ducks are so awesome to see. The colors and patterns on them are beautiful 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 2000, 500mm 3/10/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

This hooded merganser totally messed up its hairdo while violently consuming this crab 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 1000, 500mm 3/21/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

Kinglets are fun birds to photograph. It's always a challenge to get a good shot, so getting one is really rewarding 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/2000, ISO 2000, 500mm 1/19/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

"Hey! That's not an oyster!" - said the oyster catcher in the background 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/320, ISO 1000, 500mm 3/10/26 Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife #oystercatcher 🦉 🪶

These seals look like theyre having a dance party on the rocks 🕺💃 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1600, 500mm 3/10/26 Oregon Coast #seal #seals #harborseal #marine #marinelife #ocean #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography 🦭

I get thriller or action movie trailer vibes from this bushtit 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/640, ISO 1000, 500mm 3/21/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife #bushtit 🦉 🪶

Always nice to have bright morning light on the beach for action shots of birds, like these in-flight sanderlings 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1250, 500mm 1/17/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

Always so fun to have a huge bald eagle fly over you, especially when you've got your camera ready 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 800, 500mm 3/21/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

A female (?) hooded merganser takes flight above a marsh in the early morning 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/400, ISO 1600, 500mm 3/21/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

iNaturalist tells me this is a Eurasian whimbrel, but I don't see other sightings of this where I live 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 800, 500mm 3/21/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

This cute harbor seal seemed to really be enjoying a nice scratch as it held its banana pose on the rocks 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1600, 500mm 3/10/26 Oregon Coast #seal #seals #harborseal #marine #marinelife #ocean #nature #wildlife

A first for me, which is rare at this point for where I live. The gorgeous male harlequin duck 😍🦆 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/800, ISO 1600, 500mm 3/10/26 Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

Unsurprisingly, this golden-crowned kinglet was on the move as I shot. I don't think they ever sit still 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 2000, 500mm 1/19/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

A female (?) black turnstone faces a wall of water as a wave splashes and scares away the males 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1250, 500mm 3/10/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

An incoming foamy wave causes this sanderling to hop up and fly up the beach a bit 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/5000, ISO 1250, 500mm 1/17/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

First time photographing harlequin ducks! This female hopped out of the water for a nice action shot 🦆💦 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 1600, 500mm 3/10/26 Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

Oyster catchers never seem to stop screaming 😆 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/5000, ISO 1600, 500mm 3/10/26 Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

This happy upside-down harbor seal was too cute not to capture. Love its sleepy face 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1600, 500mm 3/10/26 Oregon Coast #seal #seals #harborseal #marine #marinelife #ocean #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

A small group of oyster catchers fly over the sunset-soaked ocean on a warm-ish evening in Yachats, Oregon 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/6400, ISO 2000, 500mm 3/9/26 Yachats, OR #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

Zooming by between me and grassy dunes on the beach, this bald eagle got closer to me than I'm used to 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM M, f/7.1, 1/1250, ISO 400, 500mm 6/22/25 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography 🦉 🪶

The water dripping from this American wigeon's beak looks like glass in the bright sunlight 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 2000, 500mm 2/15/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

Soft morning light did a great job helping this beautiful bufflehead show off its rainbowy face 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/5000, ISO 1600, 500mm 1/19/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

This sanderling got a nice portrait in this moody morning light 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1250, 500mm 1/17/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

This golden-crowned sparrow had a really sick Van Damme-like stance and an intense face 🧐 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/800, ISO 2000, 500mm 2/15/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

Blue sky and pine trees created a lovely scene for this shot of a golden-crowned kinglet 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 2000, 500mm 1/19/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

This small crab was breakfast for this handsome hooded merganser on a cold mid-January morning 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/2000, ISO 1600, 500mm 1/19/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

What a face! The shape is fun of course, but also that iridescent green and purple on this common goldeneye is so awesome 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/125, ISO 2000, 500mm 1/18/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #photography #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

Nudibranchs are so amazing. This orange-tipped nudi caught some nice light underwater for this shot #nudibranch #nudibranchs #underwaterphotography #omsystem #olympus #wildlife #animals #wildlifephotography

Four least sandpipers do their best to all look the same on top of this small, grassy dune 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM M, f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 1600, 500mm 1/11/25 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography 🦉 🪶

Typically you want to really be able to see your subject in a photo, but I liked the way the fog obscured this elk 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 400, 500mm 12/12/25 Northern Oregon Coast #wildlife #animals #mammals #elk 🦌

I wish my job was just to do wildlife and mushroom photography. The golden-crowned kinglets and I would be great coworkers 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/2000, ISO 2000, 500mm 1/19/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #photography #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

This poor crab fell victim to this violent murderer - a hungry common goldeneye 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1250, 500mm 1/18/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

I love seeing these cute snowy plovers rest in the sand. Sometimes they're really hard to spot until they move 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/5000, ISO 2000, 500mm 12/30/25 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

Green and blue came together nicely as a background for this cute mountain chickadee 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/800, ISO 800, 500mm 12/27/25 Sunriver, Oregon #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

I really liked the dreamy color palette these running sanderling shots ended up with ☀️🐤🏖 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/5000, ISO 1250, 500mm 1/17/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶

Some nice warm-toned morning sunlight on this yellow-rumped warbler 🌅 Love the white ring around their eyes! 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/800, ISO 2500, 500mm 1/24/26 Northern Oregon Coast #birds #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife 🦉 🪶