Hummer taking off from our feeder last night. So freaking fast. This was captured at 1/4000 of a second. #birds

The hummingbirds have returned to our backyard 😊 #birds

So this Blue Heron asked me if I would do a headshot. I said, yes, of course, I love doing headshots. And then he said “and none of that AI shit either!” And I said of course not, totally real and natural. Fortunately, he liked how they came out. #birds

Going through files from my road trip last November and found this photo of a Snowy Egret at the Jocelyn Nungaray Wildlife Refuge. #Birds

Welcoming the Avocets back to our local pond #Birds

Stopped at the Orlando Wetlands on my road trip yesterday. These guys lined up to be photographed. #birds

Red-Winged Blackbird, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge #birds

Took a spin through the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge last evening, just to clear my brain. Fun to be back too. Caught this Western Meadowlark just hanging out, who then eyed me suspiciously. Can’t say I blame him. #birds

Sandhill Cranes in flight. Platte river, Kearney, Nebraska #birds

For 4 days last week we took a brief road trip to the Loess Bluffs Wildlife Refuge in Northwest Missouri (pronounced Luss Bluffs). The Refuge is on the Central Flyway for migratory birds in northwest Missouri. I posted the full story of our trip on Substack. substack.com/@deanallman/... #birds

Trumpeter Swan, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge. The rust coloring on his neck comes from all the dabbling they do in iron rich waters. #birds

Female Hooded Merganzer, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge. Is she cool or what? #birds

Juvenile eagle, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge #birds

I visited the Loess Bluffs Wildlife Refuge in Missouri today. The Refuge sits on the Central Flyway for migratory. It is known for its eagle population and (at the moment) its huge number of snow geese. While we did not see many eagles today, I did spot this fellow who agreed to pose for us. #birds

Female Red-Winged Blackbirds and House Finch at the feeder this morning. The Blackbirds stay grouped by gender. Males will arrive and depart in a large group, then the females. #birds

Snowy Egret, Jocelyn Nungaray Wildlife Refuge, Texas #birds

Female and male House Finch hanging out in the backyard of our house, which is a very, very, very fine house. #Birds

Common Gallinule, Jocelyn Nungaray Wildlife Refuge, Texas #birds

Great Blue Heron, Jocelyn Nungaray Wildlife Refuge, Texas #birds

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Jocelyn Nungaray Wildlife Refuge, Texas. #birds

Our Blue Jay visited again, and this time decided to take a bath. #birds

Hanging out on our deck in the backyard this morning, enjoying time with our visitors #birds #wildlife

Rose of Sharon in our backyard. #flowers #flower

No birds today. Just these flowers, thriving outside of the Denver Botanic Gardens. #flowers

Hummingbird doing his thing, Denver Botanic Gardens #birds

Red Tailed Hawk - Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge #birds

Went to the Denver Botanic Gardens today. The colors were just amazing and hummingbirds were everywhere. Will probably go back tomorrow morning to capture some more, but wanted to post these today. These are broad-tailed hummingbirds. Tiny, and common at these elevations. #birds

I am preparing a collection of photos of birds I have photographed to publish in a gallery on my website. I came across this one today and wanted to do an early share. This is a female Northern Cardinal. Photo taken at Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge In Texas in March of this year. #birds

Pelicans, Cormorants, Ring-billed gulls, Canadian Geese, and Killdeer (whew!) Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge #WildlifeRefuge #birds

Swainson’s Hawk, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge #WildlifeRefuge #birds

From today’s shoot at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge - these Western Kingbirds are beautiful. #birds

Western Kingbirds at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge #WildlifeRefuge #birds

One of our Black Eyed Susans had a rather prominent visitor tonight.

More Avocets. Like I said, can’t get enough of them. #birds

Can’t get enough of these Avocets. A whole flock of them hang out at this small pond close to our house. They are so cool. #birds

Margo’s Rose of Sharon bush is finally blooming. At its best right now. Shot with the Helios 44-2 on the Nikon Zf. This lens is Russian and based on a Carl Zeiss lens design that the Russians pilfered at the end of WW II. It’s 50 years old, & mine cost about $100. Lots of fun for us lens nerds.

Enjoyed seeing this fellow just on a stroll at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge yesterday. #WildlifeRefuge

Western Kingbird, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge #WildlifeRefuge #birds

European Starlings with a Brown-headed Cowbird (on the bottom), Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge #birds

Eastern Kingbird at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge this AM. #birds #wildlife

Had a little visitor yesterday. First time we have had a Goldfinch this season. I heard him before I saw him. Pretty cool 😊 #birds

It’s good to visit the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge as early as possible. You just get to see more wildlife, especially in this summer of high temps. Got to see this guy. I was struck by how, even in late June when this photo was taken, he has such a heavy coat. #wildlife

Spent the morning at Denver Botanic Gardens. In general everything showed the effects of the 90° heat we have been having. But I shot these photos with a macro lens, and discovered a world of details, including a diverse exhibit of desert plant life, and some very busy bees. #photography #macro

Image from a few years back captured during tulip season at Denver Botanic Gardens. They are offering a photographer group shoot this Sunday afternoon and of course I said yes. It’s always fun to visit, always rewarding to photograph. #flowers #tulips

Great Cormorants drying their wings, while perched aside the Bosphorus river in Istanbul, Turkey. I visited Istanbul in May and will have more images from my time there available soon. #birds

Lark Bunting, the State bird of Colorado Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge #birds

Western Meadowlark, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge #WildlifeRefuge #birds

Burrowing Owl, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge #WildlifeRefuge #birds

Memorial Day, 2025

Whooping cranes, Adult and Juvenile. 8th Street viewing area, Lamar, Texas #birds