🪶Scrub Jay and Northern Flicker living together, mass hysteria! Happy New Year folks! I’m hoping for far more love, kindness & common decency in the new year! Thanks to everyone who liked or reposted my photos ❤️ #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

🪶Great Blue Heron — how to make your usually tall and lanky profile into the perfect puff ball! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

🪶 Canvasback - a quick foot check while hanging with the Northern Shoveler crowd. Cool bird and only the second time I’ve seen it, both times this year. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

🪶Northern Pintail - soooo many Pintails. These birds are gorgeous and I love seeing them in numbers this time of year! There were many hundred out this day. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

🪶Northern Harrier - a very unique raptor that patrols the wetlands I frequent. Silent, graceful hunters. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

🪶Pied-billed Grebe - I’m seriously not sure there is a cuter bird in all of the bird kingdom. And these guys are fierce tiny fish hunters. Cuddles anyone? #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

🪶Mallard — takes work to look this good! Such a common bird year round in Oregon, but nonetheless striking. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

🐿️ Douglas’ Squirrel - eating a mushroom. Dare you to find anything cuter! #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fungus #mammals #forest #squirrel

🪶Ruby-crowned Kinglet - cute little puff hung out a long time and let me take photos. So grateful for that! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

Paddle-tailed Darner - we believe this to be the species, waiting for confirmation. If so it will be our first sighting which is exciting. Lucky to have it hover in place, they never perch! #photography #wildlife #odanata #dragonfly #dragonflies #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

Mule Deer — momma and baby. So cute! #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

🪶 Anna’s Hummingbird - so pretty and precious and fierce. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Ladder-backed Woodpecker - from my trip to AZ a few months ago. We don’t get these here in the PNW so this was a real treat! They are non-migratory, permanent residents of the US southwest and Mexico. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

High Five. #birds #birding #birdphotography #photography #nikon #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bluesky #heron #greenheron

🪶Great Blue Heron - great set of sightings from my AZ trip a couple months ago. They never disappoint with the variety of poses! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

In one week, I say goodbye to Rwanda and relocate to Tanzania. After 4½ unforgettable years, I’m reflecting on the wildlife that made this chapter so special. I’ll be sharing some of my favourite images in the days ahead. First up this Malachite Kingfisher. 📍Kigali, Rwanda. #Birds 🪶

🪶White-faced Ibis - got these shots down in Cottonwood, AZ a couple of months ago. A flock flew in and circled probably 30 times before finally deciding to land. Lots of chances to snap photos! Cool birds! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

Shadow Hunter 'Waschtag' #FotoVorschlag #ClassicMono #Nikon #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #nature #wildlife

🪶 Bullock's Oriole - gorgeous bird that had some things to say to me while camping in Eastern Oregon. Loved watching these orange bolts fly amongst the trees. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Western Kingbird - cleared for landing? In the flycatcher family, these birds are fairly acrobatic. This one was really moving and I was lucky to get any clear shot at all! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Northern Flicker - eyeing some water down below just before sunset. These birds are fascinating to watch, as they’re very cautious when eating, pausing frequently to scan the skies for trouble (i.e., raptors). #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

Brewer’s Blackbird- collecting nesting material. The purple/green sheen on this bird is incredibly beautiful. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

A beautiful bit of Nature, The Least bittern. Such an interesting creature to watch, as it wanders through the swamp. It will constantly look for tadpoles., dragonfly larva, and frogs. Slight distractions removed. #natue #birds #bittern #singulart #photography.

🏞️ A rare landscape photo from me because I just couldn’t resist the alignment in this beautiful scene. Had to hike back a ways because I didn’t even have my 35mm, just my telephoto 🤣 #landscape #photography #moon #rocks #landscapephotography

🪶 Rock Wren - on a rock, of course! New sighting for me and this bird was not interested in showing me anything but back, which was fine with me because look at that gorgeous feather pattern! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

Curlew sandpiper. Kruger National Park, South Africa. #birds #birders #krugernationalpark #southafrica

🪶Western Kingbird - looking very Kingly. In the flycatcher family, they’re fun to watch whilst they hunt on the wing. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

I get some Snowy Egret captures sometimes. 📷🪶

🪶California Quail - always ready for a fancy event! Love their cooing calls and how they move around in close knit little coveys. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Turkey Vulture - soaring high above Smith Rock in central Oregon. Wonderful sight. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

Our public lands & wildlife are in danger. This is not a partisan topic. Make your voice heard & share to others who also care to protect our wildlife. Although I am in the resist camp, you won't find me posting much to this account. This is important. #wildlife #resist chng.it/YxzLn8MrHw

🪶Song Sparrow - a little disheveled, but what a voice! Sat 10ft (3m) from me and sang over and over. They’re so passionate in their singing their whole body gets into it. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Lesser Scaup - I love this pair of birds! They were so careful to stay near each other and clearly had a lot of affection for one another. And they just look so sharp!! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

Ok , cute #monochrome #naturephotography #Nikon #Photography #EastCoastKin 📷 📸 #Blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #PhotographersUnited

🐉🪰 Dragonflies - it’s that time of year again and emergence is in full swing! Check captions for species information. Challenging to shoot in flight, with 500 photos taken, one keeper 😃 #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #odonata #dragonflies #insects

🪶Ducklings!!! I need some cute today and I hope this lands well for y’all too! These are Mallard ducklings that were preening and cleaning right next to Mama duck. Sooooo fluffy. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #cute

🪶Common Merganser - again, is this a common looking bird to you? They’re amazing and I’d never seen so many (about 15) in one place before. Kid in a candy store. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Bald Eagle - good visual on the distinction between a mature and immature animal. It’s as if the white from the wings flows down onto the head and tail over time. I love watching their graceful flight. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Barn Swallow - they don’t sit still very often, especially not right next to water. Such a lovely bird with striking colors. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

It has been very noisy around here the past few weeks. I believe this Limpkin is the culprit. 🪶

🪶Western Tanager - I usually try and avoid shooting from below, but something about the lighting and this bird made it work for me! I often call these gorgeous birds a “tequila sunrise”, their colors are so amazing. #birds #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

🪶Yellow Warbler - finally one sits still long enough, and in the open enough, for a photo! Been trying for years. Such a gorgeous bird! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Black Phoebe - in the fly catcher family they hunt on the wing. Look closely at the small blurry dot center-right to see its prey, a small insect. Incredible. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Black-headed Grosbeak - they’re moving through our area and hanging at our feeders. A couple of pairs for the last week or so. I absolutely love these birds! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

What’s there… #birds #wildlife #grutto #photography #photographersofbluesky

🪶House Finch - waiting its turn near the feeders in our backyard. I think it straightened up a bit when it saw the camera, added a little cute fluff to its feathers. 😃 #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Snowy Plover - a very special, and endangered bird on the Oregon coast. Lots of habitat destruction. Many efforts to help right now. I feel very fortunate to have captured this scene (from a safe distance). ❤️ #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Brown-headed Cowbird - these birds are naughty. Laying their eggs in other species nests, tricking them into raising their young, called “brood parasitism”. This is hard on the host species with invading young out competing them. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #birds

🪶Wood Duck — not every day I get to see a Wood Duck family! They were a bit beyond the reach of my lens but here are the best I could process. Amazing animals! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

🪶Song Sparrow - also got some video of this little one belting it out that I’ll post once I process. Was about 15ft off and just showing off its beautiful voice! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds