Juvenile Bald Eagle, a chiaroscuro take... Photographed February 24, 2026, Grand island, NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #chiaroscuro #darkandmoody #moodyphotography #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #raptors #birdsofprey #baldeagles

Staring contest with a juvenile Bald Eagle... Photographed February 24, 2026 from a distance of 180ft (55m) Grand Island, NY #baldeagles #eagles #raptors #birdsofprey #birds #birdphotography #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #animalphotography #photography

Tundra Swan Photographed February 19, 2026 (texture blended) on the Niagara River. #textureblending #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #swans #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #winterwildlife #naturephotography #pastel #animalphotography #photography #birdphotography #tundraswans

Tundra Swan is outta here (texture blended edit) Niagara River Photographed February 19, 2026 www.instagram.com/wildlife.exposures #textureblending #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #swans #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #birdsinflight #naturephotography #birdphotography #tundraswans

Feral domestic Embden Goose (texture blended) from the deep historical archives (3 weeks) Photographed February 1, 2026 Western New York #textureblending #portrait #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #birdphotography #embdengeese #geese #birdsinsnow

"Care for some shade?" Tundra Swans on an ice sheet in the Niagara River Photographed February 19, 2026 #swans #tundraswans #birdsinsnow #winterwildlife #OM-1MarkII #fineartphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #birdphotography #animalphotography #naturephotography

High Key Hawk - Juvenile Red-tailed locked in Photographed February 19, 2026, Grand Island, NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #highkey #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #raptors #birdsofprey #birdphotography #redtailedhawk #hawks

Minding the (snowy) nest... Great Horned Owl - Western New York Photographed February 12, 2026 at a distance of 62ft (19m) from a hidden location #greathorned #owls #raptors #birdsofprey #birdphotography #winterwildlife #birdsinsnow #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited

Greater Scaup Duck with some texture blending Photographed February 10, 2026 along the Niagara River OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #textureblending #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #birds #photography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #ducks #greaterscaup

"I'll just tuck my head down and there's nothing to give me away" Red-breasted Merganser trying to keep a low profile Photographed February 10, 2026, Niagara River #merganser #ducks #birdphotography #OM-1MarkII #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

Two Mute Swans along the Niagara River Photographed February 10, 2026 OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #fineartphotography #highkey #birdsinsnow #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #winterwildlife #birdphotography #photographersunited #animalphotography #swans #naturephotography #muteswan

On angels' wings... A mallard perfects the landing Photographed February 10, 2026 along the Niagara River www.instagram.com/wildlife.exposures #textureblending #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #birds #photography #photographersunited #winterwildlife #ducks #birdsinflight #mallards

Belted Kingfisher in winter...Texture blended Photographed February 12, 2026 in Western New York OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #textureblending #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #kingfisher

Great Horned Owl Photographed February 12, 2026 in Western New York from a distance of 164 ft (50 meters). Please see comments for important information. #chiaroscuro #fineartphotography #darkandmoody #raptors #birdsofprey #birds #owls #birdphotography #greathorned #OM-1MarkII #photographersunited

Remaining true to its name, a Mute Swan floats down the Niagara River (just don't go too far)... Photographed February 10, 2026 from Grand Island, NY #swans #muteswans #birds #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography #fineartphotography

Out with the boys... A female Mallard joins four males on a flyby Photographed February 10, 2026, Niagara River, Grand Island, NY #fineartphotography #winterwildlife #OM-1MarkII #ducks #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #mallards #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography

Unfazed by the cold... American Red Squirrel just hanging out Photographed February 7, 2026, Grand Island, NY #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #fineartphotography #squirrels #redsquirrel #winterwildlife #americanredsquirrel #photographersunited #naturephotography

Ah, kids don't care about the cold... Juvenile Bald Eagle defies the weather Photographed February 7, 2026, Grand Island, NY #textureblending #winterwildlife #fineartphotography #birds #OM-1MarkII #moodyphotography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #birdphotography #birdsofprey #baldeagles

Code blue along the icy Niagara River Greater Scaup Duck Photographed February 5, 2026 OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #photographersunited #animalphotography #winterwildlife #naturephotography #birdphotography #greaterscaup #ducks

Short-eared owl on solitary watch... Western New York Photographed February 4, 2026 #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #winterwildlife #photographersunited #animalphotography #shortearedowl #naturephotography #birds #birdphotography #owls

Common Mergansers above an icy Niagara River Photographed February 2, 2026 OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #textureblending #winterwildlife #fineartphotography #ducks #photographersunited #animalphotography #merganser #naturephotography #OM-1MarkII #birdphotography #birdsinflight

Northern Flicker perhaps wishing it were a southern flicker. Photographed February 2, 2026 - Grand Island, NY #chiaroscuro #fineartphotography #darkandmoody #birds #moodyphotography #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #nature #photographersunited #naturephotography #woodpecker #northernflicker

Growing bodies need to eat - not always easy this time of year White-tailed Deer (fawn) February 1, 2026 - Buffalo, NY #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #animalphotography #highkey #naturephotography #fineartphotography #winterwildlife #deer #white-tailed #fawn

The sun makes 2° feel so much better! Canada Goose sleeping in - with one eye open! January 30, 2026 - Buffalo, NY #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #photographersunited #animalphotography #winterwildlife #naturephotography #birds #birdphotography #geese #canadagoose

Good to the last drop... (Optimism on a 2°F/-17°C morning) Embden Goose (likely, a feral domestic goose) Photographed January 30, 2026 - Buffalo, NY #embdengeese #geese #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #nature #photographersunited #naturephotography #birdsinsnow #winterwildlife #birdphotography

Snowed in... Mama Great Horned Owl keeps the next generation warm and cozy. Photographed January 29, 2026 - Western New York **Taken at a distance of over 105 feet (32m)** #greathorned #birdsofprey #birdphotography #winterwildlife #birdsinsnow #photographersunited #wildlifephotography #nature #OM-1

Another bird of prey - if you happen to be an insect, seed, or nut... White-breasted Nuthatch Photographed January 5, 2026 #textureblending #winterwildlife #fineartphotography #pastel #birdphotography #nuthatch #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography #OM-1MarkII #photography

Bald Eagle, likely 3½ to 4 yrs old at Beaver Island State Park, Grand Island, NY. Photographed January 23, 2026 #chiaroscuro #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #photographersunited #lowkey #animalphotography #naturephotography #birdsofprey #baldeagles #birds

Another day, another Bald Eagle (texture blended) Grand Island, NY Photographed January 23, 2026 #textureblending #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #birdsinflight #photographersunited #animalphotography #raptors #birdsofprey #naturephotography #baldeagles

Tree Inspector... Bald Eagle - Grand Island, NY January 23, 2026 www.instagram.com/wildlife.exposures #raptors #birdsofprey #eagles #baldeagles #birdphotography #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography

Crow in the snow Photographed January 17, 2026, Buffalo, NY www.instagram.com/wildlife.exposures #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #photographersunited #animalphotography #birdsinsnow #naturephotography #fineartphotography #highkey #crows #winterwildlife #birds #birdphotography

That casual over-the-shoulder glance... Bald Eagle with texture blending Niagara River - Photographed January 21, 2026 #textureblending #winterwildlife #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #photographersunited #baldeagles #naturephotography #raptors #birdsofprey

"So it's a little cold, stop complaining!" Ring-billed gulls, 8°F, -10°F windchill Niagara River - January 20, 2026 #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #photographersunited #animalphotography #birdsinsnow #naturephotography #fineartphotography #winterwildlife #birdsinflight #gulls

"Pretty sure they called for only a dusting!" American Goldfinch eyes the snow Amherst, NY - January 15, 2026 #birdsinsnow #OM-1MarkII #photography #nature #birds #fineartphotography #photographersunited #winterwildlife #animalphotography #naturephotography #birdphotography #goldfinch #finch

Come on, get serious, it's for the yearbook! White-tailed deer - Buffalo, NY January 17, 2026 www.instagram.com/wildlife.exposures #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #portrait #winterwildlife #deer #white-tailed #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography

Mourning Dove fluffed up in the cold... Amherst, NY January 15, 2026 #textureblending #winterwildlife #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography #birdsinsnow #birds #birdphotography

Dark-eyed Junco snug in its snow fort... Amherst, NY January 15, 2026 #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #birdsinsnow #fineartphotography #winterwildlife #photographersunited #animalphotography #birds #juncos #birdphotography #naturephotography

So where did all the sunflowers go? American Goldfinch Western New York, January 15, 2026 #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #birdsinsnow #fineartphotography #winterwildlife #photographersunited #animalphotography #birds #finch #naturephotography #birdphotography #goldfinch

Winter's Cardinal Western New York, January 13, 2026 #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #birdsinsnow #winterwildlife #birdphotography #birds #photographersunited #animalphotography #cardinals #northerncardinal #naturephotography #fineartphotography

Sweetness... White-tailed Deer - Western New York January 13, 2026 #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #portrait #winterwildlife #photographersunited #animalphotography #deer #white-tailed #naturephotography

Cooper's Hawk chillin' Western New York January 11, 2026 #textureblending #fineartphotography #winterwildlife #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdsinsnow #birds #birdphotography #hawks #coopershawk

Doing mama things... Great Horned Owl. January 10, 2026 in Western New York **Taken at a distance of over 105 feet (32m)** #owls #greathorned #raptors #birdsofprey #birdphotography #naturephotography #photographersunited #birds #raptors #birdsofprey #wildlifephotography #animalphotography

Red-tailed Hawk Western New York January 9, 2026 #chiaroscuro #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #birds #photography #darkandmoody #moodyphotography #hawks #wildlifephotography #nature #portrait #raptors #birdsofprey #birdphotography #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography

A Black-capped Chickadee enjoys a mid-winter treat... Reinstein Woods, Depew NY January 8, 2026 #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #winterwildlife #birds #birdphotography #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography #chickadee #blackcappedchickadee

White-breasted Nuthatch... Reinstein Woods, Depew NY January 5, 2026 (National Bird Day - US) #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #birdsinsnow #textureblending #winterwildlife #birds #birdphotography #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography #nuthatch

Trumpeter Swan walks a shallow area of the Niagara... Grand Island, NY December 21, 2025 #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #textureblending #fineartphotography #birds #swans #photographersunited #animalphotography #birdphotography #naturephotography #winterwildlife

Wood duck with some texture blending... Photograph: October 6, 2025, Edit: December 31, 2025 Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo, NY #textureblending #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #birds #ducks #birdphotography #photographersunited #woodducks

Texture blended Bald Eagle Photograph: March 30, 2024, edit: December 30, 2025 Western New York #textureblending #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #birds #birdphotography #photographersunited #eagles #animalphotography #naturephotography #baldeagles

Cardinal three-peat... A chiaroscuro-like treatment of a male Northern Cardinal December 12, 2025, Western New York #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography #chiaroscuro #fineartphotography #darkandmoody #moodyphotography

May everyone's reason for the season bring peace and joy..✨ Photographed November 10, 2025 in Western New York #OM-1MarkII #OM-1 #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #birds #birdphotography #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography #cardinals #northerncardinal #winterwildlife