Brown Thrasher with breakfast. Photographed May 22, 2026, Knox Farm State Park, East Aurora NY #chiaroscuro #tenebrism #darkandmoody #moodyphotography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #lowkey #birds #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birdphotography #brownthrasher

Another Blackburnian Warbler, perhaps becoming a favorite. Photographed May 16, 2026 at Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birdphotography #birds #warblers #blackburnianwarbler

Blackburnian Warbler Photographed May 16, 2026, Buffalo NY Now on Fine Art America - fineartamerica.com/profiles/pau... #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #portrait #closeupphotography #birds #birdphotography #warblers #blackburnianwarbler

Dance Like Nobody's Watching Bobolink Photographed May 22, 2026, East Aurora NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birds #blackbirds #birdphotography #birdsinflight #bobolink

Bay-breasted Warbler out despite the chilly morning Photographed May 21, 2026, Buffalo NY Also on Fine Art America as Wildlife Exposures: fineartamerica.com/profiles/pau... #wildlifephotography #backlight #birds #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birdphotography #warblers #baybreastedwarbler

Not quite - black and white... Great Egret takes flight Photographed May 20, 2026, Buffalo NY #chiaroscuro #tenebrism #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #lowkey #fineartphotography #birdsinflight #birds #birdphotography #egrets #greategret

Call of the wild and not of a warbler... Red-tailed Hawk Photographed May 19, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #birdphotography #naturephotography #birds #raptors #birdsofprey #hawks #redtailedhawk

The green leaves of spring Bay-breasted Warbler Photographed May 18, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY Take a look at my Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/WildlifeExposures #fineartphotography #wildlifephotography #birds #warblers #birdphotography#photographersunited #naturephotography #BaybreastedWarbler

Blackburnian Warbler getting a good look... Photographed May 16, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #blackburnianwarbler #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #birdphotography #naturephotography #warblers

"Those crazy bird people will never notice me" Springtime Bumble Bee Photographed May 9, 2026, Buffalo NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #bees #closeupphotography #beesandwasps #bumblebee

"Is that really the sun!" Northern Yellow Warbler feeling "in the pink." Photographed May 11, 2026, Buffalo NY #fineartphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photographersunited #birds #birdphotography #yellowwarbler #warblers

Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming... Mallard Duckling Photographed May 9, 2026, Buffalo NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birds #ducks #birdphotography #waterbirds #ducklings #mallards

I've seen stranger things, but eating in the upside down position? Baltimore Oriole taste testing Photographed May 11, 2026, Buffalo NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birds #birdphotography #oriole #baltimoreoriole

Northern Yellow Warbler. Recently (late 2025) split as a distinct species from the non-migratory Mangrove Yellow Warbler. Photographed May 12, 2026, Buffalo NY #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #birdphotography #naturephotography #fineartphotography #warblers #yellowwarbler

Mallard Duckling on a family outing... Photographed May 9, 2026, Buffalo NY Please take a look at my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/WildlifeExposures #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birdphotography #ducks #ducklings #mallards

Don't shoot into the sun, they said... Canada Goose Gosling enjoys a (rare) sunny moment Photographed May 7, 2026, Buffalo NY #backlight #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #portrait #birds #photographersunited #naturephotography #birdphotography #fineartphotography #geese #canadagoose #gosling

Baltimore Oriole checking out the other end of the buffet... Photographed May 7, 2026, Buffalo NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birdphotography #birds #oriole #baltimoreoriole #blackbirds

Northern Flicker watching all of the warbler photographers... Photographed May 2, 2026, Buffalo NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birds #woodpecker #birdphotography #northernflicker

A juvenile Great Horned Owl still retaining some fuzz Taken at a distance of 95 ft (29m) Photographed May 4, 2026, Buffalo, NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #birdsofprey #birds #greathorned #owls

Baltimore Oriole Photographed May 4, 2026, Buffalo, NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #oriole #baltimoreoriole #birds #fineartphotography #portrait #photographersunited #naturephotography #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #birdphotography

Fluff ball comin' at ya Canada Goose - Gosling Photographed April 30, 2026, Buffalo, NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #fineartphotography #closeupphotography #birds #gosling #birdphotography #geese #canadagoose #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography

Epic battles as only nature can provide! Canada Geese - Goslings Photographed April 30, 2026, Buffalo, NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #animalphotography #geese #gosling #canadagoose #fineartphotography #birds

Another Yellow-rumped Warbler Photographed April 20, 2026 in Buffalo, NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #animalphotography #birdphotography #fineartphotography #birds #warblers #yellowrumped

The Azure Avian of Unbridled Euphoria... Eastern Bluebird. The official state bird for both New York and Missouri. Photographed April 23, 2026 in East Aurora, NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #animalphotography #birdphotography #fineartphotography #bluebird

It's all in the details... The Yellow-rumped Warbler Photographed April 20, 2026, Buffalo NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #animalphotography #photography #fineartphotography #portrait #closeupphotography #birds #birdphotography #warblers #yellowrumped

The Flicker and the Cherry Blossoms Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker Photographed April 20, 2026, Buffalo, NY OM System OM-1 Mk II | 100-400mm Mk II + MC-14 #fineartphotography #highkey #OM-1MarkII #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #northernflicker

Difference of opinion... Mid-air discussion between Tree Swallows Photographed April 15, 2026, Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #animalphotography #photography #birdsinflight #birdphotography #treeswallows #swallows

Thinks it's a warbler... Big Brown Bat - yes, its real name - cruising through the cemetery (of course) Photographed April 18, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #animalphotography #photography #bats

Ring-necked Duck Photographed April 15, 2026 at Tifft Nature Preserve (texture blended with reeds & cattails) OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #ducks #naturephotography #animalphotography #fineartphotography #birds #ringneckedducks

Tree Swallow, coming in hot! Photographed April 15, 2026 at Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #animalphotography #photography #fineartphotography #birds #birdsinflight #treeswallows #swallows

The uncommon colors of the Common Grackle Photographed April 10, 2026, Amherst NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #animalphotography #tenebrism #grackle #chiaroscuro #fineartphotography #birds #birdphotography

Osprey Photographed April 11, 2026 at Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #animalphotography #photography #raptors #birdsofprey #birds #birdphotography #birdsinflight #osprey

Tree Swallow Photographed April 11, 2026, Buffalo, NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #animalphotography #photography #fineartphotography #birds #birdphotography #birdsinflight #treeswallows #swallows

American Wigeon Photographed April 8, 2026 in Western New York OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birds #ducks #birdphotography #wigeon

Northern Cardinal takes flight. Photographed April 8, 2026, Western New York OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birds #birdsinflight #birdphotography #cardinals #northerncardinal

Turtle Tuesday? A Midland Painted Turtle strikes a stately pose. Photographed April 3, 2026 in Western New York OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #tenebrism #chiaroscuro #fineartphotography #turtles #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #OM-1MarkII #naturephotography #lowkey

Another harbinger of spring, the Mourning Cloak butterfly. Photographed April 3, 2026 in Western New York OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #textureblending #butterfly #mourningcloak

A little throw back Thursday. A texture blend of a Snowy Owl captured December 27, 2024, Buffalo, NY #textureblending #winterwildlife #fineartphotography #owls #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #naturephotography #snowyowl #raptors #birdsofprey

Great Horned Owl demonstrating independent pupillary response. Photographed March 30, 2026 in Western New York #chiaroscuro #fineartphotography #darkandmoody #raptors #birdsofprey #birds #owls #birdphotography #greathorned #OM-1MarkII #photographersunited #tenebrism #wildlifephotography

A recently fledged, or "brancher" Great Horned Owl. Distance is 89ft (27m). Photographed March 30, 2026 in Western New York #greathorned #owls #raptors #birdsofprey #birdphotography #winterwildlife #birdsinsnow #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #owlets

Eye to Eye Embden Goose (feral domestic) keeping an eye on camera boy Photographed March 29, 2026, Western New York #textureblending #portrait #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #photography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #birdphotography #embdengeese #geese

OMG, not another hawk! Red-tailed Hawk, Western New York Photographed March 23, 2026 (texture blend) OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #textureblending #birdphotography #redtailedhawk #hawks

"Me? Do I look like a fierce predator?" Photographed March 26, 2026 in Western New York OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #textureblending #birdphotography #redtailedhawk #hawks

Guarded Vigilance Red-tailed Hawk, Western New York OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 Photographed March 23, 2026 #darkandmoody #moodyphotography #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #textureblending #portrait #birds #redtailedhawk #hawks

European Starling Photographed March 24, 2026, Buffalo, NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #chiaroscuro #darkandmoody #moodyphotography #tenebrism #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #birdphotography #starlings

Eye to Eye - Female Bufflehead. North America’s smallest diving duck, weighing only about one pound (approx. 450 grams) and measuring about 13–15 inches long. Photographed March 24, 2026, Buffalo, NY #photographersunited #naturephotography #OM-1MarkII #fineartphotography #ducks #bufflehead

Morning preening...Red-tailed hawk Photographed March 23, 2026, Western New York (texture blended edit) OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #textureblending #birdphotography #redtailedhawk #hawks

"Harbinger of Spring" The Red-winged Blackbird March 19, 2026 at Reinstein Woods, Depew NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #textureblending #fineartphotography #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #blackbirds #naturephotography #birds #birdphotography

"I AM a bird of prey!" Black-capped Chickadee putting on its "hawk" face Photographed March 19, 2026, Western New York #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birds #birdphotography #chickadee #blackcappedchickadee #animalphotography #photography

Northern Cardinal - Part II Photographed March 16, 2026 in Western New York #tenebrism #chiaroscuro #darkandmoody #moodyphotography #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #lowkey #birds #fineartphotography #naturephotography #birdphotography #cardinals #northerncardinal