Male and female pileated woodpecker nestlings at #Home in their tree cavity. #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #nature

For #WoodpeckerWednesday a female yellow-shafted northern flicker staying cool in the shade in the forest. #birds #nature #naturephotography

Blackburnian warbler in a flower garden at the end of #Summer #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #nature

Great egret portrait with the river's reflection creating #shiny bokeh. #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #nature

An osprey searching for fish while flying above the surface of the lake. #birds #nature #wildlife #naturephotography

A Carolina chickadee foraging the last of the seeds from a dying sunflower. #birds #nature #photography

Female American redstart in the herb garden. #birds #nature #birdphotography

What a gem of a bird! This Bluethroat was as curious and friendly of me as I was for it. 🪶 #birds #photography

A red-tailed hawk raiding a squirrel nest. The occupants were not at home at the time. 🦉 #birds #nature #hawk

For #WoodpeckerWednesday, a red-bellied woodpecker parent (male) feeding its nestling. #birds #nature #woodpecker

A male orchard oriole hiding in the tall grass. #birds #nature #photography

#Alternating black and white feathers on a black and white warbler. #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #nature

A red-headed woodpecker fledgling for #WoodpeckerWednesday #birds #nature #woodpecker

The #Smooth feathers of a cedar waxwing look airbrushed. #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #nature

Not a bird! White-tailed deer from largest to smallest. The doe was very aware of the shutter noise, so two clicks, and I walked away to let them get on with their day. #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #deer

For #WoodpeckerWednesday a red-headed woodpecker in flight. #birds #wildlifephotography #nature

Carolina wren beating the heat in a water feature. #SummerDaze #BlueSkyArtShow #birds

For #Wrensday - a Carolina wren perched in a fallen tree branch in the forest. #birds #nature

For #BlueSkyMonday a bald eagle flying over the lake. #birds #nature #naturephotography

Great crested flycatcher snacking on a caterpillar. #birds #nature #naturephotography

June is a good month to #GetOutside and see white-tailed deer fawns. #BlueSkyArtShow #nature #deer

Red-tailed hawk calculating its odds of catching a chipmunk. #birds #nature #birdsofprey #hawk

Since it's been raining every day for a week, from the archives, a juvenile little blue heron laser focused on fishing at the river. #birds #nature #heron

Eastern bluebird on my fence. #birds #bluebird #nature #naturephotography

Female ring-necked duck in the #vibrant orange reflection of fall leaves on the lake. #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #nature

What I'm pretty certain is a Swainson's thrush migrating through a month ago. #birds #nature #birdphotography

Blackburnian warbler #Underneath a flowering oregano stem. #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #warbler

I'm seeing more eastern bluebirds this year than I have seen in a long time. #birds #bluebird #naturephotography #birdphotography

Horned grebe on the lake at twilight. #BlueSkyArtShow #LightAndShadow #birds

I watched this baby bluebird fledge yesterday 🙂. #birds #bluebird #birdphotography

Trumpeter swan cygnet. #Texture in water and feathers #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #naturephotography #swan

White-eyed vireo in the forest. #birds #naturephotography #birdphotography

A male hooded merganser on the lake where shadows are creating horizontal #Lines on the water. #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #naturephotography

Lifer! Northern waterthrush wading at the edge of an emphemeral stream in the forest. #birds #WaterWednesday #naturephotography

A northern parula on a faded sunflower at the end of summer. #BlueSkyArtShow #green

Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus) another of our summer birds. For #BirdsSeenIn2025 USA #birds #nature #vireo

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens), here for the summer. #BirdsSeenIn2025 USA #birds #nature #flycatcher

Yellow-throated vireo (Vireo flavifrons) in the forest. #BirdsSeenIn2025 for USA #birds #naturephotography

Male rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) making a migration pit stop to refuel. For USA #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #nature #grosbeak

Scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) at the lake. For USA #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #nature #flycatcher

Female orchard oriole (Icterus spurius) on flowering buckeye for #BirdsSeenIn2025 USA #birds #nature #springmigration

A male pileated woodpecker in his happy place. #WoodpeckerWednesday #birds #nature

Based on the number of calls I get, bird-window collisions seem to happen more often during bird migration. Reposting this brief blog on what to do when a bird hits your window. #birds #nature #birdmigration www.covecreekphotography.com/blog/bird-hi...

Sunrise image of a yellow-rumped warbler. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #warbler

A Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis). Minimalist image composition. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #wren

Yellow-shafted northern flicker not happy with the 18 degrees F temperature. #WoodpeckerWednesday #birds #woodpecker

For #WoodpeckerWednesday - a yellow-bellied sapsucker. #birds #birdphotography #nature

Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) for #BirdsSeenIn2025 USA #birds #naturepphotography #raptors

A Hairy Woodpecker for #WoodpeckerWednesday #birds #nature #BirdsSeenIn2025

A mallard coming in for a landing on the lake. #birds #nature #MallardMonday