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Wildlife & nature photographer | Fort Collins, CO ๐ŸฆŠ๐ŸŒฒ Photography & travel feed the soul; web development pays the bills. All photos mine except reposts. Prints โ†’ https://hiddenwilds.com OM-1 Mark II ๐Ÿ“ท Public lands โค๏ธ Fledgling birder ๐Ÿชถ Always learning ๐Ÿฆ‰

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Gadwall drake

Gadwall drake

Gadwall drake launching at a Fort Collins Natural Area.

#gadwalls #duckphotography #birdphotography

06.03.2026 04:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Wood duck in the snow

Wood duck in the snow

One of my favorite duck shots ever. I went looking for a great horned owl nest and came across this wood duck drake who seemed to be enjoying the snow quite a lot.

#woodduck #birds #birdphotography #photographersofbluesky

05.03.2026 04:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Short-eared owl

Short-eared owl

Short-eared owl, south of Greeley this weekend.

#birds#birdphotography #birds #shortearedowl

04.03.2026 04:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Gadwall drake in flight

Gadwall drake in flight

Gadwall drake, Fort Collins, CO.

#gadwalls #birds #birdphotography

02.03.2026 04:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sunrise at Caddo Lake Texas

Sunrise at Caddo Lake Texas

Caddo Lake sunrise, Texas/Louisiana border.

#caddolake

20.02.2026 04:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Great blue heron

Great blue heron

From our pontoon, we watched this great blue heron slowly moving through patches of light and dark at Caddo Lake, Texas.

#birds #birdphotography #caddolake

19.02.2026 04:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Canada goose

Canada goose

Frosted Canada goose, Fort Collins.

#birds #birdphotography

16.02.2026 03:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

14.02.2026 05:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks!

14.02.2026 05:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š

14.02.2026 05:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pair of cardinals

Pair of cardinals

Cardinals reflecting at Laguna Seca Ranch, Texas

#birdphotography #cardinals #birds

13.02.2026 04:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Great gray owl

Great gray owl

Great gray owl at Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota. I was so lucky to see eight great grays over two days during the 2025 irruption.

#greatgrayowls #birds #birdoftheday #birdphotography

12.02.2026 04:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 46 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Red-breasted nuthatch

Red-breasted nuthatch

Red-breasted nuthatch at Lobster Cove Meadow, Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

11.02.2026 04:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Waves on the Maine coast

Waves on the Maine coast

A chilly September morning along the coast of southern Maine.

#coastalmaine #rockycoast #maine

10.02.2026 03:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Redpoll

Redpoll

Redpoll. Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota.

#birds #birdoftheday #birdphotography #redpoll

09.02.2026 03:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

07.02.2026 04:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Great egret

Great egret

Great egret, Caddo Lake, Texas.

#birds #birdphotography #greategret

07.02.2026 04:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Common goldeneye

Common goldeneye

Common goldeneye, Fossil Creek Park, Fort Collins.

#birdphotography #birds #ducks

05.02.2026 04:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Greater yellowlegs

Greater yellowlegs

Greater yellowlegs at Scarborough Marsh, coastal Maine.

#birds #birdphotography #photographersofbluesky

03.02.2026 04:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Dark morph snow goose

Dark morph snow goose

This morning I was lucky to find a dark morph snow goose ('blue goose') at Fossil Creek Park here in Fort Collins. They are rare here anyway, and the dark morph makes up only 1-3% of the population.

#bluegoose #snowgoose #darkmorphsnowgoose #birds

02.02.2026 04:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Black-crested titmouse

Black-crested titmouse

Black-crested titmouse, Laguna Seca Ranch, Texas.

#lagunasecaranch #birdphotography #birds #photographersofbluesky

01.02.2026 04:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Common paraque

Common paraque

A well-camouflaged common paraque in Estero Llano Grande State Park, south Texas.

#birds #birdphotography #commonparaque #photographersofbluesky

30.01.2026 04:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Caddo Lake fog

Caddo Lake fog

Fall colors at Caddo Lake, Texas.

#caddolake #naturephotography
#photographersofbluesky

29.01.2026 04:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!

29.01.2026 04:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Green kingfisher

Green kingfisher

My first encounter with a green kingfisher ๐Ÿ˜Š Harlingen, Texas.

#birdphotography #birds #greenkingfisher #texasbirding #photographersofbluesky

28.01.2026 04:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 54 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Kayaker at Caddo Lake

Kayaker at Caddo Lake

Kayaker in the morning mist at Caddo Lake State Park, Texas.

#caddolake #kayaker #foggylake

19.01.2026 02:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

16.01.2026 13:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

Loved the bands of colors at Riverbend Ponds in Fort Collins yesterday, like a Monet painting.

#icm #icmphotography

16.01.2026 03:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ICM lilypads

ICM lilypads

ICM lilypads at the Portland Chinese Garden.

#icm #intentionalcameramovement
#portlandchinesegarden

13.01.2026 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Yellow-throated warbler

Yellow-throated warbler

Yellow-throated warbler at the U of Texas Brownsville campus.

#warblers #birds #birdphotography #photographersofbluesky

31.12.2025 04:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0