Gadwall drake
Gadwall drake launching at a Fort Collins Natural Area.
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Wildlife & nature photographer | Fort Collins, CO ๐ฆ๐ฒ Photography & travel feed the soul; web development pays the bills. All photos mine except reposts. Prints โ https://hiddenwilds.com OM-1 Mark II ๐ท Public lands โค๏ธ Fledgling birder ๐ชถ Always learning ๐ฆ
Gadwall drake
Gadwall drake launching at a Fort Collins Natural Area.
#gadwalls #duckphotography #birdphotography
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
Short-eared owl
Short-eared owl, south of Greeley this weekend.
#birds#birdphotography #birds #shortearedowl
Gadwall drake in flight
Gadwall drake, Fort Collins, CO.
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Sunrise at Caddo Lake Texas
Caddo Lake sunrise, Texas/Louisiana border.
#caddolake
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
Canada goose
Frosted Canada goose, Fort Collins.
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Pair of cardinals
Cardinals reflecting at Laguna Seca Ranch, Texas
#birdphotography #cardinals #birds
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
Red-breasted nuthatch
Red-breasted nuthatch at Lobster Cove Meadow, Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
Waves on the Maine coast
A chilly September morning along the coast of southern Maine.
#coastalmaine #rockycoast #maine
Redpoll
Redpoll. Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota.
#birds #birdoftheday #birdphotography #redpoll
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Great egret
Great egret, Caddo Lake, Texas.
#birds #birdphotography #greategret
Common goldeneye
Common goldeneye, Fossil Creek Park, Fort Collins.
#birdphotography #birds #ducks
Greater yellowlegs
Greater yellowlegs at Scarborough Marsh, coastal Maine.
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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
Black-crested titmouse
Black-crested titmouse, Laguna Seca Ranch, Texas.
#lagunasecaranch #birdphotography #birds #photographersofbluesky
Common paraque
A well-camouflaged common paraque in Estero Llano Grande State Park, south Texas.
#birds #birdphotography #commonparaque #photographersofbluesky
Caddo Lake fog
Fall colors at Caddo Lake, Texas.
#caddolake #naturephotography
#photographersofbluesky
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Green kingfisher
My first encounter with a green kingfisher ๐ Harlingen, Texas.
#birdphotography #birds #greenkingfisher #texasbirding #photographersofbluesky
Kayaker at Caddo Lake
Kayaker in the morning mist at Caddo Lake State Park, Texas.
#caddolake #kayaker #foggylake
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Loved the bands of colors at Riverbend Ponds in Fort Collins yesterday, like a Monet painting.
#icm #icmphotography
ICM lilypads
ICM lilypads at the Portland Chinese Garden.
#icm #intentionalcameramovement
#portlandchinesegarden
Yellow-throated warbler
Yellow-throated warbler at the U of Texas Brownsville campus.
#warblers #birds #birdphotography #photographersofbluesky