Mastodawn

Aerial combat at the rookery. 🌿 These two Tricolored Herons were locked in a high-stakes mid-air dispute this afternoon at Smith Oaks, showing off some incredible acrobatics. 🪶⚔️

📍 @houstonaudubon Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
🗓️ Apr 17, 2026 | 🕒 2:10 PM
📸 @canonusa EOS R6 Mark III + RF 200-800 + 1.4x
⚙️ 435mm | f/13 | 1/2000 | ISO 8000 | 46 still photos

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Wood Sprite Photo 5d ago

Nesting season drama in full swing. 🌿 These three Roseate Spoonbills were locked in an intense battle for territory at Smith Oaks—a reminder that even the most beautiful birds have a fierce side. 🪶🥊
📍 @houstonaudubon Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
🗓️ Apr 17, 2026 | 🕒 2:22 PM
📸 @canonusa EOS R6 Mark III + RF 200-800 + 1.4x
⚙️ 560mm | f/10 | 1/200 | ISO 4150

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oskevxplore Apr 16

Slate blue against a sea of gold seaweed . A little blue heron wades the morning light in Punta Cana 🦩🌊

Shot by O.S. Kev 📸

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peachfront Apr 8

for #WildlifeWednesday i have dug out more of my Marvelous Spatuletail photos & have decided to develop this one. The sunlight coming through the forest made this photo a bit challenging but it also lit up the glittering crown and throat feathers...

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peachfront Mar 21

"sometimes i have to ask myself if the tree is worth the peck!" -- acorn woodpecker (male, Colombian subspecies is why the red cap is reduced)

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peachfront Mar 18

my disguise is perfect, NO ONE will ever spot me behind this stick, NO, u didn't, if you think u did... u still didn't-- defiant cock of the rock

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Maikel de Bakker Mar 5

Some mornings reward patience.

During a quiet walk across the Regte Heide near Goirle/Tilburg in the Netherlands, close to the ancient burial mounds that have watched over this landscape for thousands of years, I settled down near a patch of blackberry brambles. The sun was behind me and I sat quietly in the shade, listening rather than searching.

Birdsong filled the heathland. Geese called overhead, herons moved in the distance, and the usual chorus of finches and tits surrounded the morning. Yet two songs stood out—ones I couldn’t quite place. So I opened the Merlin bird app. Two names appeared: Yellowhammer – Emberiza citrinella (Geelgors) and European Stonechat – Saxicola rubicola (Roodborsttapuit).

Now I had to wait.

Nearly an hour passed before the first flash of yellow appeared deep inside the thorny brambles: the Yellowhammer, perched low and partially hidden. Beautiful, but difficult to photograph through the maze of branches.

Then, suddenly, a small shape landed just above it.

The European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola), perfectly visible and briefly posing as the centerpiece of the scene, while the Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) remained tucked in the lower right of the bush. Two species, sharing the same patch of bramble for a brief moment.

Moments like this remind me that wildlife photography often rewards stillness more than movement.

Captured handheld with my Canon 5D Mark IV and Sigma 100–400mm, fully zoomed at f/6.4, 1/1000 sec, ISO 500.

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