A Neotropic cormorant drying its wings after a deep dive in the park pond πͺΆ
π Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
πΈ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400
#NeotropicCormorant #Cormorant #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds
An adult black-crowned night-heron roosting in the coppery winter foliage. It has been a treat tracking this resident breeding pair and their juvenile over the last few weeks πͺΆ
π Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
πΈ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400
#BlackCrownedNightHeron #Heron #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #Houston #MastodonBirds
Score one for our native wildlife! Watched this great egret catch an invasive armored catfish at the park pond, all under the watchful eyes of a nearby coot and tricolored heron πͺΆ
π Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
πΈ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400
#GreatEgret #Egret #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #InvasiveSpecies #MastodonBirds
A quiet reminder of human presence left behind at the park. This lost red and white fishing bobber stands out starkly against the winter branches.
π Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
πΈ Canon R50 + RF 100-400
#Minimalism #StillLife #FineArtPhotography #CanonR50 #Houston #MastodonPhotography
Full speed ahead! This colorful Egyptian goose fields massive power as it sprints across the park turf to launch itself into the air πͺΆ
π Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
πΈ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400
#EgyptianGoose #ActionShot #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #Houston #MastodonBirds
An iconic desert resident! Stumbled across this greater roadrunner keeping a sharp eye on the brush lines. Did you know these unique predators are actually a ground-dwelling species of cuckoo? πͺΆ
π Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
πΈ Canon R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x
#GreaterRoadrunner #Roadrunner #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #NewMexico #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds
Catching this snowy egret displaying its magnificent, lace-like breeding plumes among the marsh reeds πͺΆ
π @houstonaudubon Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
πΈ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x
#SnowyEgret #Egret #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #HighIsland #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds
Watching these long-billed dowitchers feed in sync across the shallows at the refuge is mesmerizing πͺΆ
π @bosquedelapachenwr Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
πΈ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x
#LongBilledDowitcher #Shorebirds #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #NewMexico #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds
Stumbled upon this beautiful wild horse foal out in the dry grass fields. Spotting this little one with its striking white blaze was pure joy π΄
π Ruidoso, NM
πΈ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x
#WildHorses #Foal #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #NewMexico #NatureLovers #MastodonNature
A flash of fiery crimson in the high desert! Finding this male vermilion flycatcher perched against the crisp blue sky was incredible πͺΆ
π @bosquedelapachenwr Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
πΈ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x
#VermilionFlycatcher #WildlifePhotography #Birding #CanonR50 #NewMexico #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds
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