A Neotropic cormorant drying its wings after a deep dive in the park pond πŸͺΆ

πŸ“ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
πŸ“Έ @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 πŸͺΆ

πŸ“ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
πŸ“Έ @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 πŸͺΆ

πŸ“ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
πŸ“Έ @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.

πŸ“ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
πŸ“Έ 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 πŸͺΆ

πŸ“ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
πŸ“Έ @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? πŸͺΆ

πŸ“ Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
πŸ“Έ 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 πŸͺΆ

πŸ“ @houstonaudubon Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
πŸ“Έ @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 πŸͺΆ

πŸ“ @bosquedelapachenwr Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
πŸ“Έ @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 🐴

πŸ“ Ruidoso, NM
πŸ“Έ @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 πŸͺΆ

πŸ“ @bosquedelapachenwr Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
πŸ“Έ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x

#VermilionFlycatcher #WildlifePhotography #Birding #CanonR50 #NewMexico #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds