A female Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) searches for an afternoon snack in the shallows. I photographed this camouflaged beauty in the rich wetlands of Brazos Bend State Park near Houston, Texas. ๐ชถ
๐ Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, TX
๐ธ Canon R7 + RF 200-800mm
#RedWingedBlackbird #BrazosBend #BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #MastodonBirds #ShotOnCanon
A Neotropic cormorant drying its wings after a deep dive in the park pond ๐ชถ
๐ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
๐ธ @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 ๐ชถ
๐ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
๐ธ @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 ๐ชถ
๐ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
๐ธ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400
#GreatEgret #Egret #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #InvasiveSpecies #MastodonBirds
Full speed ahead! This colorful Egyptian goose fields massive power as it sprints across the park turf to launch itself into the air ๐ชถ
๐ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
๐ธ @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? ๐ชถ
๐ Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
๐ธ Canon R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x
#GreaterRoadrunner #Roadrunner #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #NewMexico #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds
Have you ever seen a bird with neon blue eyes? ๐ชถ This male Anhinga is flaunting his wild breeding plumage and crest.
๐ @houstonaudubon Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
๐๏ธ Apr 17, 2026 | ๐ 1:12 PM
๐ธ @canonusa EOS R6 Mark III + RF 200-800 + 1.4x
โ๏ธ 1120mm | f/13 | 1/200 | ISO 4935
#Anhinga #BirdWatching #Wildlife #NatureVideo #Canon #MastodonNatureCommunity #MastodonBirds
Catching this snowy egret displaying its magnificent, lace-like breeding plumes among the marsh reeds ๐ชถ
๐ @houstonaudubon Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
๐ธ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x
#SnowyEgret #Egret #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #HighIsland #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds
Watching this green heron work the branches and the shoreline out at the rookery. It successfully secured a quick minnow meal at the water's edge before returning up to its favorite perch ๐ชถ
๐ @houstonaudubon Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
๐๏ธ Apr 17, 2026 | ๐ 3:19 PM
๐ธ @canonusa EOS R6 Mark III + RF 200-800 + 1.4x
โ๏ธ 1120mm | f/13 | 1/200 | ISO 12800
#GreenHeron #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #CanonR6MarkIII #HighIsland #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds
Watching these long-billed dowitchers feed in sync across the shallows at the refuge is mesmerizing ๐ชถ
๐ @bosquedelapachenwr Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
๐ธ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x
#LongBilledDowitcher #Shorebirds #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #NewMexico #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds
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