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. ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ“ Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, TX
๐Ÿ“ธ 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 ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ“ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
๐Ÿ“ธ @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 ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ“ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
๐Ÿ“ธ @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 ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ“ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
๐Ÿ“ธ @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 ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ“ Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
๐Ÿ“ธ @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? ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ“ Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
๐Ÿ“ธ Canon R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x

#GreaterRoadrunner #Roadrunner #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #NewMexico #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds

Have you ever seen a bird with neon blue eyes? ๐Ÿชถ This male Anhinga is flaunting his wild breeding plumage and crest.

๐Ÿ“ @houstonaudubon Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Apr 17, 2026 | ๐Ÿ•’ 1:12 PM
๐Ÿ“ธ @canonusa EOS R6 Mark III + RF 200-800 + 1.4x
โš™๏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 ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ“ @houstonaudubon Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
๐Ÿ“ธ @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 ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ“ @houstonaudubon Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Apr 17, 2026 | ๐Ÿ•’ 3:19 PM
๐Ÿ“ธ @canonusa EOS R6 Mark III + RF 200-800 + 1.4x
โš™๏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 ๐Ÿชถ

๐Ÿ“ @bosquedelapachenwr Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
๐Ÿ“ธ @canonusa R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x

#LongBilledDowitcher #Shorebirds #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #NewMexico #NatureLovers #MastodonBirds