The male Gartner Snakes come out first in #Spring. The female #snakes come out later and release an odor when ready to breed, attracting many males. She stores the sperm until ready to use.
#notAbird
#Wildlife #nature #reptile #pnw #snake #wildlifephotography #springtime #naturehotography
Black and white photograph of plants in forest understory. The scene is mostly full of overlapping leaves with prominent veins and hints of shine. The few spaces visible behind leaves are very dark. A few small bright white flowers are visible, along with a scattering of white petals strewn around the leaves.
Something in monochrome for Ansel Adams' birthday
#naturehotography #photgraphy #blackandwhite #monochrome #flora
A streaky brown Squacco Heron sits amongst reeds on the edge of some water. It is puffed up becuase of the cold. There is thin mist over the water
My contribution to today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Borbs is this puffed up, very round looking and doubtless a bit #MoodyFaces Squacco Heron. #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #India #BirdsofIndia #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturehotography #heron
A large dusky eagle owl in a tree. the throat is bulging as it was calling/
A Dusky Eagle Owl - my contribution to today's #BirdOfTheDay on the theme of #Feathers&Form. The throat feathers bulged as it was calling as evening set in #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #India #BirdsofIndia #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturehotography #owls
A summer plumage little stint, with russet and orange colouring reflected in the shallow water it is standing in
This lovely summer plumage little stint is my contribution to today’s #BirdOfTheDay on the theme of #ShortBeaks. #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturehotography #shorebird #wader
A greater hoopoe-lark with a locust it has been eating caught mid air. The bird is shaes of brown and is well camoflaged against its background
A Greater Hoopoe-Lark with its locust lunch. It was tossing the insect around to "tenderise" it. My contribution to today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FoodFinds. #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #Qatar #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturehotography
A group of three pied avocets swimming and splashin in blue water
Pied avocets - my #birdoftheday on the theme of #blackandwhite. #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #Qatar #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturehotography
A greater spotted cuckoo seen in profile, it's bill holding a stripy caterpillar
My #BirdOfTheDay on the themes of #speckles&spots. ```this magnicent Greater Spotted Cuckoo, a real rarity. #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #Qatar #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturehotography #Cuckoo
A male montague's harrier in flight, flying towards the camera and looking half left. The wings form a shallow V. It is carrying a bundle of grass in it's talons
My #BirdOfTheDay on the themes of #caughtinmotion and #BirdsofPrey is this very nice male montague's harrier. #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #Qatar #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturehotography #BirdsinFlight #Raptor #BirdofPrey
A b&w image of a Spanish Sparrow perched on a fence post and looking into the camera
Happy New Year to all - my contribution to today’s #BirdOfTheDay #b&w #sparrows theme is this rather smart Spanish Sparrow #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #Qatar #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturehotography
A yellow wagtail walking in shallow water, a perfect reflection
A yellow (flava) wagtail for my contribution to #BirdOfTheDay #Reflections #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #Qatar #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturehotography
Four European Bee-Eaters perched and fluttering on a thin branch
European bee-eaters; they remind me of fruit pastille ice lollies (which i also adore) #BirdOfTheDay #branchingout #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #Qatar #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturehotography
~Winter morning at Jurassic Coast~🌞☀️🔆
Happy Sunday to all my 900 followers here on #Bluesky and hope you will have a beautiful day!
#nature #Stunday #photography #sky #sun #sunrise #coast #coastal #light #beach #wave #sea #seascape #landscape #naturehotography
Schönes Wochenende/ Happy weekend
#spaziergang #nature #natur #naturehotography #naturfotografie #pointofview #blickwinkel #ichschreibwas #germany #jackdaw #dohle #vogelfotografie #birdphotography
American Robin nest in tall shrubs against the house…when adults flew off used a rake to slightly lift the branch hiding the nest, got 2 photos and let them be…nesting site has been successfully used for several years…
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#gettoknownature
#birds
#naturehotography
#wildlife
"Heron season"
#bird #birdphotography #photography #nature #urbannature #naturehotography #photographersofbluesky #canada #heron #herons #lostlagoon #stanleypark #wildlife #landscape #lakes #wildlifephotography
Collecting, dumping, and sharing what I've been up to in the #OttawaNationalForest -- but I lost an entire lakes series... more soon!
#nature #art #artist #artists #photo #photography #spring #photos #birds #birdphotos #naturehotography #Michigan #hiking
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This Racoon was telling me to take its picture and post it here on #blskyphotograpy #naturehotography #inthewoods #animalphotos #photographer
A large light gray-colored rockformation on the left with some green vegetation ending in the middle of the picture in the water. A little to the right is another smaller rockformation in the water, that is a more dark gray without vegetation. The sky is blue with some very thin clouds.
On the water around Dubrovnik ❤️
#photography
#nature
#naturehotography
#landscape
#seascape
#dubrovnik
#croatia
#spatz / #sparrow
#walking #spazieren #walking #spaziergang #nature #natur #naturehotography #naturfotografie #pointofview #blickwinkel #sunshine #sonnenschein #springisintheair #germany #vogelfotografie #sperling #birdphotography #park #stadtpark
#spatz / #sparrow
#walking #spazieren #walking #spaziergang #nature #natur #naturehotography #naturfotografie #pointofview #blickwinkel #sunshine #sonnenschein #springisintheair #germany #vogelfotografie #sperling #birdphotography #park #stadtpark
I love this photo. Flyyyy!! 💗
#birds #Naturehotography
