More of my Kestrel friend. Such handsomeness requires grooming!
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#kestrel #kestrels #americankestrel
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#buenavistava #virginiabirds
#nature #wildlife #birding #photography #birdsofbluesky #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer
Sunday morning breakfast with my Kestrel friend. He wasn't sharing! I usually see him eating insects, so this was pretty cool!
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#americankestrel #kestrel #kestrels
#buenavistava #virginiabirds
#nature #wildlife #birding #birdsofbluesky #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8
American Kestrel. Been trying to get close to this guy for months. Northern Flicker in there too.
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#americankestrel #kestrel #kestrels
#buenavistava #virginiabirds
#nature #wildlife #birding#photography #birdsofbluesky #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer
A birds splashes, face-down, in a puddle, while a second bird looks on
Bath time for Bluebirds
I went to Leesylvania State Park the other day. It had rained overnight, leaving a number of puddles in the parking lot, which the House Finches and Eastern Bluebirds were taking full advantage of!!
#birds #birding #virginiabirds #virginia
Cloaked in #crimson and shadows,
he clings to the silence of #bark and #hollow—
a #sentinel of the #forest’s pulse,
listening to the wood’s whispered heart.
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#redbelliedwoodpecker #bird #birdlovers #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturelovers #virginiabirds
#Nature #Tree #snap_birds
Above the green of sycamore #leaves,
he slips like a thought not yet spoken—
a secret held between #wingbeats and light.
#bird #birdinflight #mockingbird #wildlifephotography #poeticnature #sycamoretree #virginiawildlife #ClearSky #Flying #MidAir #Nature #VirginiaBirds
Wings cut from flame, brushing past timeworn fields—
a flash of red through the storied grace of #Meander.
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#bird #MeanderMoments #VirginiaBirds #CardinalInFlight #NaturePoetry #HistoricMeander #BirdsOfVirginia #WildlifeArtistry #NorthernCardinal #Nature #Flying #SpreadWings
A blaze in the #clover, unbothered and unblinking.
Crumbs on his beak, fire in his stare—
the lawn is his, and you are merely passing through.
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#cardinalattitude #northerncardinal #virginiabirds #birdportrait #backyardbirding #Nature #Red #Wildlife
Detail from a painting of local wildlife from a couple of years ago : #greenheron
#watercolor
#birdart
#virginiabirds
Carved from shadow and wind,
he arcs through the sky like #charcoal—
a solitary stroke
on the parchment of morning.
#bird #birdinflight #monochrome #wildlifeart #natureinmotion #blackandwhite #virginiabirds #fineartwildlife #blackvulture #Flying #MidAir #Nature #Wing #Wildlife
Sky Ballet (sequence of 6)
A #mockingbird sonata in six movements—
he #leaps into silence,
#spins through invisible staves,
notes of #feather and fury etched on #blue.
Each arc a phrase, each beat a breath,
composed in wind and light.
#birdinflight #skyballet #Bird #birdphotography #virginiabirds
Lit by a secret sliver of sun,
his rhythm echoes through the wood—
a flicker of fire, burning the silent forest,
kindled from shadow and song.
#Bird #redbelliedwoodpecker #birdphotography #wildlifeart #avianpoetry #birdlovers #moodynature #Nature #virginiabirds #Wildlife #Forest #Perching
Northern cardinal on a bench
Upon a wrought-iron throne he lingers,
a flame among the green—
watching #spring stretch toward the sun,
waiting for the sky to bloom.
#NorthernCardinal #VirginiaBirds #BirdOnABench #StoryThroughStillness #Snap_Birds #WildlifeInColor #Bird #Nature #Outdoors #Wildlife #Perching
He stands at the ready,
a sentinel in #scarlet,
watching the world with fire in his chest.
Still, but never settled—ready to fly.
#SentinelInScarlet #WatchfulWings #CardinalMoments #BirdPhotography #BackyardBirds #NorthernCardinal #VirginiaBirds #Bird #Nature #Outdoors #Wildlife #Perching #Red
Yellow-breasted Chat
Gray Catbird
Common Yellowthroat
Sometimes you have to take what they give you and focus through the veg. A few peek-a-boo photos from yesterday’s field work! #🪶 #birds #birdwatching #nature #virginiabirds
#wildlife #birding #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon
#birdwatchers
New, to me, #bird sighting this afternoon on our walk around the orchard. There were a few of what we think were Spotted Sandpipers on the pond dock #virginiabirds North Varden, VA
Another Red Winged Blackbird shot this morning driving by the pond. It was singing on the ladder #birds #virginiabirds
Hand-drawn map of the county with place names and illustrations of birds, including American Woodcock, Wild Turkey, Hooded Merganser, Great Blue Heron, and more.
Now that spring migration is full underway, I thought I’d share my newest print of places to go birding here in #albemarlecountyva! From warblers in the west to the heron rookery at Ivy Creek, there are lot of options to explore.
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First exciting bird sighting of spring break before we even fly out tomorrow. Pleated Woodpeckers nesting in my daughter’s backyard in Richmond , VA #birdnerd #virginiabirds
"I'm still here, no sign of spring yet!" 🤣 #birdsofbluesky #birds #winter #letitsnow #overit #virginiabirds #birdwatching
Pelican flying over the Chesapeake Bay near Kiptopeke State Park 2023
#birdsofbluesky #birds #naturephotography #virginia #virginiaisforlovers #pelicans #photography #wildlifephotography #POTD #virginiabirds #fotographia #kiptopeke #virginiastateparks
A peaceful #BlueJay from a late Spring outing on a bitterly cold day such as this.
Taken May 2024 in Arlington, VA. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #virginiabirds
A juvenile Yellow-Crowned Night Heron. Chesapeake, Va. As they mature, they develop orange-yellow color on their legs, a yellow crown with plumes, and a black head with white cheek patches.
#heron #yellowcrownednightheron #virginiabirds #juvenileheron #bird #chesapeake,va #virginia
Very cool sighting of rare #yellowcardinal at new bird feeder #birdfly #birdwatching #2025beauty @audubon.org #virginiabirds #birdcount
