Great Horned Owl demonstrating independent pupillary response.
Photographed March 30, 2026 in Western New York
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Guarded Vigilance
Red-tailed Hawk, Western New York
OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14
Photographed March 23, 2026
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European Starling
Photographed March 24, 2026, Buffalo, NY
OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14
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Northern Cardinal - Part II
Photographed March 16, 2026 in Western New York
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The Sandhill Crane. One of the oldest living birds on Earth
This one, looking good for its age, was photographed in 2021 at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, Basom, NY
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Juvenile Bald Eagle above Grand Island, NY
Photographed February 24, 2026 (texture blended edit)
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Juvenile Bald Eagle, a chiaroscuro take...
Photographed February 24, 2026, Grand island, NY
OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14
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Great Horned Owl
Photographed February 12, 2026 in Western New York from a distance of 164 ft (50 meters).
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Northern Flicker perhaps wishing it were a southern flicker.
Photographed February 2, 2026 - Grand Island, NY
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Red-tailed Hawk
Western New York
January 9, 2026
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Cardinal three-peat... A chiaroscuro-like treatment of a male Northern Cardinal
December 12, 2025, Western New York
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Ancient introspection.
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Silence is my only witness.
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A glance, a secret.
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Red-tailed Hawk.
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, Depew, NY
December 12, 2025
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Black-capped Chickadee
Photographed March 2024
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"Glad I'm not a turkey today!"
Red-tailed Hawk
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, Depew, NY USA
November 24, 2025
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#naturephotography
Red-tailed Hawk
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, Depew, NY USA
November 24, 2025
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Pileated Woodpecker
Reinstein Woods, Depew, NY USA
November 22, 2025
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Female Bufflehead Duck
Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY USA
November 19 2025
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Hooded Merganser, calm and serene
Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo, NY USA
November 19, 2025
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Into the unknown - Double-crested Cormorant
Niagara River (west), Grand Island, NY USA
November 16, 2025
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Northern Cardinal
Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo, NY USA
November 11, 2025
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#animalphotography #naturephotography #cardinals #northerncardinal #birdphotography
Standing tall - White-tailed Deer
Western New York, USA
November 7, 2025
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Wood Duck (male)
Photographed October 6, 2025
Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo, NY USA
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