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Dark Object Surrounded by a Bright Area Rio Hato Panama
July 23, 2024 - What is my subject? I don't think these birds are known for hanging out in the ocean.
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Coral Hairstreak Butterfly
July 05, 2024 - This guy is very small and can be easily missed when viewing flowers.
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Dark Eyed Juncos
May 26, 2024 - I liked the way the "S" leads the eye to the bird.
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Flight Rio Hato Panama
May 07, 2024 - Love using the ocean as a back ground! Heck...love using the ocean. LOL
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In the Green
April 03, 2024 - Just really liked the composition with all the green leaves.
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Orangy
March 20, 2024 - Really liked how the Tufted Titmouse matched the background!
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Red-bellied woodpecker
March 13, 2024 - Caught this beautiful bird while at NC Botanical Gardens.
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Vanellus chilensis Rio Hato Panama
February 25, 2024 - For more depth, I included the mate in the background.
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Just Another Day Whimbrel
February 08, 2024 - These birds are not very flighty, but once you get to close, there they go!
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Tree Topper
January 27, 2024 - It's said that Tropical King birds like to sit high up in the trees.
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Rio Hato Panama Beach
January 21, 2024 - Really loved the golden reflections. The silhouette gives the eye a place to rest.
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Duomo and Wild Life
January 18, 2024 - Lot's of interesting things going on in this image.
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Lazy Leg
January 12, 2024 - Really liked how the morning sun brought out the colors to the bird. The non-distractive background highlights the bird...
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In Flight Dinner
December 24, 2023 - This Brahminy Kite was eating his dinner mid-flight.
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Disturbed Rio Hato Panama
December 16, 2023 - I guess he got a bit to close to the waves.
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Great Egret 2 Rio Hato Panama
December 06, 2023 - Loved the clear reflection of the Egret. This was shot right at the mouth to the sea.
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Daily Chore Rio Hato Panama
December 02, 2023 - Can you imagine the force of this water? It's like an explosion. A person or boat would get torn up in the middle of tha...
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Strike a Pose Grey-Capped Flycatcher
November 18, 2023 - Pretty little beach side bird. Little thing was just hanging out. I moved to the angle I wanted because it didn't seem t...
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Magnificent Frigatebird Against the Moon Rio Hato Panama
November 08, 2023 - Caught this Frigate with what was left of the Harvest Moon.
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I See Food Peck Peck Peck
September 22, 2023 - I just thought that this was a unique angle on this Downy.
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Flying Colors
August 08, 2023 - Really liked the water patterns and the way it has of going both surreal and real.
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Touch
July 10, 2023 - The Heron was flying across the pond and I guess he liked to just barely touch the water.
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Heron in Green
June 12, 2023 - I liked how the fresh green leaves kind of frames the Heron.
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Milan Blue Heron
May 04, 2023 - What's more beautiful than a flowering tree? A flowering tree with a Heron under.
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Lake Como Waterfall iPhone
April 15, 2023 - Little town on Lake Como built around a waterfall.
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Beautiful Colors
November 12, 2022 - Probably the Prettiest Female Cardinal I've seen.
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800mm Downy Woodpecker
October 20, 2022 - This was shot handheld at 800mm and manually focused. Nuff said.
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Female Cardinal Lighting
September 20, 2022 - I waited and caught the perfect spray of light on her face.
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Thailand Sea Eagle
August 21, 2022 - Beautiful Thailand version of Bald Eagle. Yeah...he's lookin. Rude...he could have at least smiled for the camera.
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Berry Nice Cardinal
June 03, 2022 - This is kind of opposite from what I normally do, but can anyone of my students guess what assignment this would be from...
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Brahminy Kite - Thailand Sea Eagle w Fish
May 30, 2022 - Beautiful bird, kinda like Thailand's type of Bald Eagle. This guy had just caught his lunch.
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Female Cardinal
May 24, 2022 - Amazing light on the Cardinal, but not on the trees behind it.
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Brahminy kite Thailand Sea Eagle
May 09, 2022 - This beautiful sea eagle was shot at Panyee Island in Thailand as it was hunting it's prey.
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Nuthatch
February 10, 2022 - Not bad for ISO 2500. This used to be impossible with anything less than a medium format.
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Fall Leaf
February 05, 2022 - I've always wanted to get a good capture of this plant when the Fall leaves are very colorful and the flowers have dried...
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Piper Party
December 02, 2021 - I liked the reflection and that he is not running. He is engaged in his dinner party.
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The Chase
November 04, 2021 - Who didn't do this when young? Assuming you have gulls in the area.
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Sunrise Osprey Catch
October 31, 2021 - Was shooting sunrise and Osprey caught a fish. Breakfast...yum.
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Cold Water
June 09, 2021 - This little guy even looked cold. Still he had a nice warm glow on him from the sun coming up.
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Painted Moon
June 05, 2021 - The sun was rising over the ocean as the Moon was setting. Yeah, it's just a picture of the moon, but I like how the sun...
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Sunrise Kure Beach
May 29, 2021 - Really liked the birds adding depth to the picture.
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Trolling
May 27, 2021 - This Pelican was just gliding along the tip of the wave with such grace and ease. You can even see his shadow across the...
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Dawn Sea Duties
May 19, 2021 - I wanted the strong sea wave in the foreground in order to give depth to the image.
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Sunrise Senada
May 12, 2021 - Early in the morning to catch the boats, birds and the sun rising over the ocean.
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Sandpiper
May 07, 2021 - This little guy is fun to watch. I liked how the morning sun was illuminating his back.
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Backlit Pelican
May 03, 2021 - Really liked the way the light showed through the Pelicans feathers.
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Pelican Peruse
May 02, 2021 - Cool the way they sail across the top of the water. Pelican's travel the front of a wave for the fish that come up to th...
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Hummingbird in Flight
August 10, 2020 - Matching colors, so how do we separate? Had to use a high speed for the shutter speed.
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White GUll
June 11, 2020 - Not anything fancy. Just a nice pic of a gull. Thing that intrigued me the most is how far from sea it is.
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Heron Silhouette
June 05, 2020 - The Heron is basically silhouetted against the sky. There is a little detail left in the Heron to give it some shape. I...
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Morning Heron
May 31, 2020 - Really liked the morning light on his face and the way he is looking out gives more depth. Shot at 3200 ISO.
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Heron's Catch 2
May 07, 2020 - Caught this picture just after he caught his catch. I liked the diagonal design of the water to match the direction of t...
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Heron's Catch
May 04, 2020 - Right at the exact moment the Heron caught its prey.
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Portrait
May 02, 2020 - A very unusual angle. Just imagine if you looked like that. LOL
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Abstract Mallard
April 24, 2020 - Really liked the abstract nature of the water.
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Goldeneye
April 18, 2020 - Unique eyes for Ducks. Liked reflected sky off the water. Does this bird have a crazy hair-do or what?
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Mallard Swirled
March 28, 2020 - Liked the colors of the duck with the colors of the water. Shot at ISO 12,800.
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Show Birds
March 14, 2020 - I swear this Cockatoo was actually posing for the camera! Shot this at 12,800 ISO.
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Falls' Christmas Tree
December 12, 2019 - Yep, it was pouring down rain. Shot at ISO 8000. Little guy was just hit by a rain drop in his eye.
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Sandpipper
November 20, 2019 - Liked the background and foreground to this image.
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Hummingbird
September 24, 2019 - I wanted to freeze the head and body, but let the wings show motion.
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White Throated Sparrow
March 29, 2019 - Felt using artistic brushes worked better than the straight photo.
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Dark Eyed Junco
March 08, 2019 - Positioned myself for a dark background. Image shot at a very high 2500 ISO.
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Heron in Reeds bxw
January 20, 2019 - Here is my BxW version of Heron in Reeds. Compared to the previous picture, which do you prefer?
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Heron in Reeds color
January 20, 2019 - Ok, I just can't decide if I like this in color or BxW best. Please feel free to post your opinion based on this and the...
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Say What?
January 08, 2019 - I can't decide which one is funnier? The one with the mouth open is funny, but I like the neck attitude in the other....
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Heron Flight
January 06, 2019 - Liked being able to see all the back feathers in this one.
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Cormorant in Blue
January 03, 2019 - Apparently there is so much oil in the skin of a Cormorant that water just rolls off there body.
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Blue Bird 2
December 16, 2018 - For those of you that felt the last image wasn't your cup o tea, here is a straight shot. This image was taken at the hi...
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Blue Bird MOD
December 12, 2018 - This could have been a very nice picture of a Blue Bird, but I really liked this more abstract version.
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Heron's View
July 22, 2018 - I went wider on this shot. I think it gives more of a feel to the birds surroundings.
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Nuthatch
June 06, 2018 - Had others, but the light caught him just right in this one.
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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
March 27, 2018 - Poor little guy got named "the Lesser".
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Snow Gulls
January 23, 2018 - What makes this picture unique to me is that this is the first time I have ever seen Sea Gulls in snow. Not even sure ho...
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Perusing
December 30, 2017 - Maybe the other direction is better than the last one? LOL
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Hawk Eye?
December 28, 2017 - The Heron was intensely staring at the water between the two rocks.
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Eno Flight
December 22, 2017 - Caught him right before his feet left the water.
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Heron Around the Corner
December 14, 2017 - The Heron had just turned the corner around the rock when he obviously spotted something.
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Cormorant DO what tey DO
December 10, 2017 - Shot at Parkwood Lake. They have such rude birds there. First the duck sticking his tongue out at me and now the Cormora...
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Parkwood Lake Mallard
December 07, 2017 - I don't usually take pictures of common Mallard, but this was so pristine and such interesting water that I couldn't res...
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Heron Against the Eno Geography
October 28, 2017 - The perfect Eno background. In my opinion.
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Heron Silhouette
October 23, 2017 - I waited till the Heron got to the brightest point of the reflections to create basically a silhouette of the bird.
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Sunset Grass
August 29, 2017 - Really liked the pattern of the water grass against the ocean waters.
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Heron in Reeds
August 13, 2017 - If this picture was larger, it would be easier to see the detail of the design. Of all the paintings I have ever seen of...
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Heron in the Clouds
August 10, 2017 - What I think is fairly unique about this picture, is seeing a Heron high up with the clouds. I just couldn't remember se...
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Adult Bald Eagle
August 06, 2017 - Best shot I got of a Bald Eagle for a day trip on Jordan Lake.
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Cormorant Showing His Stuff
August 04, 2017 - An interesting bird with emerald eyes. This was shot on Jordan Lake, NC.
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Show Me Some Leg
August 02, 2017 - Just look at how strong the legs are. Look at how sharp those talons are. His one leg is holding himself up. You know he...
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Shake it Off Shake it Off
July 30, 2017 - This is what the Heron did immediately after missing its prey. I wonder if this is a behavioral response.
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Pounce
July 28, 2017 - Heron in a more natural environment. This was the very moment before he pounced on his prey.
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Osprey and Marsh
July 24, 2017 - I like the marsh just as much as the bird. I went BxW to help bring out the "tone" of the trees.
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Heron in Flight
July 22, 2017 - The sun was bright on the Heron and water grass, but the background was in dark shade which made for an intersting image...
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Cackle of Cormorant
July 15, 2017 - "So..... what's there to do in this place?" Or can you do better?
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Cormorant in Flight
July 13, 2017 - This Cormorant was just taking off in the water.
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Osprey Silhouette
July 13, 2017 - I really like how the sun illuminates the feathers!
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Heron on Jordan
July 12, 2017 - Took this on a Basics class trip to Lake Jordan.
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Osprey Rendering
July 09, 2017 - I was overdue for doing an artistic rendering.
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Mighty Spread
July 07, 2017 - The amazing spread makes me think of an Archangel.
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Osprey Stare
July 05, 2017 - Ok Ok....I just gotta say it! "What.....you lookin at Me?" Unless you gotta better one?
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Hawk and Baby
July 04, 2017 - Lucked out that the Baby popped it's head up when Momma came in.
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