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Lady American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis). Photo © Enrique Shore #bird #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography

A Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor). Photo © Enrique Shore
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A great blue heron prepares to swallow a trout after a successful fishing expedition in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, the heron’s head fills the frame as it grips the 12-inch fish, head first, in its beak. The background is rippled pond water. The vivid blue-violet skin around its yellow eye is especially striking, a coloration common among great blue herons during the breeding season. Photo by Kort Duce

A great blue heron prepares to swallow a trout after a successful fishing expedition in Longmont, Colorado.

#bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons #fish #fishing

A red-tailed hawk locks eyes with the camera beneath Colorado’s signature deep blue sky in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, the hawk fills the frame as it perches on a tree branch dotted with leaf buds. Subtle traces of blood on its beak and talons hint at a recent meal. Its white chest is richly dappled with brown feathers, adding texture and contrast to the striking portrait. Photo by Kort Duce

A red-tailed hawk locks eyes with the camera beneath Colorado’s signature deep blue sky in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdOfTheDay #StareDown #BlueSkyMonday #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph

Super Bowl. Seahawks! DEFENCE! Magnificent! (New England Patriots played by A Fish).

Sir dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). Photo © Enrique Shore #wildlife #birding #birdwatching #birds #nature

A juvenile great horned owl takes flight before dusk in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, the owl fills the frame, its legs stretched downward just after launching. Its wings rise above its head and body, with the tail and wing tips cropped from view. The owl’s striking yellow eyes stand out against a softly blurred background of tree leaves. Photo by Kort Duce

A great horned owl takes flight before dusk in Longmont, Colorado.

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A red-tailed hawk perches on a branch in Longmont, Colorado, hunting rodents in the field below. In this horizontal color photograph, the hawk’s white chest and rich brown head and feathers stand out against the deep blue Colorado sky. The tree is filled with buds, waiting for spring warmth to coax them into leaf. The hawk faces the camera, its head turned slightly to the left. Photo by Kort Duce

A red-tailed hawk perches on a branch in Longmont, Colorado, as it hunts rodents in the field below.

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F... around and find out unfortunately.

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus). Photo © Enrique Shore
#birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #birdsinflight #beauty #chickadee #birdwatching #bird #dancingintheair

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor). Photo © Enrique Shore
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House of Lords

Parliament today

A great blue heron preens itself in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical black-and-white photograph, the heron fills the frame, its legs mostly cropped from view. The bird is seen from the front, turned slightly to its right, revealing its left profile. Its right wing is lowered dramatically, and its neck curves into a backward “S.” Fine feathers cling to the front of its beak from preening. Early morning light sculpts the form of the bird, leaving half of it in deep shadow. Behind it, perfectly still water becomes a smooth, charcoal-toned backdrop. Photo by Kort Duce

A great blue heron preens itself in Longmont, Colorado.

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A great blue heron contemplates its next move after swallowing the first of three fish it caught in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical black and white photograph the heron fills the frame as it is standing in water hunched over; as if it is looking at itself in the water, but it is not. The viewer sees the profile of the herons right side. The back end if the heron behind its legs is cropped out of the frame. It is fishing in a small area near shore that is free of ice. The background behind the bird reveals ice over the pond. Photo by Kort Duce

Mirror mirror on the water…

A great blue heron contemplates its next move after swallowing the first of three fish it caught in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdOfTheDay #Reflections #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #greatblueheron #heron #herons

A great blue heron catches a small fish, in a pocket of open water surrounded by ice, during the last winter light in Longmont, Colorado. In this horizontal color photograph a great blue heron stands in water in a small opening in the frozen pond near the shore. It is a profile picture of the herons left side. It turned around after catching the fish and walked towards shore. There is a large boulder sticking out of the water in front of the heron. Its head feathers are curled in the air as it flips the fish in the air. Its beak is open and ready to precisely grab the fish in the air and swallow it. The background is all frozen ice over the pond. Photo by Kort Duce

A great blue heron catches a small fish, in a pocket of open water surrounded by ice, during the last winter light in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdOfTheDay #openbeak #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

A small Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) doesn't seem to mind the snow. Photo © Enrique Shore

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A gyrfalcon sits on a stump, turning back

Gryfalcon for #birdwhisperer

#birds #falcon #art #digitalart #animalart #birdar

Another bird of prey - if you happen to be an insect, seed, or nut...
White-breasted Nuthatch
Photographed January 5, 2026
#textureblending #winterwildlife #fineartphotography #pastel #birdphotography #nuthatch #photographersunited #animalphotography #naturephotography #OM-1MarkII #photography

Very nice to stumble across this lovely pic of my old birding patch (Breaches Pool) 👍

Victoria Tower Gardens

A red-tailed hawk hunts during a snowstorm in Longmont, Colorado. In this horizontal color photograph you see a hawk perching on tree branches that have an inch or more of snow accumulating on them. It is still snowing; you can see the snowflakes. The background is white clouds from the storm. The hawk is facing the camera, its head tilted down, as snow and water droplets form on its head. Photo by Kort Duce

A red-tailed hawk hunts during a snowstorm in Longmont, Colorado.

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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus). Photo © Enrique Shore
#birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #birdsinflight #beauty #chickadee #birdwatching #bird #dancingintheair

A person fishes on the banks of North Michigan Creek Reservoir in State Forest State Park outside Gould, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph one sees the mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park in the upper part of the frame. Below the peaks are the mountains and forest of State Forest State Park, which is Colorado’s largest State Park at about 71,000 acres. In the foreground is the reservoir with steam rising from the water in the early morning light. A peninsula jets out into the frame and a person fishes, silhouetted against the steam. Photo by Kort Duce

A person fishes on the banks of North Michigan Creek Reservoir in State Forest State Park outside Gould, Colorado.

The peaks of RMNP rise above the forest in the background.

#Scape #ForestFriday #EastCoastkin #Landscape #Landscapes #Photography #Photography #Scenic #Scenics #Mountain #Mountains

A great blue heron walks on the ice as it attempts to fish in St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical black and white photograph the heron fills the frame as it stands on the creek ice in a puddle of water. The water is rippling under its claws. The background is ice with snow on top of it. The heron is profiled with its left side facing the camera. Its neck is tucked in close to its body as it walks around the ice. Photo by Kort Duce

A great blue heron walks on the ice as it attempts to fish in St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdOfTheDay #walking #FlyDay
#bird #birds #birdphotography #heron #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #creek #creeks #riparian #herons #greatblueheron #greatblueherons

I took this photo a while back, Westminster Abbey reflected in a puddle on a rainy day

Sir dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) arrives in a snowstorm. Photo © Enrique Shore #wildlife #birding #birdwatching #birds #nature #wildlifephotography #birdsphotography #bird #birdphotography #junco #birdoftheday

A great blue heron fishes in St. Vrain Creek at Golden Ponds Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. In this horizontal color photograph one sees a great blue heron standing in the creek in the right side of the frame facing the camera and its head at profile looking to its right (our left). The foreground is creek water. The background has the bank of the creek and the creek slowly flowing. Behind the heron is a gravel bar with blades of grass about 2-feet tall. All are turning yellow in the late fall with the last of summer green hanging on at their bases. The heron is looking up in alert as it hears two men and two dogs approaching from behind. Shortly after this it takes flight. Photo by Kort Duce

A great blue heron fishes in St. Vrain Creek at Golden Ponds Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.

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