Lizzy Esau 🌱 📸 🐾 ✍️

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A Green Heron standing in shallow water with its head lowered, beak touching the surface and creating small ripples

Caught this gorgeous, elusive Green Heron while out filming over the weekend. Didn't realize I had this nugget in the mix! 🪶

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A rock squirrel is shown staring off at something out of frame, sitting on its hind legs, its tiny arms hanging in front of it.

I literally walked up on this little one in this exact pose. 🐿️

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A flock of Dowitchers glides over a glassy pond with green foliage in the background reflecting on the water’s surface.

Movement - Dowitchers.

Over 4 minutes of this yesterday, video coming to my YouTube channel this week. 🤍

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Green heron poised in calm, mirror-like water, neck extended toward a dragonfly overhead, its full reflection visible in the still pond.

A still from some footage today. A Green Heron locks onto a dragonfly (top right corner of image).

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It was so amazing - I was on my way to the gym and honestly if I owned the gym I would have ordered everyone out to see it! 😀

Glorious was the word that first came to mind! I have to agree about the waterbird, but of course!

Oh. My. God.

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Pink clouds against a blue sky with Palm trees and hills in the foreground.

Good morning. 90 degrees today in Phoenix. 🐦‍🔥

Appreciate that, thanks.

Well thank you! 🙏🏻

A small wading bird, with yellow legs and a black, white and tan speckled body, uses its bill to skim the surface of a pond.

Greater Yellowlegs—Pond Skim. 🦋

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Hey all! Check out my newest video on YouTube: The Great Blue Heron hunt. 🪶 I'm trying to grow my channel so if it resonates with you, please like and subscribe. Thank you! 🙏

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Great Egret in mid-flight at sunset, wings spread wide and backlit so the feathers glow softly against a warm sky and blurred trees in the background.

Gliding at golden hour. 🐦🪶

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Great Egret standing on a tangle of branches above dark water, its bright body illuminated against deep shadows, with a second bird barely visible in the darkness to the right and the egret’s reflection faintly mirrored below.

Watching. 🪶🐦

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Aw, thanks for saying that CB, appreciate it!

Thank you. :)

Two Snowy's fly in tandem, one in front of the other. The first's wings arched up, the second's wings in a downstroke.

Two Snowy's. 🪶

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A flock of wigeon flutter into a pond at golden hour, wings illuminated by golden light and spray from a fountain exploding in the background.

Rush of the Wigeon. 🐦🪶

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Thanks, Jenny!

Lizzy Esau Original photography, field video, and visual experiments — using a variety of tools — including AI — occasionally to enhance the moment. Gear varies, primarily Canon R6M2. Currently testing the Cano...

I've started a new photography and videography Youtube channel. I'll be posting field video, animal cams, and select stills using AI to extend the scene.

Take a look, and if you like what you see, consider subscribing! Thank you! 🙏🦋

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A Great Egret stands on a section of reeds weighed down by recent rain at the edge of a pond.

A Great on top of the reeds.🐦🦋

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I subbed, if you're up to it, return the favor if you like what you see on my channel. :)

A female Ruddy duck is caught mid-shake off, her beak pointed almost straight up, eyes closed, during a bath in a pond.

A Ruddy Duck takes a bath at a local preserve. 🐦

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A Snowy Egret preens as he stands at the crux of two branches curving to a crest, a single feather floats in the air just behind his back.

I found this Snowy while standing in a little alcove, had to get really close to the pond as he was unseen from the trail.

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Sunrise over a Riperian preserve-looks like fire rising just above a tree line reflecting into the surface of the water in the foreground.

It was a good morning. Hope yours was, too. 🌅

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A portrait of a chocolate wild mustang, against a black background, golden light on its face and ear.

In the River.

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A Snowy Egret soars over a dark river at golden hour.

A Snowy soaring over the Salt River. 🐦

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An osprey lifting off from calm water, wings fully extended and arched upward. Water droplets spray beneath its talons as it rises, with a soft green shoreline blurred in the background and the bird reflected faintly on the surface.

An Osprey emerging from the water after a dive.
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