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Small bird with a longish tail, gray/black with white belly and chest, white stripe across wing, and white face, and a black stripe through the eye. Feet are black, and it has one leg lifted, stepping forward. Background is sandy with some pine needles.

White wagtail, Shukugawa, Nishinomiya, Japan.
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White bird with long black legs and yellow feet, and a long black beak, standing on the edge if a concrete path, in profile facing to the right, back to the camera. Background is a tall, old-looking stone wall on the left, and the water of a river, with large random rocks scattered about. Background is somewhat blurry.

Little egret, Shukugawa, Nishinomiya, Japan.
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Fluffy and round-looking bird sitting on a branch with its chest toward the camera. Chest and belly are white, but darker streaks under the neck. Throat is white. Head is light brown, with a streak through the eye. Dark streaks on the head with a white stripe down the middle. Patch of yellow in front of the eye. Branches in the foreground and background with blue sky behind.

Took a winter-weather walk a couple days ago and saw this white-throated sparrow looking all round and fluffy.
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A tree with bright red leaves filling the frame. Green bushes in the foreground, some other trees on either side, and partly cloudy sky in the background.

Leaves show their fall colors a lot later in Japan. This shot was taken on December 2. Nishida Park, Nishinomiya, Japan.
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #autumnleaves #autumncolors #treephotography #fallcolors #japantravel #japanlandscape

Squirrel in a tree, with its back feet on a lower branch and front feet on an upper branch, so it is standing in a vertical position, facing the camera with its belly revealed. Its fur is thick and fluffy for the winter weather. It has something black and round in its mouth. The background is blurry branches and white, overcast sky.

Went out by the river early this morning in the cold, dark, snowy weather, and I got a few pics of this squirrel having some breakfast in a tree.
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #squirrel #snowymorning #winterphotography

Gray, white and brown bird with a long gray tail and a somewhat long narrow black beak. White spots on the chest, brown on the side, and a brown spot below and behind the eye. It is facing the camera and looking to the left, perched on a branch. There is a second prominent branch with green leaves in the lower foreground and blurry green leaves in the background. No sky is visible.

Brown-eared bulbul, Nishida Park, Nishinomiya Japan.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bulbul #brownearedbulbul #japantravel #birdsofjapan

Close-up of two white/pink cherry blossoms at the end of a branch. Background is somewhat blurry leaves and branches, with a bit of blue sky.

Was surprised to see a few cherry blossoms in one tree along the river in November! Shukugawa, Nishinomiya, Japan.
#cherryblossoms #flowers #flowerphotography #naturephotography #japantravel #shukugawa

Scene is dark except the bright light of the setting sun reflecting on the water of a river. The river is shallow and has an irregular shape.

Evening sun reflecting on the White River in Muncie, Indiana.
#naturephotography #landscapephotography #whiteriver #sunset #eveninglight #riverphotography

Ornate building with a brown sandstone facade, sitting on a downtown corner. The building is lit by a bright golden light. One side of the building has parked cars and two traffic lights on a pole extending over the street. Sky is blue with swirling clouds.

Anthony Block Building lit by the setting sun, Muncie, Indiana.
#architecturephotography #muncie #goldenhour #sunset #eveninglight

Gray and black pigeon with a bit of white over a black beak, and shiny green and purple feathers on the neck. Legs are white and feet are pink. Standing on sandy ground with pine needles, and the base of a tree trunk in the background.

Rock pigeon showing off its colorful neck.
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A yellow mushroom with an irregular cup shape, in a bed of sticks, leaves, and green plants.

A pink mushroom with an umbrella shape, in a bed of sticks, leaves, and green plants.

Mushrooms, Brown County State Park in Indiana (photos taken in July).
#naturephotography #forestphotography #mushroom #mushroomphotography #browncounty #browncountystatepark #indianastateparks

Small squirrel on a mossy tree trunk. It's partly behind the trunk, so we can see only the head, shoulder, and one front leg and foot. It is looking carefully toward the camera. A couple branches and blurry green leaves in the background.

American red squirrel.
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Butterfly on a sunflower.
#butterfly #flowers #flowerphotography #naturephotography #sunflower #insectphotography

Several different trees on flat, well-trimmed grassy ground, in heavy fog. Grass is darkly lit in the early morning. Trees that are further away are almost completely obscured by fog. Sky is hidden completely by fog.

Trees in the morning fog, Maumee Bay State Park.
#statepark #maumeebay #maumeebaystatepark #trees #treephotography #morningphotography #morningfog #ohiostateparks

Woodpecker with a white chest, face, and top of the head, red on the back of the head, and black and white stripes on the back and wings. Beak is long and black. Bird is turned to the left, sitting in a flat wooden feeder suspended by chains. There are vines, red berries, and green leaves painted on the side of the feeder. Background is blurry black and dark green.

A red-bellied woodpecker sitting in our backyard feeder (photo taken last May).
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16 geese in silhouette flying away from the camera. Heads are in focus but wings are blurry. Sky has no clouds, and the color is a light tan in the bottom of the frame, fading to a more blueish gray color toward the top of the frame.

Canada geese flying over the White River in Indiana.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #geese #canadagoose #canadageese

Pale yellow goldfinch perched on a dry, brown vertical stem, chest facing the camera and head turned to the side, with light brown blurry plants in the background.

American goldfinch.
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Red and white boat with 2 people inside moving from left to right. "WATER RESCUE" painted on the side. Boat is on relatively smooth water that extends to the horizon. At the horizon a nuclear cooling tower appears with steam rising up above it. Sky is mostly clear.

Red and white boat moving from left to right. "WATER RESCUE" painted on the side. Boat is on relatively smooth water that extends to the horizon. Foreground is small trees and tall brown plants.

Water rescue boat, Maumee Bay State Park in Ohio.
#boatphotography #lakephotography #naturephotography #landscapephotography #boats #statepark #stateparks #ohiostateparks #maumeebay #maumeebaystatepark

Man sitting in a long rowboat, black on the sides with a wooden rim around the top. Name on the boat, Fancy Nancy, painted on the side. Man is wearing a dark jacket and a dark hat with a brim, and has a white mustache and beard. Boat is on still water, with tree-lined shore in the background.

Adirondack guideboat, Summit Lake State Park, Indiana.
#boatphotography #lakephotography #naturephotography #adirondackguideboat #statepark #stateparks #indianastateparks #summitlake #summitlakestatepark

Fountain on a pond at night, spraying water in different directions, brightly lit with pink/purple lights, reflecting on the water. Some dim lights, a dark sky, and trees in the background.

Fountain at Maumee Bay State park in Ohio.
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Maple trees with bright red leaves against a blue sky background. Leaves are back-lit by the sun, and a sun star appears through the leaves in the lower right of the photo.

Some fall color.
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #autumnleaves #autumncolors #treephotography #fallcolors

Yellow sunset with white and gray clouds in an irregular pattern against a deep blue sky. Trees in silhouette on the horizon, and the sky reflected in still waters in the foreground.

Sunset over the White River, Muncie, Indiana.
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #riverphotography #sunset #eveninglight #whiteriver

Brown, white, and black bird with patches of yellow on its side and rump, sitting on a tree branch, looking toward the camera.

We saw several yellow-rumped warblers along the trail yesterday.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #yellowrumpedwarbler #warbler #warblers

Fishing boat near the shore of a lake. Tall trees on the shore of the lake, reflecting in the still water.

Fishing boat, Westwood Park in Indiana.
#landscapephotography #lakephotography #naturephotography #fisherman #fishingboat #morninglight

Seven geese in silhouette, standing in shallow water, with some rocks and a fallen tree around the edges of the photo. Intense light reflecting on the water and the entire scene in silver and black.

Canada geese on the White River at sunset in Indiana.
#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #canadagoose #goose #geese #whiteriver #sunset #eveninglight

Dead tree trunk standing at an angle in a field with tall brown and green grassy plants, with a small black bird standing at the top of the tree trunk, head turned to the side. Trees with yellow and green leaves and cloudy sky in the background.

Red-winged blackbird, Maumee Bay State Park in Ohio.
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birds #blackbird #redwingedblackbird

Gray, brown bird with black spots, a black cheek, red on the back of the head, and bright gold highlights in the feathers, and a long beak. Flying downward with wing feathers spread. A few bare tree branches and the bird in the lower left of the frame, blue sky filling the remainder of the frame.

Northern flicker taking flight from a tree branch.
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Sun setting behind distant trees. Sky is golden with some clouds. Several gulls flying, silhouetted against the golden sky.

Sunset with gulls, Maumee Bay State Park, Ohio.
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Bluebird with a blue head and a rust-colored chest, head turned to the side, sitting at the top of a tall stem with green leaves beginning to turn brown. Background is blurry green plants.

We saw a few eastern bluebirds along the trail this evening.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bluebird #easternbluebird

Small squirrel on a tree branch, white belly toward the camera, trying to bite a large nut. The squirrel's head is hidden behind the nut. The branches have no leaves, and the background is a blue sky.

This little American red squirrel found something to eat for breakfast.
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #squirrel #redsquirrel