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James DeWalt

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https://jamesdewaltphotography.com Photographer, mountain dweller, and philosophical naer-do-well, capturing the light of life. Be the light! #Photography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #ConcertPhotography #EventPhotography #PortraitPhotography

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 20h

This week's featured image on the Life in Nature print gallery!
www.etsy.com/listing/1112...

Celebrating the kickoff of the Bighorn rut with a prime pose from a stunning ram finished with a classic look! Vintage Icon is 20% off through 11/2!

#WildlifePhotography #Classic #PrintSale #LifeInNature

Portrait of an adult rocky mm ountain bighorn sheep ram in classic pose as this week's featured image on the Life in Nature print gallery at 20% off

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 21h

Battle Born
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
Canon 5DmkIII
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/250s f/5.6 ISO 800

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 21h

"I came here to chew cud and bash some heads, and I'm all outta cud..."

#WildlifePhotography #ColoradoWildlife #RockyMountainBighornSheep #AllBusiness
#LifeInNature

Portrait of an adult male rocky mountain bighorn sheep in autumn

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 3d

Air Superiority
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Canon 5DmkIII
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/2500s f/5.6 ISO 800

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 3d

It's always nice when they come to you... I hope you soar your way into a great Friday and a greater weekend wherever you are out there in the world!!

#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Raptors #BaldEagle #BuzzTheTower #LifeInNature

female bald eagle coming in for a landing in warm evening light

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you kindly!

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 4d

This week's Life in Nature article as published in The Mountain Ear!
jamesdewaltphotography.com/power-of-the...

A look at the mystery behind a woodpecker's ability to avoid lasting brain trauma

#NatureBlog #Woodpeckers #BrainTrauma #NaturesMysteries #LifeInNature

Power of the Peck | James DeWalt Photography

How do woodpeckers not suffer brain trauma? One of the many iconic sounds we enjoy in the forest (and sometimes unwanted on the side of the house like a deeply abhorred alarm clock) is the familiar “r...

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you!

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 4d

Bold
White Crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Canon R5
RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
1/320s f/7.1 ISO 800

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 4d

Native cultures throughout the world hold various beliefs around the symbolic meaning of sparrows. Courage in the face of adversity is one that called out to me as I spent a few minutes with this audacious little one
#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Bold #Audacious #LifeInNature

White crowned sparrow facing down the camera from his perch in the pines

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 5d

Finesse
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Canon R5
RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
1.3200s f/7.1 ISO 1600

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 5d

Nature possess the grace and beauty of form and function that dreams are made of

#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #WaterBirds #Grace #FormAndFunction #LifeInNature

Great Blue Heron gracefully gliding above the water in warm evening light

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 6d

Anticipation
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Canon R5
RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
1/1250s f/5.6 ISO 2500

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 6d

Sometimes the mere thought of the treat is sweeter than the treat itself...

#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotograohy #Hummingbirds #Anticipation #LifeInNature

Female broad-tailed hummingbird with tip of tongue exposed while approaching a Firecracker Penstemon wildflower

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you very kindly!

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 7d

This weeks featured image on the Life in Nature print gallery!
www.etsy.com/listing/9625...

Even with the rut being done, this champion was keeping a vigilant defense against any would-be intruders, including myself. 20% off through 10/26!

#WildlifePhotography #PrintSale #LifeInNature

Bull elk in a mountain meadow surrounded by his large harem at the end of the rut season

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 7d

Target Locked
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Canon USA R5
RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
1/4000s f/7.1 ISO 1250

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 7d

Just over here diving into the work week... Stay focused, keep that target in sight, and bring home the prize!

#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Raptors #Osprey #LifeInNature

Osprey diving for a fish with talons spread

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 10d

Vogue
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Canon R5
RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
1/250s f/7.1 ISO 1600

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 10d

Fall portrait photo season has me framing everything with that look! This photogenic Queen and I wish you all a very happy Fox Friday!

#WildlifePhotography #Vogue #FoxFriday #LifeInNature

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 11d

Surprises In the Pines
Three Toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
Canon 5DmkIII
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/250s f/7.1 ISO 800

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 11d

I'm the very first to admit I am not a birder and severely lacking in my ID knowledge, so it was a wonderful surprise to learn I'd not only seen a "lifer" for some here in Colorado, but also captured a nice portrait of this three toed woodpecker
#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #LifeInNature

Three toed woodpecker hunting bugs on a pine tree

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 12d

Ode To the Dawn
Elk
Cervus canadensis
Canon 5DmkIII
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/400s f/5.6 ISO 1000

James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 12d

While the elk rut winds down here in the Rocky Mountains, there are lingering remnants of the spirit of the season.

#WildlifePhotography #ElkRut #BullElk #ElkBugle #LifeInNature

A bull elk bugling at dawn with frosted breath on a cold morning in the Rocky Mountains

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James DeWalt @jdphoto8500.bsky.social · 13d

Staring Contest, Go
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
Canon 5DmkIII
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/800s f/7.1 ISO 320