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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 6h

A White-breasted Nuthatch doing a floof at me because I am taking photos and not offering peanuts. (I did offer peanuts after this photo.)

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 8h

An Eastern Chipmunk having a drink by lapping dew off of leaves.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 9h

New prints available up in my shop! You can see the newest additions here: jocelynandersonphotographyshop.com/collections/... . The Great Blue Heron moon prints are now available.

Calendars are also available at: www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Jocely...

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 10h

A Virginia Rail with a sparkle in his/her eye.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 1d

A Yellow-rumped Warbler a moment before having an in-flight snack.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 1d

A female Pileated Woodpecker closeup. Adults have bright yellow eyes, so this looks to be a juvenile.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 2d

Looking very high fashion, a Sora wears a piece of cattail fluff on his/her noggin.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 2d

A Least Bittern facing forward in no-neck mode and then facing to the left in maximum-neck mode.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 3d

A Nashville Warbler working along a branch looking for insects to eat. The name comes from ornithologist Alexander Wilson, who first encountered this bird in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 3d

A young Red-tailed Hawk flying through the Oak trees.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 4d

A male Eastern Bluebird checking out the nature trail from his perch with a pop of Fall color in the background.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 4d

A Great Blue Heron was perched on a branch over the lake - a branch that is quite popular with the large wading birds - when another Great Blue Heron flew in and chased him/her off the branch and around the lake. Guess she/he didn't want to share the good perching spot.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 5d

The last of the Great Blue Heron nestlings left their nests back in August, which means this time of year some other birds will hand out in the rookery, like this Bald Eagle. This is a Great Blue Heron nest; the Bald Eagle nest is massive and at a different location in the park.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 5d

The sunlight highlighting the ruby eyes of a Virginia Rail.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 6d

The moment before a Great Egret makes a landing in the marsh.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 6d

A Great Blue Heron shot with my 135mm lens and my 600mm lens. My 600mm is my main lens (and I prefer the 600mm shot between the two), but the 135mm lens has excellent sharpness and buttery smooth backgrounds.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 7d

A Pileated Woodpecker passing by overhead.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 7d

A Virginia Rail getting the feathers in order during a preening session in the sunlight. The cattails die back this time of year, making the marsh birds easier to see.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 8d

A male Pileated Woodpecker — males have the red mustache — working his way up a tree.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 8d

2026 Bird Calendars are here 🙂 They are available here: www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Jocely... . The calendar features some of my favorite photos over the past year.
The calendar is 8.5"x11" and is $18 + shipping (ships US and international.)

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 8d

A Nashville Warbler perches in Calico Aster, a flower of Fall.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 8d

If you look closely, you can see the winged insect on the lily pad this Sora is locked in on and about to turn into a tiny snack.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 9d

A Belted Kingfisher circling the pond. I can't tell if this is a male or female because I can't see if there's a band on the tummy (females have the band.) I do see a few brown feathers around the neck, which points to this being a young bird.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 9d

A Blue-headed Vireo, one of vireos migrating through. These birds forage slowly, methodically searching branches for insects.

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 9d

The plumage of a Least Bittern is excellent camouflage for the marsh environment. I have a hard time spotting these birds unless they are on the move.

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