Colleen M. Dougher
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Colleen M. Dougher
@colleendougher.bsky.social
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South Florida nature photographer, artist, writer. I spend most of my free time observing the creatures in my backyard and beyond and documenting my sightings through photography, photo-based art & writing. Photos/text are my own unless otherwise noted.
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Ambitious & Hungry Great Egret & Unfortunate Tiny Fish
(RIP wee fish who was likely swimming along happily just prior to this)
#birds #birders #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdsofbluesky #egret #egrets #greategrets #greategret #heron #herons #photography
I love to watch birds watching other birds. The Moorhens like to check out the birds on what I'm pretty sure they consider THEIR lake.

#tricoloredheron #heron #herons #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #floridabirds #commongallinules #moorhens
This Yellow-Crowned Night Heron visits our lake post-rain to search for toads & frogs. If he doesn't find them nearby he visits fences, as he knows where toads/frogs live and that they enjoy a rainy day as much as he does .-- at least until he finds them. Yesterday he got lucky. Today not so much.
I think this encapsulates how MANY of us feel right now ... because how could anyone who cares about humans and all other creatures not feel this way?
It's been a hell of a week, so here's a yawning polar bear that looks like he's giving a primal scream. Pretty much encapsulates my emotions lately :)
I was so disgusted to read about this. I think they would ban actual rainbows in the sky too ... if they could.
I love to watch the tiny House Sparrows watching the world around them. I'm so happy to have them here.

#housesparrows #englishsparrows #sparrows #birds #ornithology #birdphotos #birds #birdphotos #floridawildlife
Saint Jerome (Patron Saint of Lost Peanuts) shows up for every Blue Jay who asks themselves “Where the hell did I bury that peanut?”

#floridabirds #birds #birders #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography#birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #bluejay #bluejays #nature
Yes … I do think that’s why they do that but am not sure how they came to include Ospreys in their mix. Perhaps they just thought it would be fun to pull off sounding like an Osprey. They definitely had me fooled when I first encountered one’s near perfect imitation.
Yes, in no time this young BJ will have an even stronger call and may eventually learn to imitate hawks and Ospreys.
We have many Blue Jays around the lake right now & it's molting season so we have balding BJs (whose feathers will regrow) along with young BJs whose parents are still feeding them. This one is in the later category.

#bluejay #bluejays #birds #nature #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #wildlife
Ms. Buttons at the top of her cat tree -- aka The Penthouse -- on a Saturday night. Her life is good right now. ♥️

#caturday #caturdaynight #tabbycat #tabbycats #orangecat #orangecats #meow #cat #cats #everydayiscatday #lifeisgood