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Cove Creek Photography

@covecreekphoto.bsky.social

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Plant Ecologist (Retired). Avid nature photographer. All photos are my own (©) except for reposts. Hand-painted bird ornaments, holiday cards, and giclee prints at www.covecreekphotography.com

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · Dec 9

#ArtAdventCalendar – Day 9
Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker
Nov 2022; Nikon D500, Nikkor 500mm PF
5” x 7” folding holiday card
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#birds #nature #photography

A yellow-shafted northern flicker clinging to the side of a tree on a cloudy day in winter.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, Alan H!

Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 4d

For #BirdOfTheDay with the theme #Gulls
A ring-billed gull with a fish flyby.
#WildlifeWednesday #birds #nature

A ring-billed gull with a fish in its bill flying above blue water.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, Sparks!

Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 5d

For #BirdOfTheDay feeding time for rough-winged swallows.
#DailyDouble #TwosDay #birds

A parent rough-winged swallow feeding a fledgling that is perched at the top of a broken tree branch.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 6d

A green heron at the river for #BirdOfTheDay and the theme #Heron
#birds #nature #photography

A green heron perched on a tree branch with dead tree roots and tall grass in the background.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 7d

A white egret with the catch of the day for #BirdOfTheDay with the theme #Egrets
#birds #photography #nature

A white egret standing in shallow water with a small fish in its bill.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you, Alan!

Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 8d

A yellow-rumped warbler #sunlit in the late afternoon for #BirdOfTheDay
#birds #nature #photography

A yellow-rumped warbler perched on a broken tree branch in late afternoon sunlight.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you, Rina!

Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 9d

A male gadwall #Flying over the lake for #BirdOfTheDay and #FlyDay

A male gadwall in flight against a light brown background of blurred trees.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks, Alan H!

Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 11d

The theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #Raptors
This bald eagle was attempting to capture a fish at the lake.
#birds #photography #wildlife

A bald eagle is flying low over the blue water of a lake with brown vegetation in the background.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 16d

For #FlyDay an incoming juvenile great blue heron announcing its arrival.
#birds #nature #photography

A juvenlie great blue heron with wings spread and flying just above blue water.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 17d

Yes, a scarlet tanager. Nice capture!

Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 18d

I have one, and it's fabulous. Both hands are free during long hikes, and it only takes a second to remove your camera from the harness and start shooting.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 18d

Female American redstart ready to migrate south.
#birds #nature #photography #birdmigration

A female American redstart perched on a branch. The bird has a gray head, white breast, and yellow beneath the black wings and on the black tail.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 21d

😂. I always come home from the forest with a few empty branch shots.

Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 22d

I love this image! Absolutely beautiful!

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you, BirdyGrayBird!

Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you, Darryl! I really needed this field guide!

Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 23d

Male summer tanager eyeing the bird bath in the herb garden.
#birds #photography #nature

A red male summer tanager perched on black iron fencing with various shades of green in the background.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you, FreddyB!

Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 25d

Male northern harrier (aka gray ghost). Image taken last winter.
#birds #nature #photography #hawk

A male northern harrier descending on prey in a field of dead tall grass. The bird is gray with black stripes under the tail and black wing tips.

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Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · 29d

A floating log in a lake is where a female ring-necked duck chooses to #relax
#BlueSkyArtShow #birds #nature #photography

A female ring-necked duck that is brown with white belly feathers sleeps on a log in a lake with its head tucked under a wing.

Cove Creek Photography @covecreekphoto.bsky.social · Oct 3

A female black and white warbler ready to fly south for the winter.
#birds #wildlifephotography #warbler #nature

A female black and white warbler perched on a tree branch. The bird is black and white with a feather pattern similar to a zebra.

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