Matthew Paulson
@matthewpaulson.bsky.social
Tampa based nature and cityscape photographer
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This is a pair of Painted Buntings that I have seen a few times. It is so hard to get shots of them in the open. They like to stay low in the weeds/bushes.🪶
November 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This is a pair of Painted Buntings that I have seen a few times. It is so hard to get shots of them in the open. They like to stay low in the weeds/bushes.🪶
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Down the hatch - This is all of us enjoying our Thanksgiving meals today. Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving and lots of good food. 🪶
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Down the hatch - This is all of us enjoying our Thanksgiving meals today. Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving and lots of good food. 🪶
A Great Blue Heron in some golden sunrise light 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A Great Blue Heron in some golden sunrise light 🪶
A couple Barred Owl shots from earlier this year that I haven't shared yet. The second one is one of my favorites. Mama Barred Owl was peering through the branches at an Ibis that happened to go down the stream close to the nest tree. 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A couple Barred Owl shots from earlier this year that I haven't shared yet. The second one is one of my favorites. Mama Barred Owl was peering through the branches at an Ibis that happened to go down the stream close to the nest tree. 🪶
A couple Shovelers hanging out at the wetlands.🪶
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A couple Shovelers hanging out at the wetlands.🪶
After watching the Peregrine Falcon fly off I drove up the rode a bit and spotted this Bald Eagle. He was eating a fish on the pole. I waited for him to fly off. Unfortunately he chose to fly right over the telephone wires. I was able to save the photos. PS to the rescue. 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
After watching the Peregrine Falcon fly off I drove up the rode a bit and spotted this Bald Eagle. He was eating a fish on the pole. I waited for him to fly off. Unfortunately he chose to fly right over the telephone wires. I was able to save the photos. PS to the rescue. 🪶
Turtle Tummy Time 🐢
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Turtle Tummy Time 🐢
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Reddish Egret with a small fish. See the second image for a zoomed in view. The Reddish Egrets put on a good show for us yesterday morning working their way down the beach. 🪶
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Reddish Egret with a small fish. See the second image for a zoomed in view. The Reddish Egrets put on a good show for us yesterday morning working their way down the beach. 🪶
Reddish Egret with a small fish. See the second image for a zoomed in view. The Reddish Egrets put on a good show for us yesterday morning working their way down the beach. 🪶
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Reddish Egret with a small fish. See the second image for a zoomed in view. The Reddish Egrets put on a good show for us yesterday morning working their way down the beach. 🪶
A little green for your timeline. These two Green Anoles caught my eye on recent outings. Green Anoles can change between brown and green depending on what they are surrounded by. 🦎
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A little green for your timeline. These two Green Anoles caught my eye on recent outings. Green Anoles can change between brown and green depending on what they are surrounded by. 🦎
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Chasing these Harrier Hawks is a little addicting. They don't give you a lot of good opportunities for photos as they like to cruise the marsh far away. I had one good pass yesterday at Celery Fields and luckily was able to take advantage of it. More pics incoming. 🪶
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Chasing these Harrier Hawks is a little addicting. They don't give you a lot of good opportunities for photos as they like to cruise the marsh far away. I had one good pass yesterday at Celery Fields and luckily was able to take advantage of it. More pics incoming. 🪶
Fiddler Crab showing off its claw. 🦀
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Fiddler Crab showing off its claw. 🦀
A pretty American Kestrel from this morning. 🪶
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A pretty American Kestrel from this morning. 🪶
Chasing these Harrier Hawks is a little addicting. They don't give you a lot of good opportunities for photos as they like to cruise the marsh far away. I had one good pass yesterday at Celery Fields and luckily was able to take advantage of it. More pics incoming. 🪶
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Chasing these Harrier Hawks is a little addicting. They don't give you a lot of good opportunities for photos as they like to cruise the marsh far away. I had one good pass yesterday at Celery Fields and luckily was able to take advantage of it. More pics incoming. 🪶
This female Northern Harrier Hawk gave me one good flyby this morning and I made the best of it. Will be sharing some of my favorite pictures but put together this video from a series of pics. 🪶
November 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This female Northern Harrier Hawk gave me one good flyby this morning and I made the best of it. Will be sharing some of my favorite pictures but put together this video from a series of pics. 🪶
Yesterday I went to Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive with the main target being the Peregrine Falcon. Luckily I found it not too long after sunrise. I watched for a while and eventually it took off and I got some decent flight shots. 🪶
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Yesterday I went to Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive with the main target being the Peregrine Falcon. Luckily I found it not too long after sunrise. I watched for a while and eventually it took off and I got some decent flight shots. 🪶
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I went out yesterday morning with two targets. Although I did find and photograph both of them, this juvenile Bald Eagle flying overhead ended up giving me my favorite pics of the day. By the plumage, this one is around 1 1/2 years old. I love the different patterns of the juvis.🦅🪶
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I went out yesterday morning with two targets. Although I did find and photograph both of them, this juvenile Bald Eagle flying overhead ended up giving me my favorite pics of the day. By the plumage, this one is around 1 1/2 years old. I love the different patterns of the juvis.🦅🪶
I went out yesterday morning with two targets. Although I did find and photograph both of them, this juvenile Bald Eagle flying overhead ended up giving me my favorite pics of the day. By the plumage, this one is around 1 1/2 years old. I love the different patterns of the juvis.🦅🪶
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I went out yesterday morning with two targets. Although I did find and photograph both of them, this juvenile Bald Eagle flying overhead ended up giving me my favorite pics of the day. By the plumage, this one is around 1 1/2 years old. I love the different patterns of the juvis.🦅🪶
Gray-headed Swamphen🪶-Looking like an oversized version of a Purple Gallinule with a massive red bill, the Gray-headed Swamphen is an impressive bird and the largest rail in North America. Originally from southern Asia, it became established in southern Florida in the mid-1990s...
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Gray-headed Swamphen🪶-Looking like an oversized version of a Purple Gallinule with a massive red bill, the Gray-headed Swamphen is an impressive bird and the largest rail in North America. Originally from southern Asia, it became established in southern Florida in the mid-1990s...
Left, Right, Criss cross - I was not expecting to see these Roseate Spoonbills the other day as I left the park. They let me get close so I went for the portrait. Love the red eyes and those beaks.🪶
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Left, Right, Criss cross - I was not expecting to see these Roseate Spoonbills the other day as I left the park. They let me get close so I went for the portrait. Love the red eyes and those beaks.🪶
Cumberland Island, Georgia is a barrier island with a lot of history and some interesting wildlife. The first shot is of the Dungeness Ruins which was owned by the Carnegie family.
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Cumberland Island, Georgia is a barrier island with a lot of history and some interesting wildlife. The first shot is of the Dungeness Ruins which was owned by the Carnegie family.
Little Blue Heron performing some aerial acrobatics at sunrise. 🪶
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Little Blue Heron performing some aerial acrobatics at sunrise. 🪶