Category: Nature Photography

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in the Early Morning Sun.

by Earthwatcher, posted in Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, lake, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, Okefenokee, Okefenokee National WIldlife Refuge, swamp, tree
This picture is about light penetrating dark regions of the Okefenokee Swamp. The bottom of the picture is the very dark water in the swamp with patches of reflected features from the forest. On the left side is a large, gray, bald cypress tree, adorned by gray Spanish moss partially highlighted by the morning sun. The background is the focus of this picture. It is primarily Spanish moss and other vegetation that, with highlights from the sun reach into other areas that is obscured most of the day. The right side is green vegetation and Spanish moss.
Revelations in the Marsh;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

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The foreground features 2 Bald Cypress Trees with tall, mostly green, vegetation at their base. The trunks are large, gray, and vertical. The background is tall green vegetation in front of blue sky. The base of the trees is surrounded by very dark water dotted with green vegetation.
Flourishing in the Crevices;
A diverse set of plants find a home in the crevices of Bald Cypress trees.
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025
This photo is about the Spanish moss that is backlit by the morning sun and is reflected in the very dark water of the Okefenokee samp. On the right side of the picture is a tree that is mostly hidden by green vegetation. There is a long branch that is extending from the tree and it supports a curtain of Spanish moss. There is some green vegetation intertwined with the moss. The moss is partially reflected in the water.
Sunlit Shroud Over the Swamp;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA; AUG 2018

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The Standoff

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, hawk, nature, Nature Photography, Okefenokee National WIldlife Refuge, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Red-shouldered Hawk;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

We had the opportunity to visit one of our favorite spots: the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. While there we got to see a very interesting event. About 2 feet above the Hawk’s head is the Squirrel’s nest. The squirrel was about 15 feet away in another tree running around like crazy trying to distract the hawk.

Squirrel;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

Molting Male Eastern Bluebird

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Roswell, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A small, eastern bluebird perched on a tree branch in the left side of the frame. The background is blurred, green leaves.
Molting Male Eastern Bluebird;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; APR 2025

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Is there any ornithologist or other bird expert that can explain why the molting feathers are black? Are they the old ones or the new ones? Thanks

Dogwood in Bloom – a wonderful springtime treat.

by Earthwatcher, posted in Atlanta, Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, flower, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, WIldflower
A diagonal row of white flowers with yellow centers from a dogwood tree. The background is blue sky and the blurred image of a dark tree.
Dogwood in Bloom; Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; APR 2025

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Canada Geese

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Geese, nature, Nature Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A scene with 2 Canada Geese at a pond in a woodland setting. One goose is laying in what appears to be a nest on a dark mound in the middle of the left side of the image. The other goose is floating on the pond in the lower right corner of the image. The geese have brown backs and wings with off-white lower body parts, a black neck and head, and a white spot on the side of the head. The top half, i.e. the background is green grass gray tree trunk a brown woodland debris. The fore ground is the pond reflecting the geese and background.
Nesting – Canada Geese; Island Ford
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; APR 2025

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A Canada Goose standing in a puddle of water against a background of gray rocks. The goose has a brown back and wings with off-white lower body parts, a black neck and head, and a white spot on the side of the head.
Canada Goose
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; APR 2025

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Two Woodpecker Specires

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, nature, Nature Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A bird, a Red-headed woodpecker, perched on a gray-tan tree trunk, between the trunk and a shadowed branch, on the left side of the picture. The background is blue sky. There is another branch on the right side of the trunk extending upward at a 45-degree angle.
Red-headed Woodpecker;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA From the size of the hole it is examining, I suspect it be working on a nesting cavity.

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A bird, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker perched on the right side of a red-brown tree trunk on the left side of the picture. The right side of the picture is out of focus, brown-colored leaves.
Male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025
A bird, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, perched on the right ide of gray-brown and reddish colored tree trunk. The bird is black and white with a little bit of brown on the head, neck and feathers. There is a tuft of green needles that appear to be sticking out of the bird’s head. The tree trunk takes up almost the whole picture frame.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, Florida, USA; FEB 2025
This Sapsucker lacks the red chin and cap associated with Sapsuckers. It is either a juvenile or molting adult.

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Lesser Scaups Taking Flight

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A photograph of Lesser Scaups taking flight. The foreground is of the ducks with wings extended mostly upward. Behind them is a line of ducks still in the water. The overall background is a pond full of blue water.
Male and Femail Lesser Scaups in Flight;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

We were at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge admiring a large flock of Lesser Scaups, a species of Ducks, when a Bald Eagle made a flyover. The eagle panicked the ducks and they took flight. My thanks to the eagle.

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A photograph of Lesser Scaups taking flight. The foreground is of the ducks with wings extended mostly upward. Behind them is a line of ducks still in the water. The overall background is a pond full of blue water.
Male and Femail Lesser Scaups in Flight;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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Atlanta Snow Birds

by Earthwatcher, posted in Apharetta, Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, photography for sale, Roswell, snow, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A Northern Cardinal, a medium sized red bird with a dark colored face and dark, folded, wings on the left side of the picture. The background is white snow with scattered dark pieces of debris.
Male Northern Cardinal;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025

A few weeks ago, we got several inches of snow across the Atlanta, Georgia, USA metropolitan area. I took advantage of this uncommon occurrence to photograph some of the birds that reside here.

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A female Northern Cardinal, perched on a piece of wood lattice in front of a tree trunk. The bird is in the middle of the right side of the image. The bird is mostly light brown with red on its wing, feathers and the crest on top of its head. The background on the left side of the picture is indistinct.
Female Northern Cardinal;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025
A male Eastern Towhee, a medium sized bird on the left side of the image facing front. Its head, upper body and tail feathers are black. Below the black, the body is orange. The bottom of is body is white. The bird is set against a background of white snow with scattered debris and two tree trunks.
Male Eastern Towhee;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025

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American Crows: Guardians of the Neighborhood

by Earthwatcher, posted in Alpharetta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Corvid, Crow, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Roswell, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
An American Crow, a large black bird with black beak perched on a tree branch facing right. The tree trunk and branches surround the crow, The background is indistinct.
American Crow;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; FEB 2025

These crows guard our neighborhood. I took these photos while observing seven crows posting themselves in several places around the yard, all facing a hawk and cawing loudly: a common occurrence in our backyard.

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Two American Crows, large black birds with black beaks, perched on a tree branch facing left; one behind the other. The tree trunk and branches surround the crow, The background is indistinct.
American Crows;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; FEB 2025

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Birds Found Around Water

by Earthwatcher, posted in Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, heron, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Roswell, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Three birds, Double-crested Cormorants, perched on a rock in a river. The middle bird is an adult that has its wing spread. The other 2 are juvenile sas distinguished by their light tan neck and breast .
Adult and 2 Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; APR 2024

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In the upper right corner is a bird, a Double-crested Cormorant, in flight set against a background of blue sky with pale white clouds. On the left side is a tree with gray branches and green and brown leaves. There are several other cormorants in the tree.
Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant in Flight
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Roswell, Georgia, USA; NOV 2024
Canada Geese Along the Chattahoochee River
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Island Ford; FEB 2023
A bird, a Great Blue Heron perched on tree branch in the right side of the picture. The background is tree branches with brown and green leaves and a blue sky,
Great Blue Heron
Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, USA; NOV 2023

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