@bpeavphotos
I’m a hobbyist bird and wildlife photographer. All photos I post are my own work. Info about the subject in my posts usually comes from: 🪶eBird.org & Merlin Bird ID by @cornellbirds.bsky.social 🪶Outings by @birdsconnectsea.bsky.social 🪶Fellow birders
A bald eagle perched in a bare tree with no leaves.
I started this account 1 year ago today, and in that time I’ve met my personal goal of posting daily for a consecutive year!
This photo was taken during a birding outing where my party reached a #bald #eagle count of 67 in only 90 minutes!
📍#Bow, #Washington, USA
#bird #photography
A northern harrier gliding low over a field of tall grass with mountains visible in the distant background.
#northern #harrier #bird #photography
A short-eared owl perched on a wooden raptor roost looking towards the sun off to the right side of the image.
#short-eared #owl #bird #photography
A Wilson’s snipe standing on a muddy wetland.
#Wilsons #snipe #bird #photography
One female and two male common mergansers swimming on the surface of a calm body of water with a wooden support beam rising out of the surface of the water in the background.
#common #merganser #duck #bird #photography
A pair of trumpeter swans standing in a shallow body of calm water with wetland foliage on the shore in the background. The birds are adjacent to each other, facing opposite directions, and viewed in profile.
#trumpeter #swan #bird #photography
Two trumpeter swans flying just over the surface of a calm lake.
#trumpeter #swan #bird #photography
A male wood duck swimming on the surface of a nearly-still body of water with his head reflected almost perfectly by the water surface. The duck has his beak open in mid-vocalization.
#wood #duck #bird #photography
A male wood duck floating on a calm body of water.
#wood #duck #bird #photography
An American coot swimming on the surface of a calm body of water.
#American #coot #bird #photography
A flock of double-crested cormorants perched on the remains of wooden posts arranged on a lake in a manner that suggests said posts used to serve as the supports for a dock or boardwalk. Houses set into a forest on a hill can be seen starting at the shore on the far side of the lake.
#double-crested #cormorant #bird #lake #landscape #photography
A closeup of a male gadwall floating on a calm body of water.
#gadwall #duck #bird #photography
A male wood duck on the surface of a still body of water holding an apple core in its beak.
🍎🦆
#wood #duck #bird #photography
A female wood duck swimming on the surface of a calm pond.
#wood #duck #bird #photography
A pair of wood ducks, one male and one female, perched on a wooden stump (or rotted wooden beam) covered in moss. The background is a calm body of water.
#wood #duck #bird #photography
An American coot perched on a rock or stump that’s barely sticking out of the surface of a calm body of water.
#American #coot #bird #photography
A double-crested cormorant perched on the stump of a wooden support beam protruding out of the surface of a calm body of water. The bird has its wings outstretched to dry off.
#double-crested #cormorant #bird #photography
A Wilson’s snipe standing on a shore of decaying plant matter and mud next to a still body of water.
#Wilsons #snipe #bird #photography
A red-winged blackbird perched on the end of a branch.
#red-winged #blackbird #bird #photography
A purple finch perched on a tree branch.
#purple #finch #bird #photography
A Lincoln’s sparrow foraging in moss growing on the wall of a rain gutter.
A Lincoln’s sparrow standing in a rain gutter and looking slightly back towards the camera.
“Can I help you?” 😒
This #Lincolns #sparrow paused foraging once it realized it had an audience.
📍Juanita Bay Park, #Kirkland, #Washington, USA
#bird #photography
A bald eagle in flight against a blue sky.
#bald #eagle #bird #photography
A female mallard duck swimming across the surface of a still pond, almost perfectly reflecting her, the surrounding environment, and the sky.
#mallard #duck #bird #photography
A male bufflehead floating on a calm body of water.
A male bufflehead on a calm body of water, just beginning to dive with his head just entering the water.
A male bufflehead in the process of diving from the surface of a calm body of water, his rear is the only part that’s still visible above the surface.
A male bufflehead in the process of diving from the surface of a calm body of water, his tail feathers are the only part that’s still visible above the surface.
A #bufflehead diving in search of food.
📍#Kirkland, #Washington, USA
#duck #bird #photography
One male gadwall and one female gadwall swimming as a pair together on the surface of a calm body of water.
#gadwall #duck #bird #photography
A Cooper’s hawk perched on a bare tree branch.
#Coopers #hawk #bird #photography
A male green-winged teal swimming on the surface of a still body of water.
#green-winged #teal #duck #bird #photography
A male bufflehead floating on the surface of a calm body of water.
#bufflehead #duck #bird #photography
A male wood duck swimming across a still water surface.
#wood #duck #bird #photography
A flock of American coots floating on a lake.
#American #coot #bird #flock #photography