Byron Hurley Photography

A mallard drake staring at the cameraman (me)

POV: you are a lemonade stand

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Above average blue heron

A great blue heron fishing in front of some bald cypress trees

Some people would call this a great blue heron. I would call it just a pretty good blue heron

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A killdeer in part of a dry lakebed

I had to lay fully on the ground for about 20 minutes to get this shot lol

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The moon in a waxing gibbous phase

Got a good shot of the moon last night right before some clouds rolled in
#moon #astrophotography

An American Robin sitting in a locust tree

Don't forget to appreciate the common birds. Just because they're common doesn't mean they aren't special

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A male golden crowned kinglet briefly sitting still on a small branch

This is a golden crowned kinglet. These are one of the smallest birds in Illinois, being around 3-4 inches long on average. They also move faster and more unpredictably than a toddler that just chugged a redbull, so getting one to sit still long enough to get a photo was pretty difficult

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A closeup of a mallard drake's eye

Duck #birds #wildlife #photography 🌿

A mallard cleaning himself off

The ducks are returning

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Well yeah but I don't wanna

HK and SS are some of the only metroidvanias I've played

Have you played silksong? I'm thoroughly enjoying it despite the difficulty. Clair Obscur is on my list

My condolences

A campsite in the boundary waters canoe area (NE MN)

I have returned to civilization. Should I not have?

Fishing in the boundary waters canoe area

A lone canoe drifting through waters that have not yet learned to fear the touch of man

#fishing #photography #canoeing

A bay on lake Superior, with fog rolling in

An old lighthouse is visible in the distance

America's 3rd shoreline, the great lakes. We just left Grand Marais, on the north shore of lake Superior
#photography #landscapes

I'm going on a canoe trip in the boundary waters (NE MN) this week. May the call of the Loons ease my suffering and heal my soul

I almost got a good shot of one the other day but I wasn't fast enough. Those buggers don't like to sit still

A monarch butterfly resting on a yellow flower

Now that it's not a sauna outside, I've been breaking out the camera again. I'm glad to have caught a good photo of a monarch before they leave for the year

#photography #butterflies #wildlife 🌿

Pileated woodpecker pair photo 1

Pileated woodpecker pair photo 2

And after a while, one poked its head out of the hole. I hung out there for a little while longer, and managed to catch the pair switching spots in a series of photos. Here's the other 2

Yeah I was pretty lucky to find that spot. One day I was on a walk and saw one flying from a distance, and it was near a small wetland with a lot of dead standing trees. So a few days later I came back with my camera and tripod, hoping to be able to spot an active nesting cavity -

A pair of pileated woodpeckers building a nesting cavity. One of them hanging on the tree next to the cavity and the other flying away

This is one of my favorite photos I've taken so far, from back in April

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A windstorm rolling through sangamon county. This storm had a special weather statement for 50 mph wind gusts

Beautiful little windstorms rolling through today #illinois #weather

A squall line in central Illinois yesterday around midday. At the time it had a special weather statement for 50 mph wind gusts

Little squall line that rolled through sangamon county IL yesterday at around 11:30ish
#illinois #ilwx #weather

2.5 lb largemouth bass

Sorry for the break from photos, I've been doing a lot of fishing this summer. Photos will return! I'm going on a canoe trip to the boundary waters in September, but I haven't decided if I feel comfortable bringing my camera equipment yet

A backlit downy woodpecker

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A record of 9-49 means that something is seriously wrong. A strike would be a good idea for them

I'm not gonna say the Rockies are good, but watching them play against the Cubs they are definitely better than I was expecting. They put up a good fight, but at the end of the day they still lost all 3 games

Rockies put up a surprisingly good fight against the Cubs on Tuesday. They lost, but made it to the 11th inning

Crepuscular rays are caused by light rays shining through dust or other haze in the sky

Crepuscular rays. Such an interesting phenomenon

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