Ecology and nature and wildlife photography, please!

Thank you! 😄

IKR Ruddy Ducks are adorable! 🥹 I’ll have to try this when the males are in full breeding plumage

Roses are red Violets are blue These Ruddy Ducks Are in the lovin’ mood too Ok, maybe it’s a little early for Ruddy Ducks to pair up, but pre-sunrise on rippled water does make for some mesmerizing and romantic colors 💜💙🩷🧡 My photos from earlier this month. Let me know what you think. 🪶

Thank you, Christoph!

We’re still far from warbler season, but in the southeastern U.S., it seems like it’s always warbler season 😅 I envy that, that they get these spectacular birds for the bulk of the year. This Northern Parula is from last March down in South Carolina. Share some of your favorite warblers 🪶 #birds

Although it’s a winter wonderland outside, this singing Grasshopper Sparrow — one of many grassland bird species threatened by habitat destruction — is teleporting me back to the hot and humid days of July. I’m ok with the cooler weather for a while longer 😅 My photo from last summer 🪶

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Coming from the Atlantic states, a (slate-colored) Dark-eyed Junco in snow is a classic winter scene, but it’s one I don’t get to see as much anymore. Hoping for some more snowbird photos this winter 🤞🏻❄️ My photo from December 2021. 🪶