My regular Monday contribution at the blog Balloon Juice.
https://balloon-juice.com/2025/04/21/on-the-road-albatrossity-the-chiricahuas-week-3/
Lady Among the Branches
"I’ve heard from at least a couple of people who mentioned that female northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) are their favorite. This one caught my eye during a walk in the woods. There's a curious blue spot near her tail that has me puzzled—perhaps it’s a small flower or an autumn leaf.
Explore stunning images of cardinals and other vibrant members of the Cardinalidae family by visiting my photo gallery here:
Such radiantly blue feathers! #magpie #birds #bird #wildlife #magpies #corvid #BlackBilledMagpie #MagpiesOfMastodon #CorvidsOfMastodon
Went hiking yesterday. Bear heard a twig snap and raced up a tree like a total drama queen.
Bull Moose, Grand Teton National Park. November, 2019.
https://www.allencompassingtrip.com/3190/moose
Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
100 mm – 1/150″ – f/8 – ISO 2000
natuur #Biesbosch #natuurfotografie #vogelfotografie #vogels #nederland #dutch #netherlands #naturephotography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdsphotography #sonyalpha #sonyalpha7rv #DXO #birdwatching
Netherlands, Slot Loevestein
Graspieper
Meadow Pipit
(Sony A7RV - 200-600mm)
by williamsteelphotography Chobe National Park, Botswana #Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #flowers
Show your love for our national parks and your hatred for Elon Musk!
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#protests #musk #doge #nationalparks #wildlife
Another Pipit, this time a Rock Pipit on a mission. Duddon Estuary
#birds #BirdsOfMastodon #nature #wildlife #darktable
Six Glimmers of Gold
I'm uncertain about how I feel about this image—it carries a somewhat abstract quality. The birds are goldfinches I spotted in a hazy treetop, and I was determined to make use of the picture. The interplay of gold and blue, one of my favorite contrasting color schemes, gives it a striking charm.
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"Preening Loon in Black and White"
By Scott Loring Davis, Fine Art Photography
https://pixels.com/profiles/scottloringdavis
As I sit quietly in my kayak on a beautiful Maine lake, a nearby Loon takes a moment to preen its beautiful black and white feathers in a peaceful back cove. SEE LARGER PHOTO https://pixels.com/featured/preening-loon-in-black-and-white-scott-loring-davis.html
'No Boundaries'
Eurasian Robin perched on a barbed wire fence.