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A Lone Kingfisher at Sunrise
I was on a sunrise walk on a Cape San Blas beach, when my sister spotted this Kingfisher on a beautiful bare tree. At first we were not sure if it was really a bird! The ombre sky was stunning on it's own but to be able to include a really cool bird in the frame was an incredible experience.
1/160 • f/20 • ISO 640 • Canon 6D Mark II • 135mm • Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6
Splashdown
Photographer: Isaac Rosenberg
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A blue-winged teal drake splashes down in the marsh shortly after sunrise.
1/10,000 • f/5.6 • ISO 1000 • Canon R5 mk II • 840mm • Canon RF 600 f/4 + 1.4x TC
Smooth Greensnake
Photographer: Aidan McCarthy
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A smooth greensnake found basking between vegetation patches in a West Virginia cow pasture.
1/250 • f/2.8 • ISO 400 • Canon R5 • 100mm • EF 100mm f2.8L Macro IS USM
All-you-can-eat Buffet
Photographer: Gabriel Jawień
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A yellow-billed Oxpecker perched on a masai giraffe in the early morning light
1/200 • f/6.3 • ISO 160 • Canon 7D mark II • 600mm • Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
A Shadow in the Mist
Photographer: Arijeet Ghosh
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What else could one ask for when you dream of a subject in the mist heavy mangrove habitat of Sunderbans, where sighting a tiger in general is impossible, and becomes more and more unrealistic when cold foggy winds starts battering your boat, make it impossible to see even 10meters ahead of you?
Only the lucky are blessed to see, let alone photograph a foggy shadow of a mangrove ruler emerging out of the mist on a cold winter morning in Sunderbans!
1/500 • f/4.5 • ISO 100 • -.7EV • Canon EOS R5m2 • 100 • Canon RF 100-500mm
Backlight Character
In the cloud forest of Costa Rica there are many cool plants, and usually overcast conditions. This scenario allowed me to get this cool photo of a Volcano Hummingbird once the sun broke through the clouds just enough to enable a virtually black and white photo. I found the bird stood out well and this plant gave the photo some fantastic character.
1/1000 • f/4 • ISO 1250 • Nikon Z9 • 560 • NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
Chaotic Colony
Photographer: Aditya Sridhar
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As a birdwatcher, there are few spectacles as awe-inspiring as watching vast colonies of birds just buzzing with life. From a bird photographer's perspective, however, they can be a real challenge to navigate.
I captured this image of a colony of Painted Storks on the last morning of my trip to Bharatpur, India in late-2024. Over the course of my visit, I found myself repeatedly overlooking this scene in favour of other, more conventionally appealing compositions. There was always something that kept tugging at me every time I walked by this stretch, however, so I decided to take one last crack at it.
For pretty much the entirety of my trip, a carpet of green algae and other aquatic plants had obscured the reflections on the water's surface at this location. In what can only be attributed to sheer luck, steady winds and a gentle flow of water meant I had crystal clear reflections on this cool, misty morning. All I had to do was set my camera up and, with a remote trigger in my hand, wait for a fly-by from one of the thousands of Painted Storks at this rookery.
1/1000 • f/9 • ISO 3200 • Nikon Z8 • 55mm • Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G
Harsh Conditions
Photographer: Martin Arvidsson
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During a small but intense snowfall late November I ventured out into the storm with my camera to see what I could find, I had been inspired by a NorwTerje Kolaasegian photographer Terje Kolaas to utilize flash in the snowfall. I found these mute swans too far out for my initial plan, but going with my 70-200 instead of my 400 provided me with this opportunity.
1/160 • f/5 • ISO 800 • Nikon Z9 • 195mm • Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR G
Surreal
Photographer: Creekbed Photography
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A bull cracks off a piercing bugle just as the sun breaks through the clouds, illuminating the morning fog. Absolutely "Surreal" to have this moment to ourselves.
1/8000 • f/4 • ISO 100 • -1EV • Sony A7RIV • 600mm • Sony FE 600 mm F4 GM OSS
Londranger Sunset
Photographer: David Akoubian
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Northern Fulmar circling the cliffs at Londrangar, Iceland at sunset with the sunset through the sea mist.
1/160 • f/5.6 • ISO 100 • Sony A7RIV • 73mm • Tamron 25-200mm Di III RXD lens
Flamingo and Muds
Photographer: Félix Morlán González
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The flamingo's beak is a specialized filtration tool, curved downwards and designed to act as a natural sieve. It works upside down, using internal lamellae and a movable tongue to suck in water and mud, separating algae, small crustaceans, and larvae from the sand.
Flamingos put their heads and beaks in the mud to feed, which can be seen when they lift their heads out of the water.
1/1000 • f/6.3 • ISO 2500 • Nikon Z9 • 500mm • Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4 G ED VR
Corvid on the Grid
Photographer: Ryan Damiano
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This solar field sits aside my favorite location to shoot wildlife. After passing by dozens of times I finally spotted a crow perched amongst the field. Progress with a cost.
1/3200 • f/7.1 • ISO 2500 • Sony A1 • 368mm • Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Back-lit Grebe
Photographer: Tim Hopwood
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Showing off the fancy spring locks….the Eared Grebes rock a cool ‘do.
I love shooting through foreground foliage, as was the case here, mostly for the largely unpredictable cool patterns that can emerge in the background and in the bokeh.
1/4000 • f/4.5 • ISO 320 • -2.3EV • Canon R5ii • 500mm • Canon f4L ISii 600mm
Among the Palms
Photographer: Mark Noll
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I was fortunate to be able to visit Oxnard, California in February 2026 for several weeks to escape the cold Chicago winter and play some beach volleyball. I took my camera out several evenings to a beachside park lined with palm trees, where I consistently found a lone great blue heron intently focused on the grass. A passerby told me that it had used this area for years as a hunting ground for gophers. I captured this silhouette one evening several minutes after sunset on my way back from the beach.
1/6400 • f/1.4 • ISO 64 • Nikon Z8 • 85mm • Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art
Cleared for Landing
Photographer: Matt Parish
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A drake Bufflehead glides in with such grace.
Most of the shoreline was frozen solid. This tiny opening was their only chance and they hit it every time. The same location can change so frequently, its hard to know what you may come home with. This was one of those mornings. Beats sitting on the couch...
1/2000 • f/2.8 • ISO 1000 • Canon EOS R8 • 300mm • Canon EF 300 f2.8 IS USM
Snow in Sun
Photographer: Ed Dailey
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Snowy Egret fishing at sunrise.
1/800 • f/4 • ISO 320 • EV 0.3 • Sony A1 II • 600mm • Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS
Great Grey Owl Taking Off
Photographer: Maxime Pelletier
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My first encounter with a great grey owl was amazing. Heavy snow made it magical.
1/1000 • f/6.7 • ISO 1000 • Fujifilm X-T5 • 500mm • Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7
Fog bow
Photographer: Grzegorz Długosz
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When I spotted the fow bog while on the amazing bird island on Hornoya I instantly grabbed my wide angle kit and crawled up to a Shag. I managed to compose it with the fogbow and a cliff but i really wanted to get something in the top right corner so I waited for one of the Kittiwakes to fly close enough and then after it did I finally got the shot.
1/2500 • f/14 • ISO 250 • Canon R5 • 17mm • Canon RF IS USM L 14-35mm f/4
Tule Elk Vista
Photographer: Jacques Fortier
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I scan these hills every time I drive by, hoping for some wildlife to anchor a composition showing off the gently rolling terrain in Point Reyes. On this evening, a pair of Tule Elk were working their way up to the first ridge just as the sun finished setting. I hoped they would continue up to the second, higher ridge, but they headed down into the valley leading to the bay. These quiet contemplative compositions are what keep me coming back to this place, year after year.
1/320 • f/5.6 • ISO 800 • Sony A1II • 125mm • Sony FE 100-400mm
Coyotes in a Frost Wonderland
Photographer: Lyndon Norman
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The frost had been hanging on for days and every outing had this incredible winter habitat aspect to try to find wildlife in which included these two coyotes posing from very far away but made for a perfect contrast in the white scenery.
1/400 • f/11 • ISO 400 • Canon R5 • 400mm • Canon 100-400mm
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