BlogHide Resteemsfawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Flock PhotographyI've never been a fan of photographing waterfowl. They always seem to be doing the same thing; floating, sitting and eating. However, opposite of the behavior of most birds in the PNW, the winter…fawlingfeatherz (43)in photography • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Help Me Influence the World with Nat Geo"I recently acquired my first wildlife photography assignment with National Geographic" My own way of furthering the cause. I often find myself attempting to contribute to valuable…fawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A Red-winged Blackbird Scratching that ItchSnagged this shot at a local wildlife refuge with a Canon 5D mark iii and a Canon 600mm f/4.fawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Golden Light Falls and the Anna's Hummer ShinesI used a Canon 5D mark iii equipped with a Canon 600mm f/4 lensfawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.An Early Morning Sandhill CraneA dark understory in the distance, right behind this crane made for a nice portrait as the sun struck just right.fawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A Pacific Wren Rising from the Forest FloorCaptured using a Canon 5D mark iii equipped with a Canon 600mm f/4fawlingfeatherz (43)in photography • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Never Never LandThe Lewis River in Washington. Taken with a Canon5D mark iii equipped with a 35mm f/1.4 Sigma lensfawlingfeatherz (43)in photography • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Blue Heron Sunset Mashupfawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A Winter Anna's HummingbirdThe Pacific Northwest is one of the few, if not the only, place one can find hummingbirds that persist through true winter. The occasional snow we get in Washington is a rare opportunity to…fawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Coming in for a LandingAn Anna's hummingbird coming in for a landing. I snagged this shot using a Canon 5D mark iii with a Canon 600mm f/4 lensfawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Dipper in some WaterworksAn American dipper, riding the waterworks. *taken using a Canon 5D mark iii and a Canon 300mm f/4 lensfawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Goldeneye flightTaking flight, the male goldeneye is quite the spectacle.fawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Raven SunsetA raven flying over as the sun sets int southern Idaho. I've never found somewhere that produces sunsets like that place.fawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A Rufous Hummer Coming in for a LandingGrabbed this shot at a local botanical garden that had a lot of young hummingbirds fluttering around. The young ones are so tolerant of people!fawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A Coy Look from a Resplendent Quetzalfawlingfeatherz (43)in birding • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A Rufous Hummingbird and a Flowerfawlingfeatherz (43)in photography • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A moment before a rodent died in the talons of a Northern harrierfawlingfeatherz (43)in photography • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Bald Eagle Snatching FishA bald eagle grabbing a fish and mean-mugging me at the same time.fawlingfeatherz (43)in photography • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Slow Shutter Speed DipperAn American dipper looking for a meal in some white water. A slow shutter speed shows the water rushing by as the bird watches on.fawlingfeatherz (43)in photography • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Swifts in HeavenMore Vaux's swifts congregating at sunset.