Top Nature Photography ⭐

One of the many Monarch butterflies flying over an alfalfa field.

Indigo Buntings are such lovely birds to photograph with their jewel-toned feathers.

A male American Goldfinch snacking on sunflower seeds

A male Monarch butterfly rests on a sedge leaf in my backyard.

A rare bird, a Swallow-tailed Kite, was spotted last week in the county. The photos I had taken were on a cloudy day, so when the skies turned blue, I made several other attempts on seeing the bird, striking out until yesterday. I did get…

A male White-breasted Nuthatch perches on a lichen covered branch along the nature trail.

A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk feaking, aka cleaning the beak.

This Green Heron found and plucked an insect off a water lily pad. The insect managed to wiggle free and flew off.

An Orange Sulphur butterfly sips nectar from a False Sunflower 💛

A Belted Kingfisher giving a chattering call. I believe this is a young male as there's not much of a rusty belt - which the females have - and there's a good amount of brown feathers around the neck (adults would have all blue feathers.)

A Virginia Rail in the midst of a preening session

A Virginia Chick closely follows a parent, waiting for food to be rustled up. This chick is pretty big but is still making peeping calls and begging for food from the parents.