This is a semi-regularly updated gallery of the latest images. They’re not sorted or categorized, just an example of what kind of subject matters fills the viewfinder on any given day. Hover over images for captions.
Also refer to the main section of the blog to find backstories, lessons, or embarrassing confessions.
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Bald eagle in third-year markings; next year it'll develop the coloration we all know
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Green heron providing a nice regal pose
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Found right on the front porch, a Carolina anole that lost its tail grew a forked replacement
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Red lacewing butterfly in the Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC
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Wild Banker horses foraging on Shackleford Banks, NC
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Belted kingfisher letting me finally get a halfway-decent portrait
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Bald eagle cooperatively posing during a rare visit to the neighborhood pond
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Brown-headed nuthatch looking at photographer suspiciously while excavating a nest hollow
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A bald eagle finding that its favorite perch was being reclaimed by the returning ospreys
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"Baily's Beads," the last vestiges of sunlight peeking past lunar terrain before the total solar eclipse of 2024
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The "diamond ring" of sunlight re-emerging during the total solar eclipse of 2024
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The first mantis of 2024, at least on the property
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The Brood XIX cicadas were certainly visible on the property, come late April
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Red-bellied woodpecker posing thoughfully
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A pair of northern water snakes doing the deed
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A much better portrait of a belted kingfisher, this year's brood
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This green treefrog wants to talk to you about your browser history
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I'm suspicious that this juvenile green heron had fledged out of the nest within the past day or two
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An osprey in late afternoon looking like it dropped its keys
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A rainbow with a faint supernumerary, with the crepe myrtles adding their own color
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Close-up of a newborn Carolina anole, the first I'd spotted for 2024, roughly the thickness of a pencil
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A dewy, foggy morning out in the fields
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A red-headed woodpecker feeding a small mantis to its young near sunset
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A second-year bald eagle that was disinclined to fly off, which worked just fine
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A hypnotic spadefoot toad
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A juvenile kingsnake posed nicely for this session before being released
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This minuscule ground skink behaving itself within my studio setup
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The red-shouldered hawk that hunts in the front yard, right on the peak of the roof
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A northern mockingbird that suspects you're lying to it
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Yellow-bellied sliders and painted turtles basking in the great weather on December 3oth
