A single ruby feather had appeared, and the young Ruby-throated Hummingbird seemed to wear it with quiet pride. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #RubyThroatedHummingbird #JuvenileHummingbird #FirstRuby #SummerWildlife

The American White Pelican tipped its head back, lifted its pouch, and let breakfast make the final journey. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #AmericanWhitePelican #Pelican #FeedingBehavior #RiverWildlife

It is the International Owl Awareness Day and here is one of my fav birds, the Snowy Owl here in #Manitoba, #Canada #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay #SnowyOwl #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #OwlPhotography #MistyMorning #FallFields

After a long sweep across the waves, the Double-crested Cormorant lowered its feet and let the water rise gently to meet it. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #DoubleCrestedCormorant #Cormorant #RiverWildlife #WaterLanding

The field stood heavy with summer growth while gathering clouds carried the quiet warning of a prairie storm. #Manitoba #PrairieLandscape #LandscapePhotography #StormClouds #SummerGrowth #HarvestSeason #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite

Two Trumpeter Swans glided close together, while their reflections carried the quiet love story deeper into the water. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #TrumpeterSwan #SwanPair #Wetlands #Reflections #SummerBirding

An American White Pelican lifted its head from the current, carrying a shifting curtain of water beneath its bill. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #AmericanWhitePelican #PelicanFeeding #SurfaceTension #RiverLife #EveningLight

The Wilson’s Phalarope worked the muddy shoreline, pausing between the reeds to inspect each small ripple. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #WilsonsPhalarope #Shorebirds #MarshLife #Wetlands #SpringBirding

Each droplet found a resting place on the leaf, holding a miniature reflection of the garden. #Manitoba #Macrophotography #Macro #Leaf #WaterDroplets #Raindrops #GardenPhotography #NatureDetails

His throat was still mostly young and pale, but one bright ruby feather offered the first hint of what this Ruby-throated Hummingbird would become. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #RubyThroatedHummingbird #JuvenileBird #Hummingbird #BeeBalm #GardenWildlife

An American White Pelican swept across the churning water, passing beneath a rainbow painted into the mist. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #AmericanWhitePelican #BirdsInFlight #Rainbow #GoldenLight #RiverWildlife #SummerInManitoba

The juvenile Ruby-throated Hummingbird closed his eyes and lingered at the bee balm, enjoying one peaceful moment in the garden. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #RubyThroatedHummingbird #BeeBalm #GardenWildlife

An American White Pelican looks up for Rainbows in today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #OverTheRainbow. #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography

A pair of nuthatches for today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #HedgingYourBets. #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography

For a few seconds, the drifting spray turned the river into a stage, and a Double-crested Cormorant swept through the middle of it. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #DoubleCrestedCormorant #BirdInFlight #WaterSpray #RiverPhotography #SummerWildlife

Sunlight caught the American White Pelican mid-descent, turning a routine landing into a brief display of wings, feathers, and careful balance. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #AmericanWhitePelican #BirdsInFlight #PelicanLanding #WaterBirds #SummerLight

A Hummingbird Clearwing Moth hovered beside the bee balm, holding steady for a moment before moving in for a drink. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #HummingbirdClearwingMoth #ClearwingMoth #MothPhotography #Pollinator #BeeBalm #GardenWildlife #SummerInManitoba

An American White Pelican glided into the rushing water, wings raised as its landing sent spray scattering around it. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #AmericanWhitePelican #Pelican #WaterLanding #RiverWildlife #SpringInManitoba

The female Ruby-throated Hummingbird paused in midair, wings spread wide as the bee balm offered another bright stop in the garden. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #RubyThroatedHummingbird #HummingbirdPhotography #PollinatorGarden #Hovering #SummerGarden

A Bumble Bee clung beneath the purple flowers, working through each bloom while the garden faded into darkness behind it. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #Macrophotography #Macro #BumbleBee #Pollinator #NectarForaging #PurpleFlowers #EveningLight #GardenWildlife

An American White Pelican surfaced with a fish secured in its pouch, while another pelican lingered in the water behind it. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #AmericanWhitePelican #PelicanFishing #FreshCatch #RiverWildlife

A Monarch Butterfly arrived like a garden fairy, settling on the globe thistle in search of a sweet afternoon treat. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #MonarchButterfly #ButterflyPhotography #GlobeThistle #BeeBalm #SummerGarden

The male Mallard rose low over the grass, feet still tucked from takeoff as his wings pulled him forward. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #Mallard #MallardDrake #BirdInFlight #Takeoff #WetlandWildlife

The American Goldfinch stood calmly above the garden, holding the pose just long enough to become the brightest part of the scene. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #AmericanGoldfinch #Goldfinch #GardenBirds #SummerBirding #ManitobaBirds

The American White Pelicans packed themselves shoulder to shoulder, turning a resting place into a maze of feathers, bills, and sleepy faces. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #AmericanWhitePelican #PelicanSquadron #FlockLife #RestingBirds #SummerWildlife

This year’s young Ruby-throated Hummingbird made its first appearance in the garden, hovering over the bee balm while I finally captured the moment. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #RubyThroatedHummingbird #JuvenileHummingbird #Hummingbird #BirdOfTheDay #LastBird

The Black Swallowtail floated just above the bee balm, its patterned wings catching the light while it searched for the right place to settle. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BlackSwallowtail #ButterflyPhotography #Butterflies #BeeBalm #Pollinators #SummerGarden #Hovering #NaturePhotography

Balanced on a slender branch, the Pileated Woodpecker took a quiet moment before continuing its rounds through the woods. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #PileatedWoodpecker #ForestPatrol #WoodlandBirds #PerchedBird #CanadianWildlife

After the rain, the daylily held onto every drop, wearing the morning like a scattering of glass beads. #Manitoba #Macrophotography #Macro #Daylily #Hemerocallis #FlowerPhotography #RainDrops #AfterTheRain #GardenPhotography #SummerGarden

The yellowjacket had secured its place at the globe thistle terminal while the hoverfly approached the next open landing pad. #Manitoba #WildlifePhotography #Macrophotography #Macro #Hoverfly #Yellowjacket #GlobeThistle #Pollinator #InsectPhotography #Summer