A few recently fledged, eastern wood peewee, still being fed by the adults last month. #birds #birdphotography #birdoftheday #naturephotography #wisconsin
Paul Hettenhaus
@paul-het.bsky.social
Nature lover, amateur photos/videos taken by me and are copyrighted, birds, nature, wildlife and a few other interesting things.
🍁Canada🍁 geese coming in for a landing in a stubble wheat field. #birds #waterfowl #geese #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdoftheday #wisconsin
Male belted kingfisher at the Horicon Marsh, Egret Trail floating boardwalk. #birds #birdoftheday #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wisconsin #blue
Green heron making a catch shortly before sunset, this should hold it over until morning. #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #birdoftheday #wildlifephotography
Viceroy butterflies feeding on purple loosestrife at Horicon Marsh. #insect #butterfly #naturelovers #naturephotography #photography #wisconsin
Great blue heron at Horicon Marsh #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wetlands #birdoftheday
Male ruby-throated hummingbird. This large patch of jewelweed is turning out to be a great place to see a few hummingbirds competing for nectar. #birds #birdoftheday #hummingbird #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wisconsin
Green heron at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge #birds #birdphotography #birdoftheday #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
Monarch butterflies at the Bud Cook Trail Area, a prairie grassland area of Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. #butterfly #insect #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin
Solitary sandpiper having a leech for breakfast. #birds #birdphotography #birdoftheday #nature #naturephotography #wetlands
Ruby-throated hummingbird feeding on common jewelweed nectar. #birds #birdphotography #hummingbird #wetlands #wisconsin #birdoftheday
Wilson's snipe and the American woodcock have the same comical, bobbing walk. This is a Wilson's snipe. #birds #birdphotography #wetlands #nature #naturephotography #birdoftheday #wisconsin
Black-crowned night heron in search of a catch, as it works its way along the water's edge. #birds #birdphotography #birdoftheday #heron #wisconsin
A gathering of great egrets, great blue herons and American white pelicans at Horicon Marsh. A large number of pelicans were group feeding while egrets and herons worked the edges hoping to catch a leftover fish or frog. #birds #wetlands #birdphotography #wisconsin #photography
American white water lily, Eldorado Marsh State Wildlife Area. #flora #lily #wetlands #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin
Bad day to be a leopard frog if a green heron is in the area. #birds #birdoftheday #birdphotography #naturephotography #wetlands #wisconsin #blue
Osprey over Lake Winnebago #birds #osprey #birdphotography #birdoftheday #nature #naturephotography #wetlands #wisconsin
Eastern phoebe at the Egret Trail Boardwalk, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. #birds #birdphotography #birdoftheday #wetlands #wisconsin
In true form, this American bittern poses with its neck stretched, beak pointing toward the sky. This one was easy to spot among the green reeds, in the brown spring or fall reeds I may have missed it. #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #nature #naturelovers #birdoftheday #wetlands #wisconsin
There were at least two ruby-throated hummingbirds competing for the nectar within these native cardinal flowers that are growing at a local wetland area. #birds #hummingbird #birdoftheday #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin
Black-crowned night herons, juvenile and adult #bird #birdoftheday #birdphotography #wetlands #wisconsin
Nesting pair of black-necked stilts at Horicon Marsh. #birds #birdphotography #photography #naturelovers #wetlands #wisconsin
Adult bald eagle perched on what remains of a tree on the edge of the marsh. I call this the raptor tree, it's a favorite perch for eagles, falcons and hawks as they scan for potential prey. #birds #birdofprey #eagle #birdphotography #birdoftheday #wisconsin #naturephotography
Male common yellowthroat warbler at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge #birds #birdphotography #birdoftheday #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin #grassland
Male indigo bunting at Kettle Moraine State Forest. #birds #birdphotography #birdoftheday #blue #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin
