Reddish Egret: Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, January 2025 — Being basically housebound while I heal from my pacemaker implant, I have been sharing a lot of back deck birds…our regular year round visitors here in November. Today I will drop back to last January for this shot of a dancing Reddish Egret from my trip to Titusville for the Space Coast Birding Festival. I will be there again this year (all things going as planned) to teach a few workshops on Point & Shoot Nature Photography. I love the way Reddish Egrets dance as they hunt. This shot also captures the intricate ripple pattern the wind has created in the water. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife in action modifications. Processed in Photomator.

Eastern Bluebird: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, November 2025 — Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. It seems like we have had way too many cloudy days this fall. Sunshine has been in short supply. So catching this bluebird in the mid-morning sun was a real treat. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 450mm equivalent. Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator. And may you live lives of gratitude and generosity this coming year.

Red-bellied Woodpecker: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, November 2025 — A few have complained recently that my Red-bellied Woodpecker shots do not show the red belly…or really, I guess, they were questioning the wisdom of calling this bird the Red-bellied Woodpecker when the red belly is rarely seen unless you have a netted bird in your hand. I can completely understand. All I can say is that it is not my fault…I did not choose the name, and I have to make a conscious effort to remember it and apply it to this bird, because even in my mind, it does not fit well. So this is not a great shot of the bird, but it does clearly show the red-belly 🙂 Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 450mm (through a double glazed window). Program with birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.

American Goldfinch: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, November 2025 — The understated beauty of the American Goldfinch in winter plumage is easy to overlook. We have more Goldfinches coming to the feeders this month than we have had since early summer. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 450mm equivalent. Program with birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.

Red-bellied Woodpecker: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, November 2025 — I can’t resist posting another from the series of shots of our visiting Red-bellied Woodpecker. It is such a handsome bird, and this individual is so vivid! Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 450mm equivalent. Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.

Red-bellied Woodpecker: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, November 2025 — It is getting too cold out to stand in the open deck door, so I am reduced to shooting trough the double-glazing, but that also means I can get a little closer to the birds without scaring them away. Yesterday, for whatever reason, was a very busy day at the feeders. We only see the Red-bellied Woodpecker once a week or so, and then only briefly, and it was around most of the day yesterday, coming in often for sunflower seeds. I managed quite a few shots. Sony a6700. Sigma 30-300 @ 337mm equivalent. Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.

Northern Cardinal: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, November 2025 — Perhaps because they do not come every day, or even every week, I am always delighted to see a Northern Cardinal land on our deck and hang out long enough for me to get a few shots. They are generally gone before I can get the camera, but on Sunday I already had the camera at hand when the Cardinal landed. 🙂 This was taken from my chair at the table through the double-glazed deck door. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 450mm. Program with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.

White-breasted Nuthatch: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, November 2025 — Nuthatches are not fussy eaters. They are happy to pick up what the other birds drop on the deck, even when the sunflower seed feeder is full. Especially, as it happens, if the droppings are mealworms. This bird was reaching in under the deck rail for what he could find. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 450mm equivalent. Program with birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.

Black-capped Chickadee: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, November 2025 — Way out across our back yard the neighbors have a red storage hatch attached to back of their garden shed. From one angle it forms the backdrop for birds perched on one of the branches we have bolted to the deck rail for them to use. Here it sets off a Black-capped Chickadee nicely, I think. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 450mm equivalent. Program with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.

House Finch: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, November 2025 — Having shared a photo of a House Finch in its frumpy state recently, it is only fair to share this photo of a House Finch looking much less frumpy. Still not the most elegant bird in the world, and still not a patch on our native Purple Finch, but not too shabby either. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 450mm equivalent. Program with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.