Gregg Goolsby-Avian Photographer & Artist
@artbygregg.bsky.social
Capturing Beauty in Birds and Nature: https://artbygregg.net
October 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The rufous-tailed hummingbird is a vibrant, medium-sized species I photographed in Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #hummingbird #hummingbirds
October 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The rufous-tailed hummingbird is a vibrant, medium-sized species I photographed in Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #hummingbird #hummingbirds
Now this is what I call a hansome bird! I photographed this brush stone -curlew in Australia back in Feburary. Don't you just love those large eyes and artistic plumage patterns? #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #australia #curlews
October 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Now this is what I call a hansome bird! I photographed this brush stone -curlew in Australia back in Feburary. Don't you just love those large eyes and artistic plumage patterns? #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #australia #curlews
Blue penguin photographed near Dunedin New Zealand. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #penguin #penguins
October 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Blue penguin photographed near Dunedin New Zealand. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #penguin #penguins
Photographed this sacred kingfisher in New Zealand earlier this year. Such a noble looking bird! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #kingfisher #kingfishers
October 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Photographed this sacred kingfisher in New Zealand earlier this year. Such a noble looking bird! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #kingfisher #kingfishers
A 2 hour time lapse of sunset along the Oregon Coast. Interesting to see the dynamics of the marine layer as it ebbs and flows in varying directions. #oregon #oregoncoast #sunset #manzanita
October 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A 2 hour time lapse of sunset along the Oregon Coast. Interesting to see the dynamics of the marine layer as it ebbs and flows in varying directions. #oregon #oregoncoast #sunset #manzanita
As I raised my long lens to photograph this California Scrub Jay from afar, I captured this cold icy stare from the bird.. as if to say "get off my lawn!"😀 #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #jays #bluejays #corvids #scrubjay
October 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
As I raised my long lens to photograph this California Scrub Jay from afar, I captured this cold icy stare from the bird.. as if to say "get off my lawn!"😀 #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #jays #bluejays #corvids #scrubjay
Photographed this paradise shelduck in New Zealand. Check out this and over 250 birds on my website- in the gallery "Spectacular Birds of Our Planet". Link:
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#🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #ducks #waterfowl
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#🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #ducks #waterfowl
September 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Photographed this paradise shelduck in New Zealand. Check out this and over 250 birds on my website- in the gallery "Spectacular Birds of Our Planet". Link:
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www.ospimages.net/spectacularb...
#🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #ducks #waterfowl
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www.ospimages.net/spectacularb...
#🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #ducks #waterfowl
Pileated Woodpecker- Head rotoates 180 degrees to EITHER side, allowing for a total range of 270 degrees helps them scan for predators, locate prey, and maneuver while excavating trees. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #woodpecker #woodpeckers
September 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Pileated Woodpecker- Head rotoates 180 degrees to EITHER side, allowing for a total range of 270 degrees helps them scan for predators, locate prey, and maneuver while excavating trees. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #woodpecker #woodpeckers
This bird has eluded me for years. Hours spent in frozen Canadian fields- no snowy owls! So, I guess and art piece will have to do: pencil, ink, Posca pens. Sometimes art opens up possibilities. #🪶 #birds #drawing #birding #blueskyday #art #naturephotography #birdphotography #owls #owl #snowyowl
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This bird has eluded me for years. Hours spent in frozen Canadian fields- no snowy owls! So, I guess and art piece will have to do: pencil, ink, Posca pens. Sometimes art opens up possibilities. #🪶 #birds #drawing #birding #blueskyday #art #naturephotography #birdphotography #owls #owl #snowyowl
Violet sabrewing! Incredibly large wingspan up to 5.9 inches long, largest of any hummingbird species found in Costa Rica. Incredibly fast fliers and highly aerobatic. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #hummingbird #hummingbirds #costarica
September 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Violet sabrewing! Incredibly large wingspan up to 5.9 inches long, largest of any hummingbird species found in Costa Rica. Incredibly fast fliers and highly aerobatic. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #hummingbird #hummingbirds #costarica
Photographed this lovely chestnut-breasted mannikin in Austrailia back in Jan. Known as the "bully bird", but also known to assist other bird neighbors in nest-buildering. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #mannikins #austalia #mannikin
September 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Photographed this lovely chestnut-breasted mannikin in Austrailia back in Jan. Known as the "bully bird", but also known to assist other bird neighbors in nest-buildering. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #mannikins #austalia #mannikin
Gentoo Penguins engaged in their mating ritual. From my Antarctica trip during Austral Spring. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #penguin #penguins #antarctica
September 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Gentoo Penguins engaged in their mating ritual. From my Antarctica trip during Austral Spring. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #penguin #penguins #antarctica
Photographed this beautiful pied heron earlier this year in Queensland Australia. I love birds with interesting "hairsyles". This one I classify as the "punk rock look". #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #herons #Heron #australia
September 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Photographed this beautiful pied heron earlier this year in Queensland Australia. I love birds with interesting "hairsyles". This one I classify as the "punk rock look". #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #herons #Heron #australia
I photographed this beautiful brown thrasher along the Gulf Coast of Florida. Who named this bird anyway?....How cruel to tag this beautiful, gentle. loving bird with such a name!😀 #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #mockingbird #mockingbirds
September 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I photographed this beautiful brown thrasher along the Gulf Coast of Florida. Who named this bird anyway?....How cruel to tag this beautiful, gentle. loving bird with such a name!😀 #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #mockingbird #mockingbirds
Northern Gannets nesting-highrise living at it's best! Tough shot as it was from a zodiac on a rolling ocean with 600mm lens. In Iceland's Westman Islands. It's amazing to see the chicks are much darker to provide camaflauge against predators. #birds #🪶 #gannets #naturephotography #iceland #birding
September 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I captured this northern mockingbird on Florida's Gulf coast. The latin name is Mimus polyglottos, which literally translates to “many-tongued mimic.” She does 200 other bird calls! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #mockingbird #mockingbirds
September 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I captured this northern mockingbird on Florida's Gulf coast. The latin name is Mimus polyglottos, which literally translates to “many-tongued mimic.” She does 200 other bird calls! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #blueskyday #birder #naturephotography #birdphotography #mockingbird #mockingbirds
Blue penguin with hatchling! This bird was nesting in a narrow space between the ground and deck of our cabin near Dunedin, NZ. Light through the deck joints was enough for photo. #🪶 #penguin #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #nz #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #penguins
September 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Blue penguin with hatchling! This bird was nesting in a narrow space between the ground and deck of our cabin near Dunedin, NZ. Light through the deck joints was enough for photo. #🪶 #penguin #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #nz #bluesky #photography #blueskyday #naturephotograph #penguins
Macro photo of water drops on a tiger swallowtail wing. I love the power of the lens to reveal details that may go unseen, like the scales revealed with the drops serving as tiny lenses to show the details! #nature #butterfly #butterflies #macrophotogrpahy #naturephotogrpahy #swallowtail #birds
September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Macro photo of water drops on a tiger swallowtail wing. I love the power of the lens to reveal details that may go unseen, like the scales revealed with the drops serving as tiny lenses to show the details! #nature #butterfly #butterflies #macrophotogrpahy #naturephotogrpahy #swallowtail #birds
Now THIS is what I call a black swan event😀! This photo from January this year in New Zealand along Cook Stait...a not so uncommon gathering during the breeding season in the Austral Summer. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #swans #blackswan
September 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Now THIS is what I call a black swan event😀! This photo from January this year in New Zealand along Cook Stait...a not so uncommon gathering during the breeding season in the Austral Summer. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #swans #blackswan
Red-headed manakin. Despite their bold coloring, they’re surprisingly elusive, often foraging solo in the mid-canopy of the rainforest. I snapped off about 100 frames to get this and a couple other decent shots-most were a jumble of leaves! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #art #owls #owl
September 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I shot this beautiful short-eared owl on a birding outing up in the Skagit Valley of WA state earlier this year. I love it when a bird's name makes sense. Although... those tufts on the head are not really ears at all! #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #art #owls #owl
September 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"Barn Owl Nurture" One of my mixed media encaustic paintings sold at Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA. On wood fibers,with Ink, colored pencil, watercolor and beeswax. Part of a collection of works created in theme of "Parentage" #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #art #owls #barnowl #owl
September 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The lesser goldfinch- a burst of sunshine with a surprisingly bold personality. It’s one of the smallest true finches in the world at just 3.5 to 4.7 inches long and weighing less than half an ounce! 🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #bluesky #photography #finches #goldfinch #finch
September 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The lesser goldfinch- a burst of sunshine with a surprisingly bold personality. It’s one of the smallest true finches in the world at just 3.5 to 4.7 inches long and weighing less than half an ounce! 🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #bluesky #photography #finches #goldfinch #finch
The beautiful Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, photographed back in February in Queensland Australia. I learned that they are facing major challenges due to habit loss and competion for resources. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #bluesky #photography #cockatoo #cockatoos #tropicalbirds
August 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The beautiful Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, photographed back in February in Queensland Australia. I learned that they are facing major challenges due to habit loss and competion for resources. #🪶 #birds #nature #birding #birdsofbluesky #bluesky #photography #cockatoo #cockatoos #tropicalbirds