Balake
@bbalake.bsky.social
📸 Wildlife photography
📍 Seattle, WA
🥇 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100 - ‘21
*all photos posted are taken by me
📍 Seattle, WA
🥇 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100 - ‘21
*all photos posted are taken by me
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Balake
@bbalake.bsky.social
· Jan 4
Trying to get back into posting my photos. It’s been a few years. Instagram really killed my desire to share with their video content push 😞
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Murderous weasels FTW! Who doesn’t love a good mink sighting?? #fieldwork #weasels
August 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Murderous weasels FTW! Who doesn’t love a good mink sighting?? #fieldwork #weasels
Spotted by the Osprey. Front on Osprey never get old 😭
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
August 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Spotted by the Osprey. Front on Osprey never get old 😭
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Unknown LBB! Seen hopping around at the river beach, not too shy.
#birds #birding #bird #nature #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
#birds #birding #bird #nature #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
July 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Unknown LBB! Seen hopping around at the river beach, not too shy.
#birds #birding #bird #nature #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
#birds #birding #bird #nature #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
The only reason I was able to get a photo of this Peregrine is because it was windy and it’s flying into the wind. Otherwise, too speedy!
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
July 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The only reason I was able to get a photo of this Peregrine is because it was windy and it’s flying into the wind. Otherwise, too speedy!
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
July 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
May 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Rock wren with breakfast!
I should go back and probably crop this differently, but my backlog is too big 😭
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
I should go back and probably crop this differently, but my backlog is too big 😭
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
March 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Rock wren with breakfast!
I should go back and probably crop this differently, but my backlog is too big 😭
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
I should go back and probably crop this differently, but my backlog is too big 😭
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
The magnificent Lazuli Bunting! Such a treat to spot these guys.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
March 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The magnificent Lazuli Bunting! Such a treat to spot these guys.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography
March 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Red breasted nuthatch, sneaking around the base of a tree
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography
March 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Red breasted nuthatch, sneaking around the base of a tree
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography
Sony 400-800 looking good 👀 I don’t need another lens 🤔
February 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Sony 400-800 looking good 👀 I don’t need another lens 🤔
Female Red-winged Blackbird. Sharp beak!
This should probably be cropped differently, but this is way back in my backlog and I’ve learned a lot since.
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography
This should probably be cropped differently, but this is way back in my backlog and I’ve learned a lot since.
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography
February 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Female Red-winged Blackbird. Sharp beak!
This should probably be cropped differently, but this is way back in my backlog and I’ve learned a lot since.
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography
This should probably be cropped differently, but this is way back in my backlog and I’ve learned a lot since.
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography
February 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
January 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
January 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Shore birds are so cool. Greater yellowlegs I believe.
#birds #birding #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #nature
#birds #birding #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #nature
January 16, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Shore birds are so cool. Greater yellowlegs I believe.
#birds #birding #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #nature
#birds #birding #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #nature
January 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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A young Red-tailed Hawk perched along the nature trail.
January 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A young Red-tailed Hawk perched along the nature trail.
January 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Little wren (pacific?) with the morning song 🎶
#bird #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#bird #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
January 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Little wren (pacific?) with the morning song 🎶
#bird #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#bird #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
Trying to get back into posting my photos. It’s been a few years. Instagram really killed my desire to share with their video content push 😞
January 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trying to get back into posting my photos. It’s been a few years. Instagram really killed my desire to share with their video content push 😞
January 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Don’t forget to do your stretches!
Male Anna’s hummingbird
Male Anna’s hummingbird
November 25, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Don’t forget to do your stretches!
Male Anna’s hummingbird
Male Anna’s hummingbird