Paul Cory
Paul Cory
@paulcory.bsky.social
Photographer, sci-fi and fantasy geek.
Male Northern Shoveler, taken just after he finished shoveling around in the marsh for breakfast at the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State.

#Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #NorthernShoveler #PNW #wildlifePhotography
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Dammit!

A male Ring-necked Duck trying to disentangle himself after diving to munch on some tasty plants in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State.

#Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #RingNeckedDuck #PNW #wildlifePhotography
January 22, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Northern Harrier on the Hunt

A female northern harrier patrolling the marshes of the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State in search of brunch.

#Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #NorthenHarrier #PNW #wildlifePhotography
January 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
American Coot on the hunt in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State. Despite its fierce mien, it's only a threat to vegetables.

#Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #AmericanCoot #PNW #wildlifePhotography #AnimalArtTuesday
January 20, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Traffic flows across the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington as Mount Saint Helens looms in the distance. View from Rocky Butte in Portland.

#Oregon #Portland #aroundSunset #artPhotography #photography #Urban #fineArtPhotography #MtStHelens #BlueSkyMonday
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Yaquina Head Lighthouse At Sunset

The sun is just about to disappear below the horizon and the seabirds are flying home to roost for the night. From the summer.

#sunset #photography #OregonCoast #YaquinaHead #birds #artPhotography #PacificOcean #pnw #YaquinaHeadLighthouse #lighthouse #Stunday
January 18, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Rain Drops on Grass

Sauvie Island Wildlife Area, Oregon - was hunting birds, but got distracted by other things, as I often do.

#naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #Raindrops #artPhotography
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Big Splash, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington, B&W

This giant splash was caused by an incoming wave hitting a wave rebounding off the cliff face.

#WashingtonState #WashingtonStateParks #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #Waves #lighthouse
January 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Big Splash, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington, B&W

This giant splash was caused by an incoming wave hitting a wave rebounding off the cliff face.

#WashingtonState #WashingtonStateParks #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #Waves #CapeDisappointmentStatePark #ClassicMono
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Who's Next For Dinner?

An American Kestrel - I think (because it's bigger than any kestrel I've seen before ) - surveys the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area outside Portland, Oregon just before sunset.

#naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #WildlifePhotography #Kestrel #birdPhotography
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 AM
I'm Too Sexy for this Field

Great Egret in breeding plumage strutting through Sauvie Island Wildlife Area field outside Portland, Oregon, scanning for prey, predators and potential mates.

#naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #WildlifePhotography #GreatEgret #birdPhotography
January 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Revenge of the Dinosaurs

A Great Egret consuming a rodent it snatched out of a field in the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area outside Portland, Oregon.

#naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #WildlifePhotography #GreatEgret #birdPhotography
January 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
A streetlight glowing in the pre-dawn mists illuminates the walking trail and a bench on the grounds of the Pittock Mansion overlooking Portland, Oregon.

#Oregon #Portland #BWFri #artPhotography #photography #BeforeSunrise #fineArtPhotography #FogandMist #blackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono
January 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Pittock Mansion in the pre-dawn mists atop the Tualatin Mountains overlooking Portland, Oregon, black-and-white edition.

#Oregon #Portland #cinematic #artPhotography #photography #BeforeSunrise #fineArtPhotography #FogandMist #PittockMansion #blackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono
January 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Pittock Mansion in the pre-dawn mists atop the Tualatin Mountains overlooking Portland, Oregon.

#Oregon #Portland #cinematic #artPhotography #photography #BeforeSunrise #fineArtPhotography #FogandMist #PittockMansion
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Moonset

Almost full moon setting behind a fir tree, Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR.

#Oregon #Portland #blackandWhitePhotography #artPhotography #photography #Moonset #fineArtPhotography #Moon #ClassicMono
January 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Sparkling in the Winter Dark

Portland, Oregon, sparkling as it awakens before the sunrise. Shot from the Pittock Mansion west of downtown.

#Oregon #Portland #beforeTheSunrise #artPhotography #photography #Urban #fineArtPhotography #dramaticSky #worthGettingOutofBedEarly
January 6, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Brown Creeper

Went out to Sauvie Island Wildlife Area to test some lenses and cameras, and scored a new-to-me bird (a lifer?) with an unfortunate name.

#naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #WildlifePhotography #BrownCreeper #birdPhotography
January 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Multnomah Falls in Full Roar

Multnomah Falls thundering in full roar after heavy rains. As winter deepens its grip, I'm hoping to be able to visit during a snow.

#Oregon #MultnomahFalls #artPhotography #photography #Waterfall #fineArtPhotography #Winter #ColumbiaRiverGorge
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
All This Rain is Your Species Fault, You Know

Judgmental Robin looking down at me in the dog park just outside the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington State during an atmospheric river.

#Washington #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #Robin #PNW #wildlifePhotography
January 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Hunter's Eyes

I went to the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area to test some lenses and cameras. Turns out I wasn't the only one hunting birds that day.

#naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #catPhotography #BlackCat
January 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I Got Something Say!

Male Red-winged Blackbird telling everybody all about it on a winter morning in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State.

#Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #RedWingedBlackbird #PNW #wildlifePhotography
January 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Time for these Ducks to Fly!

Ducks (Common Goldeneye?) take off from a canal in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington State.

#Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #Ducks #PNW #wildlifePhotography
January 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The final sunrise of 2025., Take 2.

The view is from Joseph Wood Hill Park atop Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon.

#Oregon #Portland #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #MountHood #Sunrise
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The final sunrise of 2025.

The view is from Joseph Wood Hill Park atop Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon.

#Oregon #Portland #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #MountHood #Sunrise
December 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM