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Donna Higgins
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Nature and wildlife photographer. Clarinet, saxophone and flute player who enjoys playing in theater pits, concert bands and orchestras. Childless cat lady.
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This grey-headed parakeet has popped out to wish a happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates.

I took this at Panna Tiger Reserve in India last February.

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds #India #Nikon
A grey-headed parakeet perches on the edge of a hole in a tree trunk, with its head and chest outside the hole and the rest of its body inside. It has a grey head, light orange beak and light green chest.
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Awkward bird ballet

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #animals #birds #Nikon
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Double vision

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November 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Black drongo, taken at Panna Tiger Reserve, India.

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A black drongo sits on a tree branch with leaves and a blue sky in the background. The bird is dark colored, with long tail feathers and red eyes.
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Black-winged kite, Bandhavgarh National Park, India

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #animals #birds #Nikon #India
A black-winged kite, a small raptor with dark wings and a lighter head and chest, perches at the top of a small tree and stares down directly at the camera.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Spotted deer line up for a drink in Panna Tiger Reserve, India.

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #India #Panna #Nikon #animals
Eight spotted deer line up at the water's edge to take a drink. Their reflections are visible in the water. Most of the deer have their heads down while drinking, but two of them are looking at the camera.
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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I photographed this pair of Indian spot-billed ducks from a deck overlooking the Ken River at the camp where we stayed while visiting Panna Tiger Reserve in India. #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #India #Nikon #birds #ducks
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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White-throated kingfisher, Bandhavgarh National Park, India

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #animals #birds #India #Bandhavgarh #Nikon
A white-throated kingfisher is
October 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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I call this one "fish stick."

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds #nikon
A seagull stands in wet sand, with its beak open. A fish has just fallen out of the gull's beak and appears to be "standing up" on the end of its tail, with its head near the bird's beak.
October 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Bee-eater at Bandhavgarh National Park, India

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September 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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A pair of wire-tailed swallows in Bandhavgarh National Park, India.

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #animals #birds #India #Nikon
Two wire-tailed swallows sit on a branch. One is turned toward the other with its beak open, as if it's yelling at the other one.
September 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Good morning, world!

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds #sunrise #nikon
An egret stands on a tree branch, with the colors of the sunrise in the background.
September 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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A young bald eagle at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

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A young bald eagle sits in a tree.
August 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Bald eagle at sunrise at Bombay Hook NWR.

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds #nikon
A bald eagle flies low over the water at sunrise.
August 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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They really are just overgrown house cats.

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #tigers #India #Nikon
An adult tiger is laying on its back.
August 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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I saw a lot of birds on my India trip in February. This one had my favorite name - the rufous treepie.

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nikon #India
June 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Sunbird, taken in India on my trip there in February. #photography #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds #India #nikon
May 1, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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This large male is the first tiger I saw on my India trip, at Panna Tiger Reserve.

#nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #nikon #wildlifephotography #tiger #India #PannaTigerReserve
March 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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I just got back from a two-week wildlife photography trip to India, which is why I haven't posted anything for the last few weeks. This is an Indian roller, photographed at Panna Tiger Reserve. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #India
A colorful Indian roller, a species of bird found in India, sits on a branch.
March 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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A hooded merganser wrestles with his dinner.

#birds #ducks #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nikon
A male hooded merganser, a type of duck with a black and white head and dark colored body, holds a small crab in its bill.
January 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Making a splash in the Chobe River in Botswana

#animals #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #africa #chobe #botswana #nikon
A hippopotamus splashes water as it walks into the Chobe River in Botswana.
January 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Little bee-eater, Chobe River, Botswana

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #africa #botswana #chobe #nikon
January 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Just a couple of northern shovelers chilling out on a chilly day recently.

#birds #ducks #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nikon #Z8
Two northern shoveler ducks huddle in underbrush on a cold day.
January 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Kudu, taken in Chobe National Park, Botswana

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A black and white photo of a kudu looking straight at the camera. A kudu is a type of African antelope with large twisty horns that grow straight up from its head.
January 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Bufflehead coming in for a landing at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.

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A bufflehead duck descends toward the water, wings and legs outstretched.
January 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM