Hawkeyebirder
@hawkeyebirder.bsky.social
Birder and photographer based in Iowa. Capturing images of nature around the Midwest and beyond. 🦩🏳️🌈🦜
Latest life bird: Black Guillemot.
Latest life bird: Black Guillemot.
Who can resist? Not me. QP/post your photo of hummingbirds.
An immature Rufous Hummingbird sips nectar from a Rocky Mountain Bee Plant in Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park.
#hummingbirds #birds #birdsky
An immature Rufous Hummingbird sips nectar from a Rocky Mountain Bee Plant in Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park.
#hummingbirds #birds #birdsky
August 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Who can resist? Not me. QP/post your photo of hummingbirds.
An immature Rufous Hummingbird sips nectar from a Rocky Mountain Bee Plant in Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park.
#hummingbirds #birds #birdsky
An immature Rufous Hummingbird sips nectar from a Rocky Mountain Bee Plant in Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park.
#hummingbirds #birds #birdsky
A pronghorn doe keeps a watchful eye while her fawn nurses.
📍Pawnee National Grasslands.
#mammals #babyanimals #colorado #coloradowildlife #grassland #nature #naturephotograpy #wildlife #wildlifephotography
📍Pawnee National Grasslands.
#mammals #babyanimals #colorado #coloradowildlife #grassland #nature #naturephotograpy #wildlife #wildlifephotography
July 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A pronghorn doe keeps a watchful eye while her fawn nurses.
📍Pawnee National Grasslands.
#mammals #babyanimals #colorado #coloradowildlife #grassland #nature #naturephotograpy #wildlife #wildlifephotography
📍Pawnee National Grasslands.
#mammals #babyanimals #colorado #coloradowildlife #grassland #nature #naturephotograpy #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Just finished a morning hike along North Rock Creek #46 into the Alfred M. Bailey Bird Nesting Area. The combination of birding and Luna sniffing everything in sight kept the pace nice and slow.
#birding #hiking #colorado #dogsofbluesky
#birding #hiking #colorado #dogsofbluesky
July 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Just finished a morning hike along North Rock Creek #46 into the Alfred M. Bailey Bird Nesting Area. The combination of birding and Luna sniffing everything in sight kept the pace nice and slow.
#birding #hiking #colorado #dogsofbluesky
#birding #hiking #colorado #dogsofbluesky
The Monk Parakeet is a jay-sized species of parrot native to the temperate and subtropical regions of South America. Some kept as pets have escaped to establish populations as far north as Chicago, Illinois and parts of Northern Europe.
📍Hidalgo, Texas
#birds #birdsky #parrots #nature #wildlife
📍Hidalgo, Texas
#birds #birdsky #parrots #nature #wildlife
June 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Things are looking good for the Johnson County, Iowa spring migration count tomorrow!
#birding #birdcast #globalbigday #cornelllab #migration
#birding #birdcast #globalbigday #cornelllab #migration
May 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Things are looking good for the Johnson County, Iowa spring migration count tomorrow!
#birding #birdcast #globalbigday #cornelllab #migration
#birding #birdcast #globalbigday #cornelllab #migration
The cerulean blue of a Lazuli Bunting shines like its namesake gemstone amidst the desert hues of of Tucson, Arizona.
#birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #arizona #tucson #desert #lazulibunting
#birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #arizona #tucson #desert #lazulibunting
May 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The cerulean blue of a Lazuli Bunting shines like its namesake gemstone amidst the desert hues of of Tucson, Arizona.
#birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #arizona #tucson #desert #lazulibunting
#birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #arizona #tucson #desert #lazulibunting
April 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Coming up on the one-year anniversary of seeing this famous juvenile Roadside Hawk in south Texas. They are a rare sight north of the Rio Grande and a coveted addition to any birder’s US life list.
#hawks #raptors #rarebirds #birds #birdsofbluesky #birding #wildlife #nature #texas
#hawks #raptors #rarebirds #birds #birdsofbluesky #birding #wildlife #nature #texas
February 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Coming up on the one-year anniversary of seeing this famous juvenile Roadside Hawk in south Texas. They are a rare sight north of the Rio Grande and a coveted addition to any birder’s US life list.
#hawks #raptors #rarebirds #birds #birdsofbluesky #birding #wildlife #nature #texas
#hawks #raptors #rarebirds #birds #birdsofbluesky #birding #wildlife #nature #texas
January 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Now that it’s a new year I’m ready for spring migration. Can’t wait for the return of birds like this Yellow-rumped Warbler.
#birds #birdsofbluesky #warblers #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography
#birds #birdsofbluesky #warblers #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography
January 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Now that it’s a new year I’m ready for spring migration. Can’t wait for the return of birds like this Yellow-rumped Warbler.
#birds #birdsofbluesky #warblers #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography
#birds #birdsofbluesky #warblers #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography
First released in St. Louis in 1870, the Eurasian Tree Sparrow has slowly expanded its range into parts of Missouri, Illinois, and southeast Iowa.
Nahant Marsh, Scott County, Iowa.
#birds #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #sparrows #photography
Nahant Marsh, Scott County, Iowa.
#birds #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #sparrows #photography
December 31, 2024 at 1:49 AM
First released in St. Louis in 1870, the Eurasian Tree Sparrow has slowly expanded its range into parts of Missouri, Illinois, and southeast Iowa.
Nahant Marsh, Scott County, Iowa.
#birds #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #sparrows #photography
Nahant Marsh, Scott County, Iowa.
#birds #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #sparrows #photography
A male Red-winged Blackbird stakes out a territory amongst the previous year’s cattails. Bacon Creek Park, Woodbury County, Iowa. #birds #birdsofbluesky #blackbirds #nature #wildlife #photography
December 24, 2024 at 1:11 AM
A male Red-winged Blackbird stakes out a territory amongst the previous year’s cattails. Bacon Creek Park, Woodbury County, Iowa. #birds #birdsofbluesky #blackbirds #nature #wildlife #photography
A Rufous Hummingbird sips nectar from a Rocky Mountain Been Plant in Great Sand Dunes National Park. #birds #hummingbirds #wildlife #nature #photography #colorado #nationalparks
December 15, 2024 at 4:42 PM
A Rufous Hummingbird sips nectar from a Rocky Mountain Been Plant in Great Sand Dunes National Park. #birds #hummingbirds #wildlife #nature #photography #colorado #nationalparks
One of my favorite shots from a trip to southern California was of this Verdin at the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. #birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #california #photography
December 7, 2024 at 2:46 PM
One of my favorite shots from a trip to southern California was of this Verdin at the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. #birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #california #photography
One of my favorite wildlife experiences involved a close encounter with this #coyote in Saguaro National Park outside Tucson, Arizona. #mammals #desert #nature #wildlife #nationalparks #photography
December 3, 2024 at 1:46 AM
One of my favorite wildlife experiences involved a close encounter with this #coyote in Saguaro National Park outside Tucson, Arizona. #mammals #desert #nature #wildlife #nationalparks #photography
The Great Kiskadee is a large and colorful member of the #flycatcher family and gets its name from its loud repetitive kisk-a-dee call. Estero Llano Grande State Park, South Texas. #birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #photography
December 1, 2024 at 8:04 PM
The Great Kiskadee is a large and colorful member of the #flycatcher family and gets its name from its loud repetitive kisk-a-dee call. Estero Llano Grande State Park, South Texas. #birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #photography
A White-faced Ibis, a relatively uncommon visitor to Eastern Iowa, forages in the marsh at Pike Run WMA. #birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #photography
November 28, 2024 at 7:39 PM
A White-faced Ibis, a relatively uncommon visitor to Eastern Iowa, forages in the marsh at Pike Run WMA. #birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #photography
November 22, 2024 at 7:30 PM
The Common Pauraque is so well-camouflaged amongst dead leaves and sticks they are capable of sleeping completely exposed on the ground. 📍Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
November 18, 2024 at 7:41 PM
The Common Pauraque is so well-camouflaged amongst dead leaves and sticks they are capable of sleeping completely exposed on the ground. 📍Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
