Cooper’s hawk, a surprise visitor to our garden!

#hawk #birdofprey #coopershawk #bird #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #portrait #closeup

Scarlet tanager posing at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary near Chicago. So happy and surprised he got so close and stayed there long enough for lots of photos! 🐦 📸 ❤️

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Lilies of the Valley after a rainfall 🌧️

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The details of drops 🌧️

All photographs on my account are taken by & belong to me.

#raindrops #macro #macrophotography #drops #nature #green #naturephotography #spring #rain #springrain

Tree top view!

A juvenile Red tailed hawk at Chicago Botanic Garden.

#redtailedhawk #chicago #botanicgarden #chicagobotanicgarden #bird #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Leaves…whatever the season, I love to capture the unsung beauty of leaves, their colors, shapes, patterns.

#leaves #bokeh #moody #dof #maple #autumn #leaf

Three Red breasted Merganser males competing for one female’s attention.

Chicago Botanic Garden, March 2025.

#nature #birds #merganser #chicagobotanicgarden #photography #naturephotography #birdphotography

Feathers! I love capturing the details of feathers (especially iridescent ones) when I am fortunate enough to be close to a beautiful bird such as this Ruby throated hummingbird (females do not have the ruby colored throat).

#rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbird #bird #nature #naturephotography

Bird on a wire: a male Northern Cardinal poses on a telephone wire during a snowfall ❄️

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Evergreen after a snowfall ❄️❄️❄️

#macro #macrophotography #snow #nature #naturephotography #evergreen #closeup

Welcome! This is my first post on Blue sky! I love photography and my favorite subjects are birds, flowers, and nature! I also love macro photography. Thank you for checking out my photos, I am looking forward to sharing my favorites with you all 💚

Yellow rumped warbler, Chicago Botanic Garden