Brennan Mulrooney
@langooney.bsky.social
Wildlife biologist for ESA and tour leader for Victor Emanuel Nature Tours. Birder and photography enthusiast.
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I am so glad I got into bird photography in the digital era (mostly). I was able to get this shot in a couple minutes of effort, with basically no planning, just point and shoot. It must be infuriating for old timers to see how easy it is with today’s equipment 😅 #birds #hummingbirds #canonr7
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I am so glad I got into bird photography in the digital era (mostly). I was able to get this shot in a couple minutes of effort, with basically no planning, just point and shoot. It must be infuriating for old timers to see how easy it is with today’s equipment 😅 #birds #hummingbirds #canonr7
This gorgeous Cape May Warbler provided a welcome distraction this morning. Living in California, this is a species that I rarely get to see. Especially individuals as stunning as this one 🤩. #birds #birding #getoutside #warblers #canonr7
September 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This gorgeous Cape May Warbler provided a welcome distraction this morning. Living in California, this is a species that I rarely get to see. Especially individuals as stunning as this one 🤩. #birds #birding #getoutside #warblers #canonr7
September 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
August 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Now, I’m not saying the rapture has started. But if it has, it has apparently begun with the Bell’s Vireos 👼 #birds #photography #notholdingmybreath
August 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now, I’m not saying the rapture has started. But if it has, it has apparently begun with the Bell’s Vireos 👼 #birds #photography #notholdingmybreath
I got home too late today for fast action photography, but I was happy to get a shot of this dude, doing his best to claim ownership of the feeder at the day’s last light. #birds #hummingbirds #photography #sunset
August 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I got home too late today for fast action photography, but I was happy to get a shot of this dude, doing his best to claim ownership of the feeder at the day’s last light. #birds #hummingbirds #photography #sunset
Fall hummingbird migration is kicking into gear in my yard. Lots of fun photo opportunities at the feeders. But it also means that Rufous Hummingbirds are passing through, so most of the orange and green hummingbirds are no longer safely identifiable. #birds #hummingbird #migration #canonr7
August 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Fall hummingbird migration is kicking into gear in my yard. Lots of fun photo opportunities at the feeders. But it also means that Rufous Hummingbirds are passing through, so most of the orange and green hummingbirds are no longer safely identifiable. #birds #hummingbird #migration #canonr7
Damselfly faces are so fun. They don’t seem real. This Vivid Dancer let me get up close and personal. #macro #entomology #odonata #damselfly
July 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Damselfly faces are so fun. They don’t seem real. This Vivid Dancer let me get up close and personal. #macro #entomology #odonata #damselfly
July 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The highlight of my 4th of July was watching this Yellow-crowned Night Heron dispatch a Yellow Rock Crab. It was the first time I’d ever seen that crab species. And the last time that crab ever saw that bird species 😕 #birds #crab #heron #photography
July 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The highlight of my 4th of July was watching this Yellow-crowned Night Heron dispatch a Yellow Rock Crab. It was the first time I’d ever seen that crab species. And the last time that crab ever saw that bird species 😕 #birds #crab #heron #photography
Another slow shutter speed raptor shot (on purpose this time). This White-tailed Kite was quite a ways off, but the softness of the details sorta works with the blurred wings and the blown out background. #birds #birdsinflight #CanonR7 #raptor
July 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Another slow shutter speed raptor shot (on purpose this time). This White-tailed Kite was quite a ways off, but the softness of the details sorta works with the blurred wings and the blown out background. #birds #birdsinflight #CanonR7 #raptor
This tarantula-hawk wasp was still sleeping when I found it this morning. I used the #CanonR7 in-camera focus stacking to get the whole critter in focus. Then I clipped on a closeup lens to my phone for a closer look. #entomology #hymenoptera #macro
June 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This tarantula-hawk wasp was still sleeping when I found it this morning. I used the #CanonR7 in-camera focus stacking to get the whole critter in focus. Then I clipped on a closeup lens to my phone for a closer look. #entomology #hymenoptera #macro
June 26, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I found a Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus). Identifiable by the distinctive golden pubescence on its head and thorax. 😃 #entomolgy #hymenoptera
June 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I found a Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus). Identifiable by the distinctive golden pubescence on its head and thorax. 😃 #entomolgy #hymenoptera
Hawk watchers call adult male Northern Harriers “Gray Ghosts” due to their gray and white plumage. I got this very ghostly shot of one totally by accident as it flew past me. 1/20th sec shutter speed is NOT what I normally choose for #birdsinflight #birds
June 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Hawk watchers call adult male Northern Harriers “Gray Ghosts” due to their gray and white plumage. I got this very ghostly shot of one totally by accident as it flew past me. 1/20th sec shutter speed is NOT what I normally choose for #birdsinflight #birds
I love bluebirds, I’m just not sure why they always have to be so angry. #birds #angrybluebird #digiscoping
June 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I love bluebirds, I’m just not sure why they always have to be so angry. #birds #angrybluebird #digiscoping
Sometimes Turkey Vultures will let you walk right up to them. This one let me get close enough to look right through its nostrils! #birds #wildlife #canonr7 #photography
June 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Sometimes Turkey Vultures will let you walk right up to them. This one let me get close enough to look right through its nostrils! #birds #wildlife #canonr7 #photography
This roosting Great Horned Owl had drawn the attention of many of the small birds in the area, including the Costa’s Hummingbird seen buzzing by at a safe distance. #birds #digiscoping
June 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This roosting Great Horned Owl had drawn the attention of many of the small birds in the area, including the Costa’s Hummingbird seen buzzing by at a safe distance. #birds #digiscoping
I was thrilled to stumble upon this Pied-billed Grebe nest while walking the dog this morning. I had the camera set up for swift/swallow photography so didn’t get quite the shot I probably could have, but the eggs were only visible for a moment. My first nest of this species. #birds #nest #eggs
May 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
