David Lemson
LightNews LightNews
banner
lemson.com
David Lemson
@lemson.com
240 followers 200 following 97 posts
Retired Distributed Systems nerd, dad, Ex-MSFT (Exchange 2000+, Windows Phone, Windows 10). Aspiring nature photographer.
UIUC NeXT Campus Consultant, when that was a thing.
Posts Replies Media Videos
lemson.com
A few sunflowers still have something left for the bees
Closeup of yellow flowering sunflower. A honeybee is collecting pollen, totally covered in pollen dust Two sunflowers in silhouette against a milky blue sky
September 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
lemson.com
Killdeer on the beach at golden hour
Fidalgo Island, Washington

#birds
#killdeer
Baby killdeer with its neck extended, looks to the left. Adult killdeer on a brown natural-toned ground, with a blurred background
August 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
lemson.com
Amazing sunset tonight, with @kclemson.bsky.social ‘s garden in the foreground!
July 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
lemson.com
Last week we took a cruise in Alaska and I took this photo of one of the many seaplanes nearby - I think these guys saw me?
(Photo presented with no “AI denoise”)
July 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
lemson.com
Great Blue Herons
#birds
#greatblue
A great blue heron stands on a log by the water, wings partially spread, surrounded by lush green grass and plants. Great blue heron standing in shallow water, surrounded by green reeds, with a clear reflection in the water.
July 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
lemson.com
Green Heron in a tree
#birds
#greenheron
A juvenile heron perched on a mossy branch, gazing intently with its yellow eyes and camouflaged feathers. A young heron with a speckled brown and white body perches on a mossy branch, looking alert against a blurred green background. A young heron stands on a moss-covered branch, gazing upward with its elongated neck and striking green eyes.
July 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
lemson.com
Bald eagle dropped by to say hello

#birds
#bald
July 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
lemson.com
Turkey vulture gives me a close up view of its “interesting” turkey-like head

#birds
#vulture
#buzzard
Black and grey turkey vulture passes from right to left
July 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
lemson.com
Osprey in the tree behind our house, don’t worry, I don’t want your fish
#birds
#osprey
#canonrf
Osprey perched on a tree, looking at the camera
June 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
lemson.com
Evie is so black that it’s usually hard to get a good picture of her. The other option is to wait for the afternoon.
June 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
lemson.com
Baxter’s favorite place, sitting in the sun making sure everything is chill
June 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
lemson.com
This was amazing! The more mature bald eagle (with the white head) is showing the juniors how to scrounge on the beach for fish that are stuck in the sand. He (he’s pretty small so I’ll guess male) leaps down on a fish. The others imitate as they learn.

#birds
#baldeagles
Three bald eagles in gray sand on the beach. The one on the left is the traditional white head and the other two are immature with a brown and ivory pattern. The left eagle is in the air leaping, the middle eagle has its wings out, and the right eagle is watching the other two.
June 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
lemson.com
Does 3 eagles count as a convocation?
#birds
May 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM
lemson.com
I watched this juvenile bald eagle make a 180, ending up flying backwards, looking up at the other eagle as it hunted!
#birds
#eagle
#baldeagle
#midairlove
Two bald eagles in flight. The more mature is flying towards us, while the more juvenile is flying upside down, underneath the first eagle.
May 31, 2025 at 4:29 AM
lemson.com
Did you see a fish?

#birds
#heron
May 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
lemson.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
lemson.com
Out for a walk with the boys
May 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
lemson.com
This bird must have listened to a Maxell cassette tape

#birds
#heron
#landing
A great blue heron gracefully takes flight above a marshy wetland, its long legs trailing behind and its broad wings partially open, framed by lush green grass in the background.
May 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
lemson.com
A bird story, in 4 parts

#birds
#merganser
#heron
Three common mergansers near a body of water: two swimming close to a log with white bodies, black heads, and red beaks, and one perched on the log with a brown head and grayish body. Two common mergansers near a body of water: one with a green head and red beak swimming, and the other, perched on a log, with a greyish-brown body and open beak
April 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
lemson.com
Merganser Mania - more photos of this photogenic fellow!

Canon R5M2 - RF 400 F2.8 + RF 2x Extender
#canonr5
#birds
April 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
lemson.com
Common Loon
Sammamish River
#birds #loon
A photograph of a wooded area with tall trees covering much of the frame. In the foreground, a duck stands near the edge of a small pond, surrounded by grass and other vegetation.
April 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
lemson.com
Tree Swallows

#birds
#swallow
April 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
lemson.com
Northern Flicker checks out a nest location on top of a snag

Redmond, Washington

#birds
#flicker
A bird with vibrant, colorful feathers perched elegantly on a rugged tree stump, surrounded by the brilliance of a clear blue sky.
April 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
lemson.com
Great Blue Heron, trying to blend in with the bushes

#birds #heron
April 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
lemson.com
Evie, not too sure about whatever I’m doing
A short black and white dog with brown legs giving us massive side eye
April 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM