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Punteney
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Wildlife photographer based in Washington State.
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A Lappet-faced Vulture in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #raptors #vultures #okavango #botswana
A closeup head shot of a lappet-faced vulture in evening light.
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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A female red-winged blackbird enjoy the first golden light of the morning.

#wildlifephotography #birds #BirdOfTheDay #MorningLight #naturephotography
A female red-winged blackbird sitting on a reed in the golden light of the morning sun.
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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A closeup of a Familiar Chat for today's #BirdoftheDay #HeadShots. Photo taken in Namibia.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #namibia
A close up head shot of a familiar chat.
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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A young spotted hyena cub in the Ngorongoro Crater who was curious what we were doing.

#wildlifephotography #mammals #naturephotography #hyena #ngorongorocrater #tanzania
A spotted hyena cub walking towards us in the green grass.
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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A Starling in the rain in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.

#wildlifephotography #birds #tanzania #tarangire #naturephotography
A starling perched on a branch in the rain showing off its deep blue and green feathers. A couple elephants in the distant background.
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Sandhill Cranes flying through the sunset in Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #pnw #ridgefieldnwr
Two sandhill cranes flying silhouetted by a beautiful orange sunset with some hills and trees below.
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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A Crested Drongo in the rain forest of Masoala National Park in Madagascar.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #masoala #madagascar
A Crested Drongo sitting on a branch with the green rain forest behind it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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An African Jacana patrolling by the Chobe river in Chobe National Park, Botswana.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #chobe #botswana #nature
An African Jacana walking in the grass with one of its large feet lifted in the air as it steps forward.
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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A Northern Harrier taking a rest during it's hunt in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.

#birds #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #hawk #ridgefieldnwr #raptor
Northern harrier hawk standing on the ground in a field of grass.
November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A black-tailed deer in Olympic National Park. As the deer walked up the hillside I tried to move ahead of it and got low to capture the snow capped mountains in the background as it walked into the frame

#wildifephotography #mammals #deer #naturephotography #np #olympicnationalpark #pnw
A black-tailed deer walking up a grassy hill with snow capped mountains in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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A Short Eared Owl out searching for voles or other rodents for its evening meal.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #owls #pnw
A short eared owl flying with it's wings outstretched looking with its bright yellow eyes for voles and other rodents to catch in the field.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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A bald eagle preening his feathers at the Oregon Zoo.

#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birds #eagles #oregonzoo
A bald eagle reaching towards its wing preening its feathers.
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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This frog that was hopping along a foot bridge. I laid down flat on my stomach (luckily nobody else was trying to get across the bridge) struggled to get the focus on the frog, but was happy with the end result.

#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #frogs #amphibians
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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I spotted this coyote out in a meadow. He was walking parallel to the path I was on, so I followed along. When he then turned and came closer to me and paused letting me get some nice photos.

#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #mammals #coyotes #pnw
A coyote standing next to and looking into a wooded area.
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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A Wood Duck flapping his wings in the fall colors.

#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birds #ducks
A Wood Duck with his vibrant green and purples raised up in the golden water with his wings stretched out behind him.
November 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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A Northern Harrier Hawk hunting in the evening sun.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #nature #hawks #nwr
A Northern Harrier Hawk in mid-flight hunting.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A Barn Swallow perched on a lichen covered branch in Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birds #nwr
A blue and orange barn swallow perched on a branch covered in green lichen.
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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A Kestrel taking flight and displaying its gorgeous wings.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #nature #birdphotography
A kestrel taking flight from a branch with it's wings spread wide and its legs stretched out behind.
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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A Wood Duck displaying his deep hues of purple and green in the morning light.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #ducks #birdwatching #nature #birdphotography
A male wood duck swimming away from the camera with a deep purple color on the back of its head and a reflection in the water.
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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A sooty grouse who was walking through the brush and bushes in Mt. Rainier National Park.

#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birds #nationalparks #mtrainer #pnw
A sooty grouse walking through some low shrubs with bright yellow and dark red leaves.
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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A young deer buck in Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.

#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #mammals #deer #nwr #ridgefieldnwr
A young deer buck looking straight at the camera. He has two little spike antlers.
November 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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A female wood duck flapping her wings in the early morning light.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #ducks
A female wood duck raised up in the water with her wings outstretch showing the blue coloring and the morning light shining through her wing feathers.
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A Chimpanzee at the Oregon Zoo on a beautiful fall day.

#wildlifephotography #mammals #oregonzoo
A chimpanzee sitting on a wood platform with the yellow and orange fall leaves behind him.
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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A mallard duck swimming in the reflection of the lovely autumn colors on the water.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #pnw
A male mallard duck with his green head and yellow bill swimming in water that looks bright yellow from the reflection of the fall leaves.
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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A Sooty Grouse peeking out from some bushes in Mt. Rainier National Park.

#wildlifephotography #birds #naturephotography #nationalparks #pnw #wildlife
A sooty grouse peeking out from behind some bushes that have bright red berries on them.
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM