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Black Crowned Photography

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Birder and naturalist in the PNW Nikon D7100 All pictures are owned by me unless reposted.

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Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’d argue a #grebe fits into today’s #birdoftheday theme of #owlsgeeseorducks #OGD Tumwater, WA 🪶 #piedbilledgrebe #pied-billedgrebe #olywa #botd #birding #nikon #naturalist #shorebird #wildlife #lake #nature #pnw

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A peaceful #PiedBilledGrebe to end the summer Tumwater, WA 🪶 #ornithology #birds #birding #grebe #pied #shorebird #nature #nikon #naturalist #wildlife #birdphotography #marsh #wetland #lake #summer

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A gull going for a harbor seal’s salmon in Budd Inlet for #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInAbstract Olympia, WA 🪶 #salmon #seal #ornithology #manualfocus #nikon #nature #wildlife #birding #photography #olywa #olympiawa #naturalist #seagull #harborseal #chinook #salmonrun #pugetsound #pnw #buddinlet

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It was quite a treat to see this beautiful #RedTailedHawk at the end of my paddle board session last night Tumwater, WA 🪶 #raptor #raptors #birds #birding #nikon #hawk #buteo #ornithology #falconry #nature #wildlife #naturalist #birdphotography #lake #paddleboard #olywa #pnwbirding #birdsofprey

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

More #RingNeckedDucks for #birdoftheday #blackandwhite Tumwater, WA 🪶 #birding #pnw #tumwater #olywa #olympia #birds #nature #botd #naturalist #wildlife #birdphotography #shorebird #ducks #duck #nikon

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A pair of #RingNeckedDucks, a new species for my life list! Tumwater, WA 🪶 #birding #birds #ducks #duck #nature #naturalist #nikon #wildlife #pnw #pnwbirding #lake #wetland #marshland #shorebird #ornithology #olywa #olympia #tumwater

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Signs of fall from this evening Olympia, WA #pnw #oly #olywa #olympia #fall #autumn #oak #ash #nature #nikon #naturalist #photography #naturephotography

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Bringing out this one from July ‘24 for today’s #BirdOfTheDay #whiteallover #allwhite, a Great Egret Arcata, CA 🪶 #birding #humboldt #egret #greategret #nature #wildlife #nikon #photography #marsh #shorebird #estuary #wetland

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A majestic #greatblueheron Olympia, WA 🪶 #ornithology #birds #birding #heron #blueheron #nikon #nature #naturalist #wildlife #pnw #olywa #olympia #fall #summer #birdphotography

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happy #TalonTuesday! Here’s a #RedTailedHawk from this weekend. Olympia, WA 🪶 #raptor #ornithology #birding #pnw #wildlife #nature #naturalist #buteo #hawk #nikon #pnwbirding #birds #olywa #olympia

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Blown away by this beauty, an #AmericanCrow with possible leucism Olympia, WA 🪶 #birds #birding #birder #pnw #ornithology #leucistic #corvid #crow #nikon #nature #naturalist #pnwbirder #olywa #olympia #oly #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Great Blue Heron Capitol Lake in Olympia, WA 🪶 Such a treat that this cutie sat still for so long. #ornithology #heron #estuary #blueheron #greatblueheron #nikon #summer #birding #oly #olympia #nature #naturalist #watershed

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Happy lunar eclipse from Olympia! #lunareclipse #eclipse2026 #olywa #partialeclipse #pnw @king5news.com.web.brid.gy

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A dull but beautiful #BrownHeadedCowbird Olympia, WA 🪶 #cowbird #birds #pnw #olywa #oly #olympia #ornithology #nikon #nature #naturalist #wildlife #birdphotography #summer #wildlifephotography #nikond7100 #photography

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A beautiful #NorthernFlicker Olympia, WA 🪶 #birds #flicker #olywa #birding #pnw #pnwbirding #nikon #nature #naturalist #ornithology #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #olympia #summer

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A female #AmericanBushtit, my first close up of these cuties. Olympia, WA 🪶 #birding #birds #nikon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #tit #pnw #pnwbirding #nature #naturalist #ornithology #passerine #birdphotography #nikond7100 #summer #bushtit

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A poised #AmericanGoldfinch Olympia, WA 🪶 #birds #birding #finch #goldfinch #pnwbirding #pugetsound #southsound #ornithology #nikon #nature #naturalist #wildlife #birdphotography #olywa #olympia

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A boisterous #MarshWren for #birdoftheday #openbeaks Nisqually, WA 🪶 #wren #birding #pnw #nisqually #marsh #birds #ornithology #nikon #nature #naturalist #wildlife #birdphotography #summer #billyfrankjr

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Really pleased with how this one came out. Part of a #Double-crestedCormorant group in V formation. Olympia, WA 🪶 #oly #olywa #olympia #nikon #nature #naturalist #ornithology #birding #cormorant #cormorants #wildlife #pnw #pmwbirding #gulp #flight

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

A #CinnamonTeal for #birdoftheday and the theme of #amongtheripples Arcata, CA 🪶 #botd #teal #birding #pnw #humboldt #nature #naturalist #ornithology #nikon #wildlife #birdphotography #ripples #marsh #wetland #arcata #arcatamarsh #pnwbirding

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A slightly backlit #CaliforniaScrubJay from this evening Olympia, WA 🪶 #corvid #jay #scrubjay #birding #pnwbirding #blue #summer #ornithology #nature #naturalist #wildlife #nikon #olywa #olympia

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

My favorite bird for #birdoftheday #RedBeakFeetEyes, a #BlackCrownedNightHeron Arcata, CA 🪶 #heron #birding #pnw #humboldt #pnwbirding #ornithology #botd #nikon #marsh #wetland #nature #naturalist #wildlife #wildlifephotography #humboldtbirds

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

A new one for my life list as of last #FlyDay, a Caspian Tern! Nisqually/Olympia, WA 🪶 #birding #pnw #nisqually #tern #caspiantern #ornithology #nikon #nature #naturalist #wildlife #birdphotography #animals #olympia #olywa #shorebird #pnwbirding

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A #SongSparrow for #BirdofTheDay #littlebrownbird Arcata, CA 🪶 #birding #ornithology #nature #wildlife #naturalist #birdphotography #nikon #bramble #sparrow #marsh #wetland #pnw #humboldt #pnwbirding

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

So blown away, what a capture🪶

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

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Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Another one for #birdoftheday #redbeak, a #WesternGull Trinidad, CA 🪶 #birding #pnw #humboldt #gull #seagull #wildlife #nikon #naturalist #nature #ornithology #shorebird #pnwbirding #botd #ocean #birdphotography

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A magnificent #NorthernCardinal for #birdoftheday #redbeak Concan, TX 🪶 #birding #cardinal #texas #texasbirding #botd #ornithology #nature #naturalist #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #nikon #red

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

A Great Blue Heron #OutForAWalk for today’s #birdoftheday Nisqually/Olympia, WA 🪶 #botd #olympia #olywa #nisqually #birding #pnw #heron #greatblueheron #blueheron #wildlife #nature #naturalist #ornithology #nikon

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Baby cliff swallows in a line Nisqually/Olympia, WA 🪶 #cliffswallow #birds #ornithology #birding #pnw #olywa #nisqually #olympia #nature #naturalist #wildlife #nikon #babybirds #babywildlife #nisquallywildliferefuge #marsh #wetland #swallow #olympia

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

A preening #GreatBlueHeron at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Nisqually/Olympia, WA 🪶 #ornithology #heron #b&wphotography #nikon #birds #birding #pnw #nature #naturalist #wildlife #pnwbirding #birdphotography #blackandwhite #blueheron #nisqually #olywa #olympia

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A beautiful pair of Snowy Egrets from tonight 🪶 Arcata, CA #egrets #egret #snowyegret #birds #birding #humboldt #arcata #marsh #nature #naturalist #ornithology #birdphotography #nikon #wildlife #wetland #shorebird #pnwbirding #pnw

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Didn’t realize the alt theme for #birdoftheday is #blurbirds!

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Another #LongBilledCurlew in the fog for #birdoftheday #InFlight Arcata, CA 🪶 #birding #curlew #marsh #wetland #fog #pnw #humboldt #shorebird #nikon #nature #naturalist #wildlife #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #curlews #botd

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Feeling very grateful to be alive at the same time as Long-billed Curlews 🪶 Arcata, CA Blurry shot but who cares, they’re one of my all time favorite birds! #curlew #shorebird #longbilledcurlew #humboldt #pnw #birding #nikon #nature #naturalist #wildlife #birdphotography #marsh #wetland

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

An emotive #BlackCappedChickadee for #birdoftheday, alt theme #paridae Olympia, WA 🪶 #birds #birding #olywa #nature #naturalist #wildlife #chickadee #pnw #pnwbirding #nikon #botd #spring #songbird #passerine #birdphotography

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Feeling very luck to have seen this juvenile Bewick’s Wren with my new lens #Olympia, WA 🪶 #birding #wren #bewickswren #olywa #pnwbirding #nature #naturalist #wildlife #ornithology #spring #babybird #nikon #birdphotography #passerine

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Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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Vultures on the rise: Study provides evidence of population increase and delayed migration in western North America

Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) may not be beautiful, but they are certainly adaptable. A new study published in the Journal of Raptor Research, titled "Turkey Vulture Aggregations at a Water Barrier...

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A glowing #AmericanGoldfinch Olympia, WA 🪶 Our state bird and my favorite color! #birds #ornithology #pnw #olywa #olympia #goldfinch #summer #nature #naturalist #wildlife #nikon #pnwbirding #statebird #passerine #songbird #olympiawa #wabirders #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

A very loud #MarshWren for #birdoftheday and #SingForYourSupper Arcata, CA 🪶 #ornithology #birding #arcata #marsh #nature #naturalist #wildlife #nikon #humboldt #pnw #wren #spring #wetland #birdphotography

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

One of my favorite birds for #birdoftheday and #wingswideopen, a #BlackCrownedNightHeron 🪶 Arcata, CA #birds #arcata #birding #botd #heron #nature #wildlife #nikon #naturalist #marsh #birding #pnw #ornithology

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

One more for #birdoftheday and the alt theme of #unloved - a stunning rehabbed Turkey Vulture named Lumpkin at #WestCoastFalconry 🪶 My family and I love vultures, purely because of this guy. Their personalities are like no other! #falconry #birds #botd #naturalist #raptor #turkeyvulture #wildlife

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A House Sparrow for #birdoftheday alt theme of #unloved 🪶 Olympia, WA They’re an invasive species here in North America but I’ve grown up loving their songs #birds #botd #invasive #housesparrow #ornithology #birdphotography #nature #naturalist #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikon #pnw #sparrow

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

A very handsome Wood Duck at my favorite marsh. Never been so close to one before! Arcata, CA 🪶 #woodduck #duck #waterfowl #ornithology #birds #birding #pnw #arcata #humboldt #wildlife #nature #naturalist #nikon #ducks #humboldtbirding #birdphotography #marsh #wetland

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Spotted Towhee 🪶 Olympia, WA #birds #passerine #ornithology #birding #pnw #olywa #towhee #spottedtowhee #nature #naturalist #wildlife #nikon #wildlifephotography #birdphotography

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A surprisingly quiet #MarshWren 🪶 Arcata, CA #birds #wren #marsh #nature #naturalist #nikon #photography #birding #birdphotography #cattail #arcata #humboldt #wildlife #ornithology #songbird #wildlifephotography

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Feeling a lot of gratitude for this beauty holding still for me today 🪶 Arcata, CA #WoodDuck #duck #birds #birding #pnw #humboldt #arcata #ducks #ornithology #femaleduck #spring #nature #wildlife #naturalist #wildlifephotography

Black Crowned Photography @black-crowned.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

One more of this special beauty, a barred owl 🪶 Olympia, WA #owl #owls #barredowl #raptor #birds #birding #pnwbirding #ornithology #raptors #nikon #nature #wildlife #naturalist #wildlifephotography #olywa #olympia #birdphotography