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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

American dipper taking a pause from dipping long enough for a portrait, Rocky Mountain Nation Park #birds #dipper #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Photographers have ignored the grasshopper head shot market for too long, time for me to step up. Tell all your insect friends! #macro #insect #grasshopper #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Walking through the forest today I didn't see a lot of birds, but the path was filled with grasshoppers and these clouded sulphur butterflies—amazing creatures with bright yellow wings with a pink fringe around the edges, a fuzzy body, and big green eyes. #butterfly #insect #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Another photo of the heron I watched today, here soaring along the water just after his wing skims the surface, along with a blurry reflection #birds #heron #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It was too hot for most birds today here in the Midwest, but I did watch this heron hanging out by a lake for a while before I finally got this photo of him coming in for a landing on the opposite side. #birds #heron #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I was photographing this bee on a flower and managed to capture this as it was taking off. My shutter was at 1/1600 which wasn't enough to freeze the wings but I kind of like the motion suggested by the blur. #macro #photography #insect #bee

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Hard to tell from the photo but this bee was twice the size of others nearby. And it's always nice when insects sit still enough for photo #macrophotography #insect #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's been too hot to see many birds lately, but this grasshopper was being very cooperative by posing in nice light #grasshopper #insect #macro #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I saw this insect in the middle of a flower and thought it was a small mosquito until I saw its huge eyes after zooming in on the photograph. It turned out being an insect I’ve never seen before called a bald bee fly. #insect #macro #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Very tiny baby monarch caterpillar hanging off a milkweed leaf #insect #macro #photography #monarch

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A mourning dove who couldn't be bothered to take a couple steps into better light (even though I like how this photo turned out) #birds #mourningdove #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

There is a zero percent chance this robin is happy I took this photo #birds #robin #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I got this photo watching a few cormorants recently. Cormorants take off over water, and it's always a bit of a struggle. They run along the surface while flapping their wings until they can get enough lift, leaving big splashes behind them. #birds #cormorant

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Bluejays are amazing birds and quite common around here but for whatever reason I don't see them very often. So I was glad one finally stood still long enough for a portrait this week. #birds #bluejay

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I took this photo this morning and I don’t mean to alarm anyone because I couldn’t hear what they were talking about but I assume the dragonflies are planning something big because they're recruiting the regular flies to help

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

My favorite photo from earlier in the week is this bee getting covered in pollen in the swirling yellow center of a pink flower.

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I wish I had set the shutter fast enough to stop the wing movement, but I did get a good shot of the unusual things on this bee's legs I hadn't noticed before. Some females bees have what are called corbiculae or pollen baskets—little pocket-like structures to bring pollen back to the hive.

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

My attempt to start a trend in wildlife photography where you just take photos of the backs of animals' heads #wildlife #photograph

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Does anyone know about any photography competitions for unflattering bird images? Because I have an entry #birds #photography #sparrow

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

If you're a merganser scheduled for a photo shoot with me, do yourself a favor and run a comb through the feathers on your head, because I won’t be fixing that in editing. #birds #merganser #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Grackles can be noisy and often aggressive, but the colors on their head and wings are pretty incredible. #birds #photography #grackle

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This look says, "We're cool now but in about a month I am going to dive-bomb you into oblivion." #birds #blackbird #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

As soon as I went to photograph this grackle he flew into a shady spot with the bright sky in the background, so I underexposed the shot and got a pretty neat silhouette. #birds #grackle #silhouette #photography

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My first blue jay head shot of the spring! I was happy he flew close enough so I could capture some nice detail of his head feathers. #birds #bluejay #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

This is the time of year when all the fancy ducks start showing up, like this northern shoveler. I'm not a wildlife expert but I assume they use their huge bills to eat ice cream much more effectively than any other kind of duck. #birds #ducks #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I've never seen a bird more completely over the return of snow and cold weather to the Midwest this week. #birds #sparrow #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

2026 Photo Challenge: take more photos of wild animals licking themselves. #photography #wildlife #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

House sparrow looking very distinguished posing for his head shot #birds #sparrow #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Today I had a photo shoot with the most judgmental sparrow in the Midwest #birds #sparrow #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Sunlight illuminating some fall leaves, from a few months ago when the trees had a little more color. #leaves #autumn #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Goose photobomb. A big part of bird photography is constantly explaining to the geese that not every photo is about them. #birds #egret #goose #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Great egret watching the water, hoping for lunch to swim by. #birds #egret #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Not a lot of wildlife active this week, but there were lots of non-migratory birds around. I saw this downy woodpecker braving the cold for some lunch. #birds #woodpecker #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I offer this tree sparrow as further proof that bird photos are 78% funnier if taken head-on. #birds #sparrow #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Not a lot of ducks out today, but I was happy to encounter this goldeneye in the near-freezing water. #birds #photography #goldeneye #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Here's a photo I couldn't have possible planned from this morning and didn't even realize I had gotten it until I loaded photos after getting home—a squirrel mid-jump from one tree to another. #squirrel #photography #wildlife #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I was up early this morning and saw some nice colors in the sky from the kitchen window. I jumped in the car and I arrived at the Lake Michigan shore right as the sun came up through the clouds. #sunrise #photography #lakemichigan #clouds #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Allow me to introduce you to the roundest, friendliest-looking dark-eyed junco in the Midwest! #birds #photography #nikon #junco

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

We had our first snowfall of the season here in the Midwest yesterday and it caught some flowers by surprise. #flowers #snow #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Reposting this palm warbler I mislabeled in a previous post. Thank you for a commenter for catching the error. I always enjoy seeing these little birds! #birds #warbler #photography #nikon

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Joe Francavilla Photography @joefphoto.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I was in the right place at the right time to photograph this dramatically lit red-bellied woodpecker holding a small seed. #birds #photography #shadow #woodpecker #dramatic #nikon

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