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loren @loren.wiki · 08/08/2025

little heron has no idea what you did

a young green heron stands on a lichen covered branch and stares face on at the viewer. they have just grown out of most of their long wispy grey baby fluff aside from the bit on the very top of their head which is being blown to the right in a lovely comb over. their chest is a mix of reddish brown and light colored feathers forming streaks. their belly is fluffy and bright white. their legs are a pale yellow. they stare with bright yellow eyes on either side of a long orange beak

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loren @loren.wiki · 28/07/2025

“let me sing you the song of my people”

5 green herons in a nest as the sun rises. there are 2 adults and 3 fluffy grey chicks. the front chick has their beak wide open and neck extended so you can see in there. it looks like they are singing or perhaps yelling (they were yawning). parents look bedraggled from just getting chomped on a bunch. the other two chicks are just sitting on the left side of the neat looking small. they are surrounded by green leaves and warm light

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loren @loren.wiki · 23/07/2025

dont bite the leg that feeds you, or whatever they say

a side view of the green heron nest, with big heron turned away from the camera and one baby sitting upright front and center. behind the front chick the another can be seen chomping their yellow beak onto moms yellow leg (i think, its kind of hard to tell whos leg it is)

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loren @loren.wiki · 22/07/2025

hey whats going on back there??

a green heron sitting on a nest filled with two visible fluffy grey potatoes (baby herons). mom heron is turning over her shoulder as if to see what mischief the tiny gremlins have gotten up to. one of them is nuzzled up against her with their bright yellow beak tucked into her feathers. the other is front and center with beak wide open presumably causing a ruckus

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loren @loren.wiki · 21/07/2025

it looks pretty tough raising 3 tiny monsters set on stabbing you in the face at any opportunity

an adult green heron sitting on their nest made of lichen covered sticks in a scruffy tree covered in bright green leaves as seen through an opening in the leaves. under them are 3 fluffy grey chicks. ones face can be seen squished on the left side, one has their back to the camera and is sitting up and the thirds yellow beak is just visible under parent heron wings on the right. parent heron is mostly loafed with their beak wide open and pointed upward in what may be an exasperated yell from dealing with 3 tiny fluffy terrors or perhaps it is just a yawn. hard to say

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loren @loren.wiki · 08/07/2025

looks like its #PortfolioDay again! i’m Loren, a nature photographer and artist in northern illinois looking for work. i love taking pictures of #birds, #bugs, #mushrooms, #flowers and more! i have prints available at www.loren.pics/store/ or you can support my work at ko-fi.com/loren_nature

a green heron with wings spread wide as they stand on some bright green lily pads in a pond

an iris weevil looking up over the edge of a purple tipped iris bud that is perpendicular to the ground. only their front half is visible so they look like they’re standing behind a matte green bar in some sort of extremely green drinking establishment. their head and long snout are black with large black eyes protruding from the sides of their head. their body is comparatively large and light brown. the bottoms of their two feet sat up on the bud/bar are bright white

a single white flower hangs down from from a curved pink stem. the center is bright yellow and the leaves are green with splotches of red making them look like the patterning on a trout. they are nestled among some other low plants and trout lilies, all green though, it is the only flower visible

a bright yellow pine warbler stands on a smooth barked tree limb surrounded by green needles. they have a tiny black beak that is pointed up slightly as they take in their surroundings. their head and chest are almost entirely yellow with flecks of black. they have black and white banding on their wings. the bottom of their feet are slightly visible and are yellow while the rest of their leg is black

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loren @loren.wiki · 30/06/2025

green heron will not comply

a green heron looking directly at the camera with an intense expression. their dark beak which appears to be frowning from this angle has a bright yellow eye on either side of it. under their beak is a capital i shape in white feathers. their round body is mostly a deep reddish brown with wings. they also have a little blue cap on top of their head. they are standing in front of some green foliage with both large orange feet on a lichen covered branch. there is a stick slightly out of focus in the foreground. i believe they were looking at that and not at me since they had just spent quite some time trying to pry other sticks off the branches

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loren @loren.wiki · 29/06/2025

red winged blackbird

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loren @loren.wiki · 23/06/2025

i watched this pair of green herons build a nest together and it was absolutely adorable. the one would stand nearby as the other walked through the branches testing various sticks to see if they would break loose with a bit of determined chomping

a green heron stands on a scraggly bare branch and reaches towards a twig at the end of the branch. their beak is open and long reddish brown neck fully extended. their orange legs grip onto the branch. on a farther back branch another green heron stands with back turned showing only their iridescent blue wing feathers and their orange legs beneath them. there are many green leaves on neighboring trees

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loren @loren.wiki · 22/06/2025

look at this tall chicken

a green heron standing on some scruffy green grass spotted with little yellow and pink flowers. they have their head up and neck extended so they are quite tall. on their face they have two tufts of reddish brown feathers sticking out from either side. they are facing the camera showing off their white lines running down their reddish brown throat. they look a bit silly with their bright yellow eyes and little face tufts. i believe they were trying to intimidate a red winged blackbird haha

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loren @loren.wiki · 20/06/2025

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a green heron with wings spread wide as they stand on some bright green lily pads

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loren @loren.wiki · 20/06/2025

the fearsome hunter emerges victorious with their prize!

a green heron in some low green water with both wings up. in their beak is a large green lily pad which they have just bravely pulled up from the water, not a fish. their wings are a deep blueish green with each feather outlined in gold. their head has a little green slicked back crest. their eyes are lined in bright yellow that extends to the base of their long thin black beak. their neck is russet brown with white lines running down it. their reflection can be seen in the water

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loren @loren.wiki · 15/06/2025

omw to disrupt your silent sunday

a green heron with wings up to the sides trots along the top of some very large green lily pads in a pond. one yellow leg is stretched out in front of them and they stride while the other is behind them still on the lily pad. their body is mostly russet brown with white stripes on their neck and they have a little green cap

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loren @loren.wiki · 10/05/2025

hope you find some good snacks!

a black capped chickadee standing on a dry grass peering into a split in the grass for bugs to eat. they are a small grey bird with a white belly and a black and white head. in the background is a mossy log

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loren @loren.wiki · 29/04/2025

well fiddle my head and call me a fern!

a light green fiddlehead - a furled up fern sprout with a bundle of small yellow green leaves preparing to unfurl

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loren @loren.wiki · 28/04/2025

grackle does NOT approve

a grackle looking over their shoulder at the camera with a very intense expression. their bright yellow eyes pierce into your soul as they grumpily stare. their head is bright blue and their beak is long and black. their wing is partially up and splayed showing off their rainbow oil slick coloration. they are standing on a thin bare branch

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loren @loren.wiki · 27/04/2025

ive spent a lot of time at the chicago botanic gardens over the years and seen flowers from all over the world but my favorite one they have is still the trout lily

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loren @loren.wiki · 25/04/2025

its not every day you get a picture of 2 teals, 1 large swimming snake, and 1 large frog all in one shot lmfao

in the foreground out of focus are two blue winged teals swimming in a pond. behind them in the water is a red and beige snake swimming parallel to the teals, both towards the left of the frame. the snake appears to be rather large and long though only their head and a bit of their back is visible. then behind the snake in a patch of green muck is the head of a large frog peaking out.

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loren @loren.wiki · 24/04/2025

my first warbler of the season! this bright little pine warbler was making their obligatory stop off at this conifer before zooming off in search of other year round green pastures

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loren @loren.wiki · 21/04/2025

turt on a mossy log!

a painted turtle sat up on a half submerged log. the log is in some dark water and covered in bright green moss, some of which has orange and green sporophytes poking from it. the turtle has their legs mostly tucked in with their head poking out showing the yellow streaks on their through and orange stripes on their neck and arm pit. their front arm that is facing the camera is out a bit as if they are swimming in the air.

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loren @loren.wiki · 15/04/2025

tiny sky walrus 🐝

a fuzzy yellow and black bee clings to a bright green leaf. they are facing the camera head on. they have grouping of light hairs that look like a mustache. below their mustache they have two pointy mouth parts making them kind of look like a tiny walrus. next to them is a bright blue flower hanging downward from a purple stem. there are two other furled up purple flowers above green leaves in the background

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loren @loren.wiki · 14/04/2025

starling and red winged blackbird watched the sun begin to dip. each paused their yelling for a moment in awe

two dark bird shaped silhouettes sit in a bare tree. behind them the sky is beginning to turn orange as the sun sets. on the right is a starling and on the left is a red winged blackbird

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loren @loren.wiki · 08/04/2025

croaking into the void

a small brown frog with their back to the camera has their throat fully inflated so that it extends past the sides of their head. they are poking their front half up from a pond littered with many aquatic plants and grasses

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loren @loren.wiki · 03/04/2025

bluebird does not approve

an eastern bluebird staring straight ahead at the camera as they stand on a thin branch spotted with bits of green lichen. they are a small bird with a brilliant blue head, deep black eyes, an orange chest and a large white spot on their belly. they look overall quite grumpy. the background is the light brown of early spring with a few bare branches behind them

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loren @loren.wiki · 02/04/2025

i love these little garter snakes. they were all slithering around the forest floor next to (and across) the path i was on. since all the leaves and grass are still dry i could hear them before i could see them. #snake