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Paul Cory

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Photographer, sci-fi and fantasy geek.

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Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Tail Touchdown! A female Common Goldeneye (I think), just creasing the water with her tail feathers as she lands in Cannon Beach, Oregon. #Oregon #CannonBeach #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #CommonGoldeneye #Birds #Duck

A female Common Goldeneye (I think), just creasing the water with her tail feathers as she lands in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Her wings are outstretched as she slows her decent and her feet are fully extended in landing position.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Water Brakes On! A female Common Goldeneye (I think), throws up a wake as she slides into the landing in Cannon Beach, Oregon. #Oregon #CannonBeach #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #CommonGoldeneye #Birds #Duck

A female Common Goldeneye (I think), throws up a wake as she slides into the landing in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The duck is moving left-to-right across the grave. The forward thrust head is clear of the water, but the rest of her body is obscured by the wake and water droplets thrown up as she uses the liquid's resistance to slow herself.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A Northern Flicker surveys the area while standing in dew-covered grass before flying into the trees to hunt breakfast in Cannon Beach, Oregon. #Oregon #CannonBeach #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #NorthernFlicker #Birds

A Northern Flicker surveys the area while standing in dew-covered grass before flying into the trees to hunt breakfast in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
The bird is facing right-to-left with its head raised.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You Better Not Be Taking a Pic of My Butt! Song Sparrow with attitude perched on a thorny branch in Cannon Beach, Oregon. #Oregon #CannonBeach #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #SongSparrow #Birds

Song Sparrow with attitude perched on a thorny branch in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The bird's body is facing away from the camera, but the sparrow is looking back at the camera over its left shoulder and has the feathers atop its head raised up.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What You Doing Back There?!? A male ring-necked duck seems surprised by the duck surfacing under his tail feathers. #Oregon #CannonBeach #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #RingNeckedDuck #Birds

A male ring-necked duck seems surprised by the duck surfacing under his tail feathers.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Breakfast with the Teenager A juvenile Osprey - left - tries to wheedle breakfast from its parent: the adult is not having it. "Your breakfast is right over there: in the river. " #Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Osprey #Birds

A juvenile Osprey - left - tries to wheedle breakfast from its parent: the adult is not having it. The two birds are standing side-by-side on a branch, with the juvenile looking off towards the left side of the image, and the adult looking off to the right side of the image. The adult has a partially eaten fish in its talons.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Cleaning the Toesies An osprey pressure washes its talons by flying at high speed just above the water's surface while dragging their fish stabbers through the water. #Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Osprey #Birds

leaning the Toesies

An osprey pressure washes its talons by flying at high speed just above the water's surface while dragging their fish stabbers through the water. The bird is a few inches above the Columbia River, with installs just dragging in the water, leaving a spray wake behind.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A Perfect Landing An Osprey deploys full brakes as it prepares to land on the very end of a branch above the beach on Sauvie Island in Oregon. #Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Osprey #Birds

An Osprey deploys full brakes as it prepares to land on the very end of a branch above the beach on Sauvie Island in Oregon. It has fully extended its wings and its tail to slow its momentum, and its talons are a split-second away from grabbing the bare end of a leafy branch. Behind the bird is a blue sky with thin white clouds.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

How Come I Always Lose at Hide-and-Seek? Great Egret taking a break from hunting the marshes of Sauvie Island in a thicket. #Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #GreatEgret #Birds

Great Egret taking a break from hunting the marshes of Sauvie Island in a thicket. The egret is standing a branch, facing right-to-left, surrounded by a complex tangle of branches.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Excuse Me, Are You Dead Yet? Turkey Vulture gliding in for a look. There was a dead fish further up the beach, but an eagle took it, forcing the vultures to look elsewhere. #Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #TurkeyVulture #Birds

Excuse Me, Are You Dead Yet?

Turkey Vulture gliding in for a closer look. There was a dead fish further up the beach, but an eagle eventually took it, forcing the vultures to look elsewhere for food. The vulture is set against a blue sky streaked with clouds, with its wings partially opened, like a giant letter M.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A female Common Merganser flying low over the Columbia River off Sauvie Island in Oregon, heading off in search of better hunting on the Washington side of the river. #Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #CommonMerganser #Birds

A female Common Merganser flying low over the Columbia River off Sauvie Island in Oregon, heading off in search of better hunting on the Washington side of the river. Mergansers are the family of ducks that chose violence - they are predators that hunt fish and other small aquatic animals.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hawk just cruising around Sauvie Island, seeing what's going down on a fine summer morning. #Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Hawk #Birds #Raptor

Hawk just cruising around Sauvie Island, seeing what's going down on a fine summer morning. The bird's wings are outstretched, and its head is titled slightly to the side to examine what's happening on the ground below. The hawk is set against a lovely clear blue sky.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Juvenile Bald Eagle, flying over Sauvie Island, sending all the local osprey and vultures into alarm mode. #Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #BaldEagle #Birds #Raptor

Juvenile Bald Eagle, flying over Sauvie Island, sending all the local osprey and vultures into alarm mode. The head and tail feathers are in the process of turning full white, but are still mottled with spots of black. The bird is almost directly overhead, with blue sky behind it.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Sushi Take Out An osprey decides to change dining locations to finish the breakfast it caught in the nearby Columbia River. Sauvie Island, Oregon. #Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Osprey #Birds

Sushi Take Out

An osprey decides to change dining locations to finish the breakfast it caught in the nearby Columbia River. Sauvie Island, Oregon. The bird is caught mid-wing flap as it launches from its snag. The headless fish is clutched in one set of talons at the end of a fully extended leg.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

American Bittern in flight, Ridgefield NWR, Washington. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #AmericanBittern #Birds

American Bittern in flight, Ridgefield NWR, Washington. The bittern is flying left-to-right across the frame, gliding over a row of cattails as it searches for a place to land in the marsh beyond.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Great Blue Heron and Leftover Snow, Lake Betz, NC, Jan 2025 A rare winter shot from central NC that has snow in it. The heron was taking a short flight from the water to a field. #NorthCarolina #LakeBetz #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #wildlifePhotography #GreatBlueHeron #Birds

Great Blue Heron and Leftover Snow, Lake Betz, NC, Jan 2025. The heron is flying over a brown grassy area at the edge of the rock field that lines Lake Betz. in the background is a lightly snow-covered hill that leads into dark forest.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Male Bufflehead duck in flight, Lake Betz, NC, Jan 2025 One from the archives. I'm working, slowly, on revisiting older work, culling extra hard and editing overlooked images. #NorthCarolina #LakeBetz #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #wildlifePhotography #Bufflehead #Birds

Male Bufflehead duck in flight, Lake Betz, NC, Jan 2025. The bird is flying low over the water, backlit by the rising sun. Its wings are outstretched and down, and there's a cut in the water's surface behind the near wing where it just dipped into the water for a split second.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

An American Coot engages in battle with breakfast at the Ridgefield NWR. Coots eat aquatic plants - this plant was surprisingly defiant. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #AmericanCoot #Birds

An American Coot engaged in battle with breakfast at the Ridgefield NWR in Washington. Coots eat aquatic plants - this plant was surprisingly defiant.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Periodic reminder that I post landscape and nature photos over on my Patreon site. While I love it when folks choose to support my photography directly, there's plenty of free content to enjoy, because times are tough. www.patreon.com/PaulCory/pos...

Ochre Sea Stars feeding on mussels at Ecola State Park in Oregon. The centerpiece of the image is a huge Ochre Sea Start wrapped partially around a large mussel that has goo - scientific term - pouring out of it onto the sea star. More sea stars are visible in front of and behind the main event, as are aggregating anemones.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Wascawwy Wabbit says: Take some time to smell the flowers before you eat them. Check out the reflection in its eye. Ridgefield NWR in Washington. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Rabbit

A rabbit pauses to smell the flowers in a patch of grass and clover at the Ridgefield NWR in Washington. The rabbit appears to be making eye contact with the camera. The sky, trees, and the photographer's RAV4 are visible in the reflection in the eye.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Barn Swallow hunting bugs over the marshes of the Ridgefield NWR. Swallows are challenging to shoot as they maneuver to snatch insects in flight. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #BarnSwallow

Barn Swallow hunting bugs over the marshes of the Ridgefield NWR. These little guys are a huge challenge to track and photograph as they swerve and dart about at high speed to snatch insects out of the air. The bird's wings are fully outstretch as it flies in front of blurred background of yellow and green foliage.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Wake Up You Slackers! A Red-Winged Blackbird announces it's morning at the Ridgefield NWR. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #RedWingedBlackbird

A Red-Winged Blackbird announces its morning at the Ridgefield NWR. The bird is perched atop a plant, beak open wide as it sings.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Great Blue Heron stalking along the canal edge, early morning, Ridgefield NWR. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #GreatBlueHeron

Great Blue Heron stalking along the canal edge, early morning, Ridgefield NWR. The bird is captured mid-stride, with one leg up out of the water as part of a slow forward step, with its head craned off to its left.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Great Blue Heron, early morning, Ridgefield NWR. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #GreatBlueHeron

Great Blue Heron, early morning, Ridgefield NWR. The heron is standing in a sunbeam int he water at the edge of a canal with tall grass behind it in shadow.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A Great Egret snags a tadpole or minnow from the seasonal wetlands in Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge in Portland, OR. #Oregon #Portland #OaksBottomWildlifeRefuge #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #GreatEgret #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds

A Great Egret snags a tadpole or minnow from the seasonal wetlands in Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge in Portland, Oregon. Look closely at the end of the beak to see the little snack.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

It's early morning in the Ridgefield NWR, and a great blue heron is stalking the marsh for breakfast. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #GreatBlueHeron

It's early morning in the Ridgefield NWR, and a great blue hero is stalking the marsh for breakfast. The heron is about 1/3 or the way up from the bottom of the frame and just left of center. Layers of water and marsh plants in the background eventually resolve to a grassy field in the far distance.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A doe hits the breakfast buffet in the marshes of the Ridgefield NWR. Her fawn isn't so sure about wading for breakfast, and decides to stay on dry land. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Deer #Doe #Fawn

A doe and her reflection hit the breakfast buffet in the marshes of the Ridgefield NWR.

A fawn declines to follow their mother out into the shallow waters of the marsh, instead remaining on shore at the edge of tall grass.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

While mama scans the marsh to make sure it's safe, her fawn gambols happily about. Ridgefield NWR, Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Deer #Fawn #Doe

While mama scans the marsh to make sure it's safe, her fawn gambols happily about. Ridgefield NWR, Washington State.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A Great Blue Heron doing the toss and catch part of the toss-catch-swallow act with a minnow it snatched out of a marsh in the RIdgefield NWR. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #GreatBlueHeron

A Great Blue Heron doing the toss and catch part of the toss-catch-swallow act with a minnow it snatched out of a marsh in the RIdgefield NWR in Washington State.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A barn swallow on a branch in the Ridgefield NWR. Nearby are a bird blind and toilet building, perfect for nesting, and marshes full of tasty bugs. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #BarnSwallow

A barn swallow grabs some break time perched on a branch in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington state.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Fawn in the Marsh Grass A fawn pauses in the tall marsh grass at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Deer #Fawn

A fawn pauses in the tall marsh grass at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

An American Bittern hunting the marshes of the Richfield NWR. It was early morning, which might explain its uncharacteristic boldness. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #AmericanBittern

An American Bittern hunting the marshes of the Richfield NWR. It was early morning, which might explain its uncharacteristic boldness.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Wood Duck Squad, Roll Out! Wood Ducks cruising the waters of Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge in Portland, Oregon. #Oregon #OaksBottomWildlifeRefuge #artPhotography #photography #Portland #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #WoodDuck

Wood Duck Squad, Roll Out!

A group of male and female Wood Ducks cruising the waters of Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge in Portland, Oregon.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Roosevelt Elk on the beach at Ecola State Park in Oregon. Shortly after I took this, they retreated into the forest to avoid an unleashed dog. #Oregon #EcoloaStatePark #artPhotography #photography #OregonStateParks #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Elk #RooseveltElk

Roosevelt Elk on the beach at Ecola State Park in Oregon.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Mama (I presume) pie-billed grebe feeding her colorful babies in the Ridgefield NWR. Zoom in to see the little minnow she's giving her offspring. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Bird #PieBilledGrebe

Mama (I presume) pie-billed grebe feeding her surprisingly colorful babies in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Click through and zoom in to see the little minnow she's giving her offspring.

Mama (I presume) pie-billed grebe feeding her surprisingly colorful babies in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Click through and zoom in to see the little minnow she's giving her offspring.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

American Bittern amidst the marsh grass in the Ridgefield NWR in Western Washington. These medium-sized herons are shy and can be hard to spot. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Bird #AmericanBittern

American Bittern amidst the marsh grass in the Ridgefield NWR in Western Washington. These medium-sized herons tend to be shy and can be hard to spot.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Bullfrogs a Trois Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. Bullfrogs are considered an invasive species in Washington. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Frogs #Bullfrog

Bullfrogs a Trois

3 bullfrogs in a marshy canal, facing the camera, stacked on top of each other with the smallest frog on the bottom and largest frog on top.

I'm pretty sure bullfrogs don't do conga lines, so cue the bow chikka wow wow music for this trio in the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State.

Bullfrogs are not native to the western US, and are considered an invasive species in Washington.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Female Red-winged Blackbird in the marsh at Camano Island State Park in western Washington State. #Washington #CamanoIslandStatePark #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #RedWingedBlackbird #WashingtonStateParks

Female Red-winged Blackbird in the marsh at Camano Island State Park in western Washington State.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A harbor seal splashed by a small wave while resting on a sandbar just off the beach in western Washington. #Washington #CamanoIslandStatePark #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Seal #HarborSeal #WashingtonStateParks

A harbor seal gets splashed by a small wave while resting on a sandbar just off the beach at Camano Island State Park in western Washington State.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Bald Eagle with what looks like a ling cod it snatched out of the water off Camano Island in western Washington State. #Washington #CamanoIslandStatePark #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #BaldEagle #WashingtonStateParks

Catch O' The Day

Bald Eagle flying off with what looks to be a ling cod that it just grabbed out of the waters off Camano Island State Park in western Washington State.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Brief change of pace: Kelsay Books has just published a collection of Matthew Cory's poems, titled "Feeding the Meter." That's my younger brother. You can get a physical copy directly from the publisher (and there's a Kindle version on Amazon): kelsaybooks.com/products/fee...

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Feeding the Meter

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Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Great Blue Heron in the Rain Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. From last winter. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #GreatBlueHeron

Close up shot of a great blue heron in the rain with reeds and marsh grass in the background.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A pair of bald eagles chilling out on Sauvie Island outside Portland, Oregon last winter. #naturePhotography #photography #SauvieIsland #Oregon #WildlifePhotography #BaldEagle #birdPhotography #Raptor

A pair of bald eagles chilling out on Sauvie Island outside Portland, Oregon last winter. The birds are perched on a branch jutting diagonally upwards out of a dead tree.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Live From the Cattail Stage! A Red-Winged Blackbird launches into its solo atop a cattail in the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #RedWingedBlackbird

A Red-Winged Blackbird launches into its solo atop a cattail in the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. The bird is facing right-to-left, with its chest puffed out, tail spread, wings partially flared out and a beak wide open as it sings.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A male Cinnamon Teal gliding in for a landing in the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #CinnamonTeal

A male Cinnamon Teal gliding in for a landing in the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. Its wings are outstretched, showing off the light and blue and iridescent green feathers on its shoulders.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A male Cinnamon Teal voices his opinion as he paddles about a pond in the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #CinnamonTeal

A male Cinnamon Teal voices his opinion as he paddles about a pond in the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

A yellow-headed blackbird singing in the morning light at the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #YellowHeadedBlackbird

A yellow-headed blackbird singing in the morning light at the Ridgefield NWR in western Washington State. The bird is perched on a thin tree branch. Its body is facing away from the camera, but it has arched its neck and head back and towards the camera to open its beak and sing out loudly.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Tree Swallow...In A Tree A Tree swallow takes a break from chasing bugs on a moss-covered tree branch at the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #TreeSwallow

A Tree swallow takes a break from chasing bugs on a moss-covered tree branch at the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A Black Phoebe captured mid-flap as it fought to keep its position over a pond against the wind in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State. #Washington #RidgefieldNWR #artPhotography #photography #NationalWildlifeRefuge #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #BlackPhoebe

A Black Phoebe - a small flycatcher with a brown head and white belly spotted with black, captured mid-flap as it fought to keep its position over a pond against the wind in the Ridgefield NWR in Washington State.

Paul Cory @paulcory.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Puffin Launch A Tufted Puffin launches off a cliff on Haystack Rock on Cannon Beach, to head out to the ocean in search of food. #Oregon #CannonBeach #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Birds #TuftedPuffin

A Tufted Puffin launches off a cliff on Haystack Rock on Cannon Beach, to head out to the ocean in search of food.