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Ron Forrester Photography

@ronforrester.com
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🪶 Wildlife photography, mostly birds. All photos mine unless specified otherwise (i.e., reposts) 🕸️ www.ronforrester.com 📷 Canon R5 🌎 PDX

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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 03/10/2026
🪶 Red-breasted Sapsucker — photos taken by my talented wife and posted here with her permission. A new sighting for our backyard! Fortunately when she spotted this beauty her camera was nearby and she got these awesome shots. #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 28/09/2026
🪶Great Blue Heron - if you don’t like snakes or animals eating animals, skip this one. This day my patience matched the Heron’s. It was clear it was hunting so I sat and waited. I did not expect what then unfolded! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
A Great Blue Heron seconds before it strikes at, and grabs a 4ft Garter snake with its powerful bill. Heron attacking a snake. Snake is in the Heron’s bill struggling. Heron attacking a snake. Snake is in the Heron’s bill struggling. Heron attacking a snake. Snake is in the Heron’s bill struggling.
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 09/09/2026
🦟 Blue Dasher - was able to position some sparkly water into the background for the satisfying bokeh. I love how the dashers perch with their wings forward. #odonata #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #dragonfly
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 08/09/2026
🦟 Flame Skimmer - gorgeous creature. #odonata #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 31/08/2026
🪶Great Blue Heron - looking a little rough. But very cool black splotches on the neck. Loved how this bird looked, so beautiful even with the rough edges. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 08/07/2026
Orange-sided Horsefly - nice thing about horseflies? They like to hover in one usually sunny spot - so I just focus and hold the shutter button down. Look at the eyes! Color or black and white edit? #insects #photography #wildlife #flies #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 07/07/2026
Blue Dasher in typical pose while hung up. Fantastic creature! Vote: color or black and white edit? #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #dragonfly #dragonflies #blackandwhite #bw #odonata
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 03/07/2026
Toketee Falls — easily one of my favorite falls in all of Oregon. The punchbowl at the midpoint before the water drops another 50ft is stunning. #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #waterfalls #water #hiking #stunning
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 24/06/2026
🪶Hooded Merganser - momma with her hands full!! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 23/06/2026
🪶 Green Heron — in the compact and the extended configurations! 😀 Love the Herons. They are so much fun to watch. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 22/06/2026
🪶 Clark’s Nutcracker - read: 1) please mom can I have some food? 2) No, you’re old enough to feed yourself! 3) Can you believe that kid? That baby was persistent! This up at Crater Lake last week. Cool birds! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds
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Brian Gallagher @bgallaghercoll.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A newly-fledged Long-Tailed Tit in the trees beside the Kelvin Walkway in Glasgow. #birds
A young Long-Tailed Tit sits on a branch, looking upwards with its beak open. Its surrounded by green leaves.
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Birding Ralph 🐦🦆🦉🦋🐞📸 @birderbro.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Sanderling on the Rhine b/w Cologne & Bonn today. Far, far away from the coast and beach... 🏖️ ... and so pretty... 😍 This one's molting into breeding plumages, w/ the 1st traces of orange/ #red showing, so technically it might qualify for #BirdOfTheDay 🙌 #birds #naturephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 21/05/2026
🪶Red-winged Blackbird - female. Often completely overlooked in the sea of striking males — zoom in and look at the gorgeous pops of orange seen due to the excellent lighting. One of my favorite shots of this species. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 20/05/2026
🪶Rufous Hummingbird- I’ve seen these gorgeous pips in my garden as they migrate through but never deep in a forest like this. Was a treat and thankful I could get off a couple shots before it moved on. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #bird
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Point Blue Conservation Science @pointblue.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🦉🧪🌏 Hot take from @baynature.org: “Restoring Salt Ponds to Marshes Is a Win. Unless You’re a #SnowyPlover.” Read the full story to learn about the pros, cons, and complexities of salt marsh restoration in the Bay Area. Point Blue’s Carleton Eyster weighs in: shorturl.at/bzABD
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Nathan Rohde @pacnorthimages.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Rufous 🪶 Rufous Hummingbirds are migratory, but will come back to the same spots each year. They sometimes travel upwards 3,000 miles 😳 I’m super happy to have this one back for some Southern Oregon sunshine! #BirdsOfBlueSky #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Birding #hummingbird
Rufous hummingbird on maple tree branchi
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 19/05/2026
🪶Red-winged Blackbird - can’t get enough of these beautiful birds, and I love the wetland environments they live in! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #bird #birds
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 18/05/2026
🪶Song Sparrow - When the yoga instructor says ‘as you go a little deeper into the pose, exhale sharply!’ Anyone got a better caption? #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #bird #yoga
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Justin Pierce @tinker.diy · 10/05/2026
very photogenic warbler 🪶
Northern Yellow Warbler sitting on a branch. It is bright yellow with bits of brown on its chest. The sun is hitting its face
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Brian JK Miller Photography @brianjkmiller.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
PAWA#6. A Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) welcoming the new day on Woodcock Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. #birds
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 27/04/2026
🪶Yellow-rumped Warbler - when a small flock of these beauties visit your backyard habitat and it’s 6ft stream it’s amazing! Probably 8-10 birds no doubt headed north to breed. Native backyard habitat FTW!! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #bird
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DWebster🇺🇦🇨🇴🇨🇺🇲🇽🇨🇦🌎🦜 @dwebstersf.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A dapper looking Blue-gray Gnatcatcher #birdoftheday #insectivores #birdsoftheworld #blueskybirds #birds #aves #birdphotography
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 23/04/2026
🪶Killdeer — and her eggs! Nest thoughtfully protected by wetland managers since she decided the trail was the perfect spot - and who are we to say it’s not! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #bird #eggs
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 22/04/2026
🐸 Pacific Chorus Frog - a more cute and gentle amphibian you’ll never find! I was looking at tree grafts when I found this little one napping in the afternoon sun. About the size of the business end of a teaspoon! #frogs #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #frog
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Yvonne van der Mey @yvonnevandermey.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
"Dancing queen" Goedemorgen vanuit een fris Veluws bos Gister een grote klus afgerond, altijd fijn gevoel Op naar de nieuwe 😁 Wens iedereen een mooie dag toe! #natuurliefhebber #natuur #natuurfotografie #nature #naturephotography #fotografie #photography #Swan #Zwaan #Vogels #Birds
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 21/04/2026
🪶 Tree Swallow - it’s that time of year and each of these boxes had tiny peeps emanating from within! Can’t wait to see some fledglings! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #bird #spring
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 20/04/2026
🪶Golden-crowned Sparrow — gorgeous day in the PNW yesterday made all the more beautiful by all the great birds pipping around! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #bird #birds
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 13/04/2026
🪶Anna’s Hummingbird — baby!! Newly fledged and so incredibly cute! Video in attached thread. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #bird #birds #hummingbird
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 31/03/2026
🪶House Finch — backyard birding is heating up. Lots of activity, including these two understated but gorgeous finches. Have had Townsend’s Warblers too but the rascals won’t sit still for a photo session! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #bird
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Glenys Norquay @glenisilla.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
A goldcrest at Mortonhall this morning #Edinburgh #birds
A goldcrest in a flowering cypress tree, with dim light shining through from behind
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 30/03/2026
🪶 Rufous Hummingbird — just passing through. Highlights again how critical backyard native plants are along migration routes, in this case a Red Flowering Current is a big hit for the birds and bees! Gorgeous! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds
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Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
A couple of Blue-footed Booby chaps looking like they are posing for a photo shoot on the lava rocks. Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands #Blue #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
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Kort Duce @kortduce.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A great blue heron displays its striking beauty in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #greatblueheron #heron #greatblueherons #herons
A great blue heron displays its striking beauty in Longmont, Colorado. In this horizontal color photograph, the composition focuses on the bird’s head, neck, and upper body. Its neck is centered in the frame, while its head tilts downward and its head plumes stream horizontally. The nictitating membrane is just beginning to close, casting a subtle shadow across its eye. The area around the eye appears especially vibrant, a sign of the breeding season. The background is softly blurred, with warm yellow vegetation accented by hints of shadow.

Photo by Kort Duce
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Simon Stobart @sherburnsi.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Remembering the Smew from a few weeks ago. @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @nenature.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 🪶
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Janet Roch @cumberlandjc.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Juvenile Peregrine Falcon #LookingAtMe with no fear. #FalklandIslands 2026. I had the best views of these beautiful birds here than I have ever had before. Canon R5 324mm f7.1 1:3200s ISO800 #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #BlueSkyArtShow #Stone #EastCoastKin #ECK #ArtYear
Close up photo of a Peregrine Falcon sitting on the stone edge of a cliff with the out of focus sea behind them looking directly at the camera. Identified as a juvenile, one of last years brood, by its heavily streaked rather than barred front and the cere and eye ring being blue-grey rather than yellow. It still has the characteristic very dark brown gelmet with the cheek pieces ectending down below the beak
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
More Redpoll cuteness #birds
Small streaky brown and white bird with bright red forehead patch and conical yellow beak. Bird is perched on a bare branch with head tilted up and to its right, looking adorable.
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 18/03/2026
🪶Red-tailed Hawk — look at that beak!!! Nuff said. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #raptor #hawk #bird
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 16/03/2026
🪶Song Sparrow - nice day out at Basket Slough wildlife refuge. The birds are getting excited for spring! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #bird #spring
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Will Hulbert @whulbert-photos.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Late today! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #LongNecks any bird with a long neck. #birds #photography #ECK A #bittern last week 🙌
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 25/02/2026
🪶Yellow-rumped Warbler — a couple more takes on that gorgeous bird I posted a few days ago. So cute!!! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 24/02/2026
🪶Great Blue Heron - yet another pose by these versatile birds, the squat! A little fly away shot as a bonus. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 23/02/2026
🪶Yellow-rumped Warbler - one of my absolute favorite late winter/early spring birds! Hardly sit still long enough to press the shutter, so I got lucky here, only 10ft away! #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 20/02/2026
🪶 Great Blue Heron - last in the series this week. So many different looks. Here we have stately and well manicured. A gorgeous bird. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds #wetlands
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Ron Forrester Photography @ronforrester.com · 19/02/2026
🪶Great Blue Heron - the definition of stealth. Almost didn’t see this bird hunting in the grasses growing up out of the water. #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds
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