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Dinner requires teamwork. Two chickens work through the grass in Mission Valley, one keeping watch while the other gets straight to the important business of foraging. 📍 Mission Valley, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #ChickenPhotography #RuralTexas #NaturePhotography

Two domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) forage together in bright green grass in Mission Valley, Texas. One buff-colored hen stands upright in the foreground with a red comb and wattles while a second chicken lowers its head into the grass behind her.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/9
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/640s
💡 ISO 1600
📏 Focal Length: 400mm
📅 Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2026
🕐 Time: 6:22 PM
📍 Location: 28° 51' 1.23" N, 97° 9' 46.69" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 06/10/2026

A little end-of-day face wash. This Eastern Cottontail stopped on a rock at Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary to give its face a thorough grooming. 📍 Birds Houston Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, Houston, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x #EasternCottontail

An Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) sits upright on a flat rock among dry leaves and thin woodland stems at Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary in Houston, Texas. The rabbit raises one forepaw to its face while grooming, with one large ear turned forward and its dark eye visible.

An Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) sits on a flat rock in the leaf-covered woods at Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary in Houston, Texas. The rabbit holds a forepaw against its nose and face while grooming, surrounded by fallen brown leaves and slender tree stems.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/9
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/500s
💡 ISO 12800
📏 Focal Length: 198mm
📅 Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 5:07 PM
📍 Location: 29° 46' 17.0" N, 95° 34' 11.49" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
🔭 Extender RF 1.4x
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

A Snowy Egret cuts across the winter sky, sunlight shining through its raised wing and those unmistakable yellow feet trailing behind. 🪶 📍 Archbishop Fiorenza Park North, Houston, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #SnowyEgret #BirdPhotography

A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) flies from left to right across a pale blue sky at Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Park North in Houston, Texas. Its white wings are raised high above its body, glowing slightly in the light, while its long black legs trail behind with bright yellow feet visible.

The rear half of a Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) in flight fills the right side of the frame against a pale blue sky. One translucent white wing stretches upward while long black legs and yellow feet trail behind.

The front half of a Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) in flight enters from the left against a pale blue sky. Its white head, yellow eye and lores, and long black bill point forward while the tip of a raised wing reaches into the upper corner.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/6.3
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1000s
💡 ISO 100
📏 Focal Length: 100mm
📅 Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026
🕐 Time: 2:48 PM
📍 Location: 29° 43' 7.74" N, 95° 37' 38.5" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 04/10/2026

When a sudden May downpour hit Smith Oaks, this Roseate Spoonbill stood over its three chicks and turned itself into an umbrella. 🪶🌧️ 📍 Birds Houston Smith Oaks, High Island, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x #RoseateSpoonbill #BirdPhotography

An adult Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) stands over three chicks in a large stick nest during a sudden downpour at Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary in High Island, Texas. The adult's pink body forms a shelter over the pale, downy chicks while raindrops streak through the scene. One chick stretches its head out from beneath the adult while the others remain clustered close together.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/11
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2000s
💡 ISO 10000
📏 Focal Length: 560mm
📅 Date: Sun, 10 May 2026
🕐 Time: 9:09 AM
📍 Location: 29° 34' 24.09" N, 94° 23' 22.85" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
🔭 Extender RF 1.4x
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 03/10/2026

A Little Blue Heron looking particularly disheveled in its breeding plumes. 🪶 📍 Birds Houston Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary, High Island, TX 📸 Canon EOS R6 Mark III + RF 200-800mm #LittleBlueHeron #BirdPhotography #TexasBirds

An adult Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) stands on slender leafy branches at Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary in High Island, Texas. Its dark slate-blue plumage is fluffed around the shoulders and neck, with long breeding plumes trailing from the back of its head. The bird faces forward against a bright green background.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/9
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2000s
💡 ISO 12800
📏 Focal Length: 800mm
📅 Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2026
🕐 Time: 8:49 AM
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R6 Mark III
🔍 Lens: RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 02/10/2026

A Baltimore Oriole surrounded by fresh spring growth at Smith Oaks. That blaze of orange is difficult to miss among all that green. 🪶 📍 Birds Houston Smith Oaks, High Island, TX 📸 Canon EOS R6 Mark III + RF 200-800mm #BaltimoreOriole #BirdPhotography

An adult male Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) perches among dangling green catkins and fresh spring leaves at Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary in High Island, Texas. The bird has a black head and back, vivid orange breast and belly, a pale pointed bill, and white markings on its folded wings.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/9
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2000s
💡 ISO 12800
📏 Focal Length: 800mm
📅 Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026
🕐 Time: 8:54 AM
📍 Location: 29° 34' 25.1" N, 94° 23' 24.91" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R6 Mark III
🔍 Lens: RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 01/10/2026

A Tricolored Heron balancing above the green water, with that electric-blue bill stealing the show. 🪶 📍 Birds Houston Smith Oaks, High Island, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x #TricoloredHeron #BirdPhotography

A Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) grips a narrow bare branch above green water at Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary in High Island, Texas. The heron has a dark blue-gray body and neck, white belly, long purple-gray legs, a vivid blue bill and facial skin, and a red eye.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/11
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1000s
💡 ISO 12800
📏 Focal Length: 560mm
📅 Date: Sun, 10 May 2026
🕐 Time: 8:54 AM
📍 Location: 29° 34' 16.34" N, 94° 23' 10.7" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
🔭 Extender: RF 1.4x
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 30/09/2026

A Snowy Egret 🪶 in flight along Brays Bayou, its wings sweeping through a stop-motion sequence above the bayou vegetation. 📍 Arthur Storey Park, Houston, TX 📸 Sony α7R VI + FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS #SnowyEgret #BirdPhotography #HoustonWildlife

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 29/09/2026

One quick strike and the hunt pays off. 🪶 A Tricolored Heron works through the vegetation at Cullinan Park, watching for anything edible below the surface. 📍 Cullinan Park, Sugar Land, TX 🗓️ Sep 24, 2026 | 🕒 4:36 PM 📸 Sony α7R VI + FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS #TricoloredHeron #BirdPhotography

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 28/09/2026

That bill was made for this. 🪶 A Limpkin works an apple snail through the final swallow at Cullinan Park. 📍 Cullinan Park, Sugar Land, TX 🗓️ Sep 24, 2026 | 🕒 3:56–3:59 PM 📸 Sony α7R VI + FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS #Limpkin #Birding #TexasBirds

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 27/09/2026

Backlit wings and a split-second pause before the flower. 🪶 A Ruby-throated Hummingbird hovers in the late-afternoon light at Memorial Park. 📍 Memorial Park, Houston, TX 📸 Sony α7R VI + FE 100-400mm #BirdPhotography #HoustonNature #Hummingbird

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/8
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/4000s
💡 ISO 12800
📏 Focal Length: 400mm
📅 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026
🕐 Time: 5:42 PM
📍 Location: 29° 45' 57.83" N, 95° 26' 48.7" W
📸 Camera: Sony α7R VI
🔍 Lens: FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 26/09/2026

Rush hour at the flowers. A Black-and-gold Bumble Bee and Western Honey Bee cross paths in midair at Memorial Park. 📍 Memorial Park, Houston, TX 📸 Sony α7R VI + FE 100-400mm #Pollinators #WildlifePhotography #HoustonNature

A Black-and-gold Bumble Bee (Bombus auricomus) hovers beside a small red flower while a Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) flies nearby. The large bumble bee is sharply detailed with dark wings extended, surrounded by vivid green foliage and softly blurred red flowers against a dark green background.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/8
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2500s
💡 ISO 6400
📏 Focal Length: 400mm
📅 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026
🕐 Time: 5:38 PM
📍 Location: 29° 45' 57.73" N, 95° 26' 49.02" W
📸 Camera: Sony ⍺7R VI
🔍 Lens: FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 25/09/2026

I heard a loud buzz below the boardwalk—then silence. A Green Heron 🪶 had caught a Common Green Darner, and I caught the feast on video. 📍 Cullinan Park, Sugar Land, TX 📸 Sony α7R VI + FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS #Birds #Wildlife

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 24/09/2026

Seven weeks old and almost airborne. These Black-bellied Whistling-Duck youngsters should be flying soon. 🪶 📍 Cullinan Park, Sugar Land, TX 🗓️ Sep 23, 2026 | 🕒 7:39 AM 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF100-400 ⚙️ 236mm | f/8 | 1/50s | ISO 33199 #Birds #BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 23/09/2026

Neck coiled low and bill aimed forward—a Tricolored Heron works the shallows at Shoveler Pond. 🪶 📍 Shoveler Pond, Jocelyn Nungaray NWR, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400 #Birds #TricoloredHeron

A Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) leans forward over shallow water with its long neck curved low and its bill pointed left. Slate-blue plumage shows violet and rust tones around the head and neck against rippled gray-blue water.

A wide panorama shows a Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) standing in shallow water among scattered logs and branches at Shoveler Pond.

⭕ Aperture: f/9
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1250s
💡 ISO 320
📏 Focal Length: 400mm
📅 Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026
🕐 Time: 11:33 AM
📍 Location: 29° 36' 38.83" N, 94° 33' 22.51" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 22/09/2026

Wings wide over green water, this juvenile Neotropic Cormorant pauses on a branch to dry off. 🪶 📍 Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Park North, Houston, TX 📸 @canonusa.bsky.social R50 + RF 100-400 #Birds #BirdPhotography #NeotropicCormorant

A juvenile Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) stands on a fallen branch over green water with its wings spread wide. Its brown head and neck contrast with dark wings, while a small splash rises beside the branch.

⭕ Aperture: f/8
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2000s
💡 ISO 6400
📏 Focal Length: 259mm
📅 Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2026
🕐 Time: 2:29 PM
📍 Location: 29° 43' 9.37" N, 95° 37' 42.5" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 21/09/2026

Graceful until the pink feet point straight at the sky. 🪶 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks tipping up to feed during Houston Bird Week. 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM 📍 Cullinan Park, Sugar Land, TX 🗓️ Sep 20, 2026 #Birds #BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck #HoustonBirdWeek

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 20/09/2026

A flash of silver-blue against deep green. This Blue-gray Gnatcatcher paused on a branch, its bright eye-ring and black-and-white tail standing out in the shade. 🪶 📍 Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Park North, Houston, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #Birds #BlueGrayGnatcatcher

A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) with blue-gray upperparts, white underparts, a bright white eye-ring, slender bill, and black-and-white tail perches on a textured tree branch amid dense green foliage.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/8
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2500s
💡 ISO 12800
📏 Focal Length: 400mm
📅 Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026
🕐 Time: 10:09 AM
📍 Location: 29° 43' 10.82" N, 95° 37' 37.54" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 19/09/2026

Built like stained glass and colored like neon—a male Roseate Skimmer in four views, from burgundy compound eyes to an electric-pink abdomen and intricate wing veins. 📍 Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Park North, Houston 📸 Canon R50 + RF 100-400 #Dragonfly #NaturePhotography

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 18/09/2026

A flash of yellow in the shadows. 🪶 This Northern Yellow Warbler slipped through the branches and gave me one clean opening. 📍 Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park North, Houston, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #Birds #Warblers #WildlifePhotography

A bright yellow Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva) perched sideways on a gray branch amid dense, dark green foliage. Its black eye catches a small highlight while blurred branches frame the bird in the foreground.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/8

⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1000s

💡 ISO 12800

📏 Focal Length: 400mm

📅 Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026

🕐 Time: 10:15 AM

📍 Location: 29° 43' 11.0" N, 95° 37' 42.39" W

📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50

🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM

© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 17/09/2026

Peekaboo, but at 600mm. This fox squirrel paused between two trunks, perfectly framed by the tree itself. 📍 Mission Valley, TX 📸 Sony a7 V + FE 200-600mm #FoxSquirrel #WildlifePhotography

A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) clings to the inside of a split tree trunk in Mission Valley, Texas, its front paws resting on the bark as it looks upward. The squirrel is framed naturally between the trunks against a softly blurred green and tan background.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/6.3
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2000s
💡 ISO 4000
📏 Focal Length: 600mm
📅 Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026
🕐 Time: 2:54 PM
📸 Camera: Sony a7 V
🔍 Lens: FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 16/09/2026

An American alligator stretches across the muddy shore of Elm Lake, jaws open in the afternoon sun. 📍 Elm Lake, Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, TX 📸 Canon EOS R7 + RF 200-800mm #AmericanAlligator #TexasWildlife #herpers

First panel of a three-image panorama showing the head and forequarters of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) resting on a muddy bank beside Elm Lake. Its jaws are open, exposing pale teeth and the pink interior of its mouth, with reeds and fallen branches behind it.

Second panel of a three-image panorama showing the broad midsection of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) on a muddy bank beside Elm Lake. Rows of raised armored scutes cover its back, with its legs extending across the mud and reeds and branches behind it.

Third panel of a three-image panorama showing the rear body and long ridged tail of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) stretched across a muddy bank beside Elm Lake. A hind foot rests near the lower left, with shallow water in the foreground and fallen branches behind the alligator.

Full panoramic view of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) stretched across the muddy southwest shore of Elm Lake. Its jaws are open at the left while its armored body and long tail extend across the frame, with water in the foreground and reeds and fallen branches behind it.

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 15/09/2026

Sometimes called “tick birds,” Cattle Egrets often follow livestock, catching insects attracted to or flushed out by the animals. 🪶 📍 Near Jocelyn Nungaray NWR, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #CattleEgret #Birds #TexasBirds

A large fallen, leafless tree stretches across a grassy cattle pasture beneath a blue, partly cloudy sky. More than a dozen Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) perch along its bare branches while several cattle stand and rest around the trunk.

Several white Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) perch at different heights on the rough branches of a large dead tree against a blue sky. Their white plumage contrasts with the dark, weathered wood.

A brown-and-white horned cow stands beside a massive broken tree stump in a grassy pasture. A Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) stands on top of the stump against the blue sky, with part of another cow visible at the lower right.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/8
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1000s
💡 ISO 200
📏 Focal Length: 400mm
📅 Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026
🕐 Time: 12:13 PM
📍 Location: 29° 40' 33.19" N, 94° 27' 37.45" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 14/09/2026

Clay Bottom Pond was packed with waders: Snowy Egrets, White Ibis, and Tricolored Herons layered through the reeds. 🪶 📍 Birds Houston — Smith Oaks, High Island, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #Birds #TexasBirding #WildlifePhotography

A dense mixed flock of wading birds stands in shallow water among tall green marsh grasses at Clay Bottom Pond. Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula), White Ibises (Eudocimus albus), and Tricolored Herons (Egretta tricolor) are visible throughout the group.

Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) crowd the shallow water beside dense green reeds at Clay Bottom Pond, with White Ibises (Eudocimus albus) and Tricolored Herons (Egretta tricolor) mixed into the flock.

A wide view of Clay Bottom Pond shows a large mixed flock of wading birds gathered in shallow water and framed by tall green marsh grasses. Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula), White Ibises (Eudocimus albus), and Tricolored Herons (Egretta tricolor) are visible across the scene.

⭕ Aperture: f/8
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1000s
💡 ISO 250
📏 Focal Length: 400mm
📅 Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026
🕐 Time: 12:40 PM
📍 Location: 29° 34' 24.01" N, 94° 23' 22.43" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 13/09/2026

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Baytown Nature Center 🪶 The tight portrait catches that orange eye; the wider frame brings the “NO FISHING” sign into the story. 📍 Baytown Nature Center, Baytown, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #Birds #BirdPhotography

A Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) stands on a white metal railing against softly blurred pink and blue water. Its gray body, yellow legs, orange eye, and bold black-and-white head markings are visible.

A Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) stands on a white railing beside a sign reading “NO FISHING BY CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 70-17.” Water and a distant industrial skyline fill the background.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/8

⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/800s

💡 ISO 10000

📏 Focal Length: 325mm

📅 Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026

🕐 Time: 7:10 AM

📍 Location: 29° 45' 24.87" N, 95° 2' 59.33" W

📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50

🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM

© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 12/09/2026

Tricolored Heron working the shallows at Shoveler Pond, neck low and bill ready for the next strike. 🪶 📍 Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #TricoloredHeron #Birds #TexasBirds

A Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) leans forward in shallow water at Shoveler Pond, its long bill pointed toward the surface. Its slate-blue body, chestnut neck, white belly, yellow lores, and long greenish legs are visible.

A vertical view of shallow water at Shoveler Pond with partially submerged sticks, logs, and a tangled root mass reflected across the rippled surface.

A Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) stands in shallow water at Shoveler Pond, surrounded by partially submerged logs and branches. Its long legs and reflection extend into the blue-gray water.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/9

⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1250s

💡 ISO 320

📏 Focal Length: 400mm

📅 Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026

🕐 Time: 11:33 AM

📍 Location: 29° 36' 38.83" N, 94° 33' 22.51" W

📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50

🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM

© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 11/09/2026

One Northern Mockingbird, three frames from the same singing perch. 🪶 Which one gets your vote? 📍 Baytown Nature Center, Baytown, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #NorthernMockingbird #Birds #TexasBirds

A Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) perches above leafy green vegetation with its beak open in song, looking upward against a clear blue sky. Its yellow eye and gray-and-white plumage are sharply visible.

A Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) stands upright on a leafy green perch with its beak open in song. Its bright yellow eye, pale breast, gray head, and black-and-white wings contrast with the clear blue sky.

A Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) sings from a leafy branch against a clear blue sky. The wider view shows its gray body, yellow eye, black-and-white wings, and long tail extending through the green foliage.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/9
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1600s
💡 ISO 500
📏 Focal Length: 400mm
📅 Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026
🕐 Time: 9:04 AM
📍 Location: 29° 45' 15.51" N, 95° 3' 0.42" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 10/09/2026

Black Swallowtails over the wildflowers at Big Thicket—feeding, flying, and meeting wing-to-wing above the blooms. 📍 Pitcher Plant Trail, Big Thicket National Preserve, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF100-400mm #BlackSwallowtail #WildlifePhotography

Black Swallowtail butterfly resting near the top of a purple flower spike with its wings open, showing rows of pale yellow markings against a softly blurred green and purple background.

Two Black Swallowtail butterflies in flight near a purple blazing star flower, one higher in the frame and the other rising toward it with wings spread.

Black Swallowtail butterfly perched on a tall purple blazing star flower with its wings spread wide, surrounded by softly blurred green vegetation.

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 09/09/2026

A Great Egret and the San Jacinto Monument share the frame across Crystal Bay. 🪶 Which catches your eye first? 📍 San Jacinto Point Recreation Area, Baytown Nature Center, Baytown, TX 📸 Canon R50 + RF 100-400mm #Birds #GreatEgret #TexasBirds

A Great Egret (Ardea alba) stands on a weathered wooden piling at San Jacinto Point Recreation Area in Baytown, Texas. The San Jacinto Monument rises directly behind the bird across Crystal Bay beneath a blue sky with low clouds.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/22
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/500s
💡 ISO 800
📏 Focal Length: 200mm
📅 Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026
🕐 Time: 8:10 AM
📍 Location: 29° 45' 32.53" N, 95° 3' 16.55" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 08/09/2026

Hover, feed, flare the wings, repeat. A Ruby-throated Hummingbird working Tropical Sage. 🪶 📍 Birds Houston — Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, Houston, TX 📸 Canon R50 + RF 100-400 #Birds #Hummingbird #BirdPhotography

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) hovers beside bright red Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinea), extending its bill into a flower while one wing sweeps forward against a softly blurred green background.

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) hovers in midair above red Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinea), with one wing raised and its long bill pointed toward the flowers against a blurred green and brown background.

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) seen from behind hovers with both wings spread wide, showing its iridescent green back and dark flight feathers among green foliage and Tropical Sage stems.

⭕ Aperture: f/8
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1600s
💡 ISO 12800
📏 Focal Length: 359mm
📅 Date: Sat, 05 Sep 2026
🕐 Time: 10:17 AM
📍 Location: 29° 46' 17.44" N, 95° 34' 11.35" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 07/09/2026

18 White Ibises sweep low over the water in one loose wave—adults and immatures moving together. 🪶 📍 Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Park North, Houston, TX 📸 Canon R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x #Birds #WhiteIbis #HoustonBirding

A section of a flock of White Ibises (Eudocimus albus) flies just above rippled water. Several white adults with black wingtips cluster together while other birds spread outward across the frame.

A section of a flock of White Ibises (Eudocimus albus) flying low over water. White adults and darker brown-and-white immatures are mixed together, including an immature bird with broad dark wings prominent in the foreground.

Eighteen White Ibises (Eudocimus albus), including white adults and brown-and-white immatures, fly low over rippled water in a loose flock. Their wings overlap at different heights, with black wingtips and curved reddish bills visible in the warm evening light.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/11

⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1250s

💡 ISO 3200

📏 Focal Length: 560mm

📅 Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2026

🕐 Time: 5:14 PM

📍 Location: 29° 43' 27.64" N, 95° 37' 39.14" W

📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50

🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM

🔭 Extender RF 1.4x

© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 06/09/2026

Turtle Bridge lived up to its name. 🪶 A Great Blue Heron towered over a red-eared slider, while a second turtle sat partly hidden behind the heron. Did you spot both turtles? 📍 Turtle Bridge, Brays Bayou, Alief, TX 📸 Canon R50 + RF 100-400 #Birds #GreatBlueHeron #Herpers

A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) stands tall on sunlit rocks at Turtle Bridge along Brays Bayou near Alief, Texas. A red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) climbs onto a rock at the lower right, while a second turtle is partly hidden behind the heron. Dark green-brown bayou water fills the background.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/9
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/800s
💡 ISO 250
📏 Focal Length: 259mm
📅 Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 2:14 PM
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 05/09/2026

Snowy Egret: strike → splash → tiny fish. 🪶 Which frame wins? 📍 Brays Bayou Park, Alief, TX 🗓️ Sep 2, 2026 | 🕒 2:24 PM 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF100-400mm ⚙️ 400mm | f/9 | 1/2000s | ISO 3200 #Birds #SnowyEgret

A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) strikes into green bayou water from a fallen branch, sending droplets and ripples outward while its bright yellow feet brace on the log.

A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) leans steeply from a fallen branch toward green water, gripping the log with bright yellow feet as a tiny fish and droplets appear at the tip of its bill.

A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) stands on a fallen branch above green bayou water, holding a tiny fish at the tip of its black bill. Its bright yellow feet grip the log, with scattered branches behind it.

Close portrait of a Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) with a tiny fish hooked at the tip of its black bill. The bird's yellow lores and eye stand out against its white plumage and blurred green water.

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 04/09/2026

Blue Jays do everything at full volume: drinking upside down from a faucet, throwing their wings wide, carrying acorns, and turning a garden hook into a perch. 🪶 Which frame wins? 📸 Canon EOS R50 / Sony ⍺7 V #BlueJay #Birds

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) hangs upside down from a rusty metal fence post, bending its head to drink from a dripping outdoor faucet. Its vivid blue wings and tail stand out against a soft tan background.

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) stands in green grass with both wings raised high, fanning vivid blue, black, and white flight feathers while its tail spreads behind it.

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) perches sideways on a bare branch with an acorn held in its beak against a smooth muted pink and blue sky. Clusters of round seed pods hang below the branch.

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) grips a curved metal garden hook and bends its head upside down beneath the arc, surrounded by softly blurred green foliage.

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 03/09/2026

Roseate Skimmers don't do subtle. This male lights up the frame in magenta against a wall of green. 📍 Mission Valley, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #RoseateSkimmer #Dragonfly #Odonata #NaturePhotography

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/8
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/500s
💡 ISO 6400
📏 Focal Length: 400mm
📅 Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025
🕐 Time: 6:09 PM
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

Male Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) perched on the broken tip of a pale, weathered stalk, viewed from the side with four transparent, intricately veined wings spread wide. Its thorax and long abdomen are vivid magenta-purple against a smooth green background.

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 02/09/2026

You see the bird first. That’s the problem. A Great Egret flashes through the light. The alligator below almost disappears into the dark. 🪶 📍 Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary, High Island, TX 📸 Canon R50 + RF 100-400 #Birds #WildlifePhotography #herpers

A Great Egret (Ardea alba) flies low above an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) resting on the shaded ground. The egret's bright white wings are spread wide against dense, dark green foliage while the alligator stretches across the lower half of the frame, nearly disappearing into the shadows.

The adjoining panel of a wildlife photograph shows part of a Great Egret (Ardea alba) entering from the right with one long white wing extended. Below, the tail and body of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) stretch across the dark forest floor beneath dense green foliage.

A Great Egret (Ardea alba) flies low through dark green vegetation with its white wings spread and yellow bill pointed forward. An American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) rests below on the shaded ground, its dark scales blending into the surroundings.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/9

⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2000s

💡 ISO 1250

📏 Focal Length: 400mm

📅 Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2026

🕐 Time: 10:59 AM

📍 Location: 29° 34' 25.96" N, 94° 23' 23.7" W

📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50

🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM

© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 01/09/2026

Bayou bird wings: Roseate Spoonbill, Great Egret, White Ibis & Great Blue Heron. 🪶 Which frame wins? 📍 Houston Audubon Smith Oaks Sanctuary + Brays Bayou 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm ⚙️ 140–400mm | f/9 | 1/2000–1/4000s | ISO 500–12800 #Birds #WildlifePhotography

A Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) stands with both wings raised high, revealing layered pale pink flight feathers and vivid red patches along the inner wings. Brown ground and dense green vegetation fill the background.

A Great Egret (Ardea alba) stands on tangled branches over green water with both broad white wings fully spread. Its left wing rises high while the right wing extends outward, showing layered flight feathers. The bird’s long neck and yellow bill point to the right.

A White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) flies low over rippled water with its wings curved around its body. Its long red bill points forward, red legs trail behind, and black outer wing feathers contrast with its white plumage.

A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) launches over pale bayou water with one broad dark wing raised high and the other sweeping forward. Its long neck extends toward the left, its legs trail behind, and droplets of water scatter beneath its feet.

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 31/08/2026

Mule deer at Westside Overlook: a direct stare, a clean profile, and one leap over the fence. Which frame gets your vote? 📍 Westside Overlook, Sumner Lake State Park, NM 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF100-400mm + 1.4x #MuleDeer #WildlifePhotography

A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) faces the camera with both large ears spread wide. Warm late-afternoon sunlight illuminates the right side of its face and neck while the left side falls into shadow. Dry golden grasses and soft brown vegetation fill the background.

A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is airborne while clearing a wire fence in dry New Mexico grassland. Its front legs are tucked beneath its body, rear legs trail behind, and its white tail is raised. A weathered fence post stands ahead of the deer amid golden grasses and desert scrub.

A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) stands among thorny desert scrub and faces the camera with its large ears spread wide. Warm rim light outlines its ears and back while its forehead remains dark. Pale grasses and softly blurred brush surround the deer.

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 30/08/2026

Lunch came with long legs. A Yellow-billed Cuckoo perched with a Green Treefrog dangling from its bill in Mission Valley, Texas. 🪶🐸 📍 Mission Valley, TX 📸 Sony α7 V + FE 200-600mm #Birds #YellowBilledCuckoo #WildlifePhotography

A Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) perches on a bare branch against a clear blue sky in Mission Valley, Texas, holding a Green Treefrog (Dryophytes cinereus) in its yellow-orange bill. The long-tailed gray-brown bird faces left while sunlight catches its head, shoulder, bill, and dangling prey. Green leaves frame the upper corners.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/6.3
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1000s
💡 ISO 125
📏 Focal Length: 600mm
📅 Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2026
🕐 Time: 11:36 AM
📸 Camera: Sony α7 V
🔍 Lens: FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 29/08/2026

Not native to Houston, but definitely Houstonians by now. 🪶 Monk Parakeets have built naturalized colonies here for 40+ years. This Spring Branch bird was munching on a dried prairie sunflower from a nearby field. 📍 Spring Branch, Houston 📸 Sony α7 V + FE 200–600mm #Birds

A Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) perches upright on a black utility wire against a clear blue sky in Spring Branch, Houston. The green-and-gray parakeet holds a dried prairie sunflower from a nearby field in one foot and looks toward the camera.

A Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) leans forward to eat a dried prairie sunflower held in one foot while perched on a black utility wire in Spring Branch, Houston. Its bright green crown and wings contrast with its gray face and chest and the vivid blue sky.

A Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) perches on a black utility wire against a clear blue sky in Spring Branch, Houston, holding a dried prairie sunflower from a nearby field in one foot with its eye closed. Warm morning light falls across its gray chest and green plumage.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/6.3
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/800s
💡 ISO 320
📏 Focal Length: 600mm

📅 Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026
🕐 Time: 7:20 AM
📸 Camera: Sony α7 V
🔍 Lens: FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 28/08/2026

A Great Blue Heron skimmed Brays Bayou so low that its wingtip brushed the water—the reflection made the split second even better. 🪶 📍 Brays Bayou near Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Alief, Houston, TX 📸 Sony α7 V + FE 200-600mm #Birds #GreatBlueHeron #BirdPhotography

A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) flies inches above the pale surface of Brays Bayou, one wingtip grazing the water. Its dark reflection stretches below it while the bird flies from left to right across the frame.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/8

⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/500s

💡 ISO 1250

📏 Focal Length: 600mm

📅 Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026

🕐 Time: 6:56 AM

📸 Camera: Sony α7 V

🔍 Lens: FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 27/08/2026

The pink flower threw its color back onto this Gulf Fritillary, tinting the body and inner wings while the outer wings stayed gold. Swipe the panorama for the close-up. 📍 Mission Valley, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #GulfFritillary #Butterflies

Left half of a two-slide panoramic close-up of a Gulf Fritillary (Dione incarnata) on a vivid pink flower. Its long golden-orange left wing stretches across the frame toward the butterfly's body at the right edge, with soft green foliage and circular bokeh behind it.

Right half of a two-slide panoramic close-up of a Gulf Fritillary (Dione incarnata) on a vivid pink flower. The butterfly's body begins at the left edge, with pink reflected light visible on its inner wing before the long golden-orange right wing extends across the frame.

A Gulf Fritillary (Dione incarnata) faces the camera with its orange wings spread wide while perched on a vivid pink flower. Pink reflected light colors its body and inner wings, transitioning into warm gold across the outer wings. The landscape photograph is centered against a softly blurred green-and-pink background.

⭕ Aperture: f/9

⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1600s

💡 ISO 4000

📏 Focal Length: 400mm

📅 Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026

🕐 Time: 9:41 AM

📍 Location: 28° 51' 24.49" N, 97° 10' 10.4" W

📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50

🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM

© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 26/08/2026

Two Mallard ducklings clamber onto the bank while their mother keeps watch from the water. Those tiny webbed feet are doing serious work. 🪶 📍 Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX 📸 Canon R50 + RF 100-400mm #Birds #Mallard #BirdPhotography

A female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) floats beside a grassy pond bank while two downy ducklings stand together on a muddy rock at the water’s edge. The adult watches from the right as the ducklings face left. The landscape photo is centered in a vertical frame with softly blurred extensions above and below.

A vertical crop shows two Mallard ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos) standing close together on a muddy rock at the grassy edge of a green pond. Both ducklings face left, their dark-and-yellow down and small bills visible among blades of grass. A blurred extension fills the left side of the frame.

⭕ Aperture: ƒ/8
⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1600s
💡 ISO 10000
📏 Focal Length: 400mm
📅 Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026
🕐 Time: 8:38 AM
📍 Location: 29° 42' 56.59" N, 95° 37' 22.88" W
📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50
🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm ƒ/5.6-8 IS USM
© 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 25/08/2026

Feral Muscovy Duck in Hermann Park—descended from domestic ducks, with a face you don't forget. 🪶 📍 Hermann Park, Houston, TX 🗓️ Jun 27, 2026 | 🕒 11:46 AM 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF100-400mm ⚙️ 335mm | f/8 | 1/500s | ISO 3200 #MuscovyDuck #Birds

First half of a two-image close-up portrait of a feral Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata). The bird faces left, with its long mottled black-and-white bill and vivid red facial caruncles filling the right side of the frame against a softly blurred green background.

Second half of a two-image close-up portrait of a feral Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata). Its amber eye, vivid red facial caruncles, and finely textured dark feathers fill the left side of the frame, continuing the bird's head and neck from the preceding image.

Portrait of a feral Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) from the upper chest up, its head turned slightly toward the camera. Vivid red caruncles surround its golden-brown eye and contrast with its dark face, mottled black-and-white bill, and brown-black plumage. Deep green foliage fills the background.

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 24/08/2026

A Northern Plushback rests on a sunlit leaf, looking every bit like a bee until those huge fly eyes give it away. 📍 Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Park North, Alief, Houston 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #NorthernPlushback #HoverFly #InsectPhotography

A Northern Plushback hover fly (Palpada vinetorum) rests near the tip of a bright green leaf. The fly has enormous reddish compound eyes, an orange-and-black patterned body, reddish legs, and a single pair of translucent wings. The leaf is illuminated against a dark, softly blurred green background.

📸 Canon EOS R50
🔍 RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
⏱️ 1/2000s f/8 ISO 12800
📏 400mm
📅 Sun, 14 Jun 2026
🕐 7:38 AM
📍 29° 43' 27.44" N, 95° 37' 42.58" W

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 23/08/2026

Three Brown Pelicans turn a rocky breakwater into a landing zone—one stretching its wings as another skims low over the rocks. 🪶 📍 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — East Bay Boat Ramp, Jocelyn Nungaray NWR, Anahuac, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm + 1.4x #BrownPelican #Birds

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 22/08/2026

Roseate Spoonbills and Snowy Egrets packed the shallows at Shoveler Pond, with white wings flashing through the pink flock. 🪶 📍 Jocelyn Nungaray NWR, Anahuac, TX 📸 Canon R50 + RF 100-400mm + 1.4x #Birds #BirdPhotography

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 21/08/2026

One perch, two angles. A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher pauses on a rail, showing off its pale plumage, salmon wash, and unmistakable long tail. 🪶 📍 Jocelyn Nungaray NWR, Anahuac, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm + 1.4x #Birds #ScissorTailedFlycatcher

A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) perches on a gray metal rail, viewed mostly from behind as it turns its pale head to the right. Layered gray-and-brown wing feathers, a touch of salmon-colored plumage, and its long black-and-white forked tail stand out against a softly blurred green background.

📸 Canon EOS R50
🔍 RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM + EXTENDER RF1.4x
⏱️ 1/160s ƒ/13 ISO 400
📏 560mm
📅 Sun, 10 May 2026
🕐 4:15 PM
📍 29° 38' 47.85" N, 94° 32' 40.25" W

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 20/08/2026

Two looks at a Barred Owl tucked into a moss-draped canopy: eyes shut in one frame, then watching the branches below in the next. 🪶 📍 Schroeder, TX 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #BarredOwl #Birds #BirdPhotography

A Barred Owl (Strix varia) perches on a thick tree branch beneath a dense canopy in Schroeder, Texas. The owl faces forward with both dark eyes closed, showing its rounded facial disk, yellow bill, brown-and-white barred plumage, and vertically streaked chest. Spanish moss hangs from the surrounding branches.

A Barred Owl (Strix varia) perches on a thick tree branch in a dense canopy in Schroeder, Texas. The owl turns its head downward to the left with one dark eye visible, showing its rounded facial disk, yellow bill, brown-and-white barred wings, and vertically streaked chest. Spanish moss hangs among the surrounding branches.

📸 Canon EOS R50
🔍 RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
⏱️ 1/640s ƒ/8 ISO 12800
📏 400mm
📅 Fri, 05 Jun 2026
🕐 5:56 PM
📍 28° 47' 50.96" N, 97° 18' 24.1" W

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Wood Sprite Photo @handle.invalid · 19/08/2026

One Snowy Egret stands out in a burst of black wings and flying water as a flock of Neotropic Cormorants takes off from Bray's Bayou. 🪶 📍 Near Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Park North, Alief, Houston 📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm #Birds #BirdPhotography

A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) takes off from Bray's Bayou among a flock of Neotropic Cormorants (Nannopterum brasilianum). The white egret is airborne near the center of the frame with its wings fully spread, surrounded by dark cormorants running and flapping across the water as droplets of spray fill the air. Bright green grass lines the bank behind them.

📸 Canon EOS R50
🔍 RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
⏱️ 1/1600s f/6.3 ISO 2500
📏 100mm
📅 Sat, 04 Jul 2026
🕐 7:53 AM
📍 29° 42' 56.8" N, 95° 37' 25.06" W

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