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I love those BIFs!!! stunning colors and exquisite detail

It’s Winged Wednesday, where feathers, flutters, and flight steal the show! Whether they’re zipping, swooping, sunbathing, or striking a sassy pose, we want to see your favorite winged wonders. Birds, bugs, bats, or butterflies—if it’s got wings, it’s fair game. Today I’m sharing photos of...

WOW! That Cabbage White, flying toward the camera with antennae that look like matchsticks and those alien eyes—it’s like a bug that stepped right out of a sci-fi novel, but with wings. Perfectly timed, perfectly positioned, like it knew exactly what it was doing. A master of insect drama...

Ken, these Atlantic Puffin shots are so good I almost considered giving up photography altogether. The three profiles, each with a beakful of sandeels, are the bird equivalent of a high-society dinner party, with all the right people in all the right positions. The cropping—perfection. I crop...

It’s been a week since my hip replacement, and I managed to walk (slooooowly) 4,500 steps today. Five fantastic photos, Trent—thank you for signing up for my blog! Every one of your shots is a work of art—100 thumbs up. I love attitude, and that House Wren absolutely oozes it. This is the first...

It’s Winged Wednesday, where feathers, flutters, and flight steal the show! Whether they’re zipping, swooping, sunbathing, or just striking a sassy pose, we want to see your favorite winged wonders. Birds, bugs, bats, or butterflies—if it’s got wings, it’s fair game. Today, I’m contributing...

Thanks, Alan! Yes, I let him go—back into the nearest patch of reeds with a quick apology and a promise never to put a love-sick insect in stemware again. Hopefully, he's out there right now, rubbing out sonatas and reclaiming his title as the aquatic Elvis in heat. I figured he deserved at...

The Bug Who Wouldn't Shut Up —a fable of sound, silence, and situational decency— There once was a water boatman named Clive who believed in the power of passion and percussion. He didn’t own a lute. He didn’t need a drum. Clive had a love song in his loins and a beat in his belly. Every...

My pain level in the hip is zero, the pain from the surgery is bothersome, but I know that will be gone in a few weeks.

WOW, Trent—I don’t want to say I’m envious of your macros… but let’s be honest, that’s exactly what I want to say. I can’t respond to every photo when you post nine at once (my jealousy gets winded), but if you grouped the five flies, that could make a fascinating Winged Wednesday feature all...

That’s a colorful image, DES—and unmistakably a Tiger Swallowtail. If you let us know the state or region where you spotted this winged beauty, I can be more specific. Some of us collect butterflies the way others collect coffee mugs—by zip code.

Alan!!! All four photos are spectacular. The butterfly in the forest is a Gulf Fritillary—an absolute stunner and a perfect capture. The Rose of Sharon and the honeybee are equally gorgeous. The colors, details, and composition are all spot-on—and that shadow of the bee? Icing on the cake… er...

Thanks, Trent. hip replacement one is done and my only concern is tripping over my own optimism.

I have surgery tomorrow and wasn't sure if I could post it Tuesday night . If you want to hold it back, you may

It’s Winged Wednesday, where feathers, flutters, and flight steal the show! Whether they’re zipping, swooping, sunbathing, or just striking a sassy pose, we want to see your favorite winged wonders. Birds, bugs, bats, or butterflies—if it’s got wings, it’s fair game. This week, we’re taking a...

Fabulous portrait, DES. Regrettably, I'm not sure even his mother could love this face. Amazing perspective. If the dead had nightmares, this face would be it.

Trent, this set is off the charts. You’ve basically created an avian casting call for America’s Next Top Bird Model. That Turkey Vulture profile is so powerful, it looks like it’s about to deliver a TED Talk called Why My Face Is None of Your Business. The Tom Turkey is posing for the camera...

1. Turkey Hen: The turkey hen is statuesque, Alan. A stunning photo. She may not have the oddball charm of a Tom, but she’s striking in her own right—dignified and regal. 2. Guira Cuckoo: What a terrific shot! That backlighting is perfect—the way it illuminates the bill is especially striking...

You are welcome any time. Summers are the worst time April-May is the best

It’s Winged Wednesday, where feathers, flutters, and flight steal the show! Whether they’re zipping, swooping, sunbathing, or just striking a sassy pose, we want to see your favorite winged wonders. Birds, bugs, bats, or butterflies—if it’s got wings, it’s fair game! I had planned a red, white...