Best of 2023

[Eric Gofreed]

I like to photograph wildlife. However, 2023 was the year of photographing birds.

1. Gray-breasted Mountain-toucan, Colombia, South America

2. Yellow-eared parrots, Colombia, South America. The yellow-eared parrot is a vulnerable parrot found in the Andes of Colombia. It was thought to be extinct up until April 1999 when 81 individuals in the Colombian Andes. The current population is 4,500.

3. Yellow-eared Parrots, Colombia, South America

4. Brown Pelican, Arizona

5. American White Pelican, Arizona

6. Atlantic Puffin, Machias Seal Island, Maine

7. American Bittern, North Dakota

8. Cinnamon Teal, Arizona

9. Common Merganser Hen, Arizona

10. Hooded Mountain-tanager, Colombia, South America

11. Bald Eagle, Arizona

12. Bobcat, Arizona

 

[AlanLichty]

Gorgeous set of images Eric. Hard to pick out favorites when they are all excellent captures.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Fantastic set Eric - your usual excellent bird images with one cat thrown for good measure.

 

[Trent Watts]

What a year Eric. Every one a winner. That Bobcat took my breath away.

 

[BlackRockArt]

Eric, every one of the pictures is gorgeous, love the lighting, details, and compositions. You had a great year.

Oliver

 

[Jon Bev]

A great set, stick to birds, you are good at it.

 

[JimFox]

Wow Eric, world class photography here as always! You need to get your photography into a book!

To pick favorites, I will go with #6, 8 and 10.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

You are the best, Eric. Unbelievable series.

 

[Mike Lewis]

I think I just opened up a magazine, or the list of finalists in a wildlife photography contest. Yikes, these are simply astoundingly well done in every way. The Toucan, Parrots, and Puffin are all standouts, and I just LOVE all the duck takeoff images! I also find myself stopping on the Tanager and the Bobcat too! VERY inspirational stuff!

ML