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Charlie Ludwig
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UX guy by day, nature photographer at night. Aging punker. MN sports sufferer. Most wildlife photos are taken with a Canon EF 400mm f4 DO II + x1.4 + x2 + Canon R7.

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Charlie Ludwig @chuck4242.bsky.social · 6d
I had a fun Coyote encounter over the weekend. I glanced towards one of my neighbors' yard and spotted this Coyote watching over the creek valley. I opened up a screen on my porch and got this shot.

#Mammals #Animals #Coyote #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Coyote sits and stares at the camera while on a creek valley ridge.
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A couple of White Breasted Nuthatch photos from my lunch walk today.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A nuthatch stands on the top of a horizontal tree branch A nuthatch stands at the edge of a tree cavity.
February 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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A Coyote walks in the snow.

#Mammals #Animals #Coyote #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A coyote walks in the snow. The scene is nearly white, except for the center cropped coyote.
February 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Another re-crop and edit for an older photo. I just couldn't resist giving another go at this Coopers Hawk photo. The body language and those eyes are just sublime.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Coopers Hawk stands in the grass in the left of the frame, while looking to the right of the frame.
February 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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A Red Tailed Hawk that I recently caught preening itself is my #WinterSurvivors photo for the #BirdOfTheDay.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #Raptors
A Red Tailed Hawk is perched away from the camera on a tree limb. Its head is turned back towards the camera as it looks to preen its back feathers.
February 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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A Coyote walks in the snow.

#Mammals #Animals #Coyote #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A coyote walks in the snow. The scene is nearly white, except for the center cropped coyote.
February 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Another re-crop and edit for an older photo. I just couldn't resist giving another go at this Coopers Hawk photo. The body language and those eyes are just sublime.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Coopers Hawk stands in the grass in the left of the frame, while looking to the right of the frame.
February 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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A Red Tailed Hawk that I recently caught preening itself is my #WinterSurvivors photo for the #BirdOfTheDay.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #Raptors
A Red Tailed Hawk is perched away from the camera on a tree limb. Its head is turned back towards the camera as it looks to preen its back feathers.
February 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Forest Glow
Bavaria, Germany

#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #winter
February 15, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Green I have a Ruby Throated Hummingbird.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Ruby Throated Hummingbird perches on a Mexican Sunflower.
February 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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A few recent woodpecker shots from my lunch walks.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Northern Flicker on the side of a tree trunk. A Pileated Woodpecker on the side of a tree trunk. A Pileated Woodpecker peeks it's head from the side of a tree trunk. A Pileated Woodpecker peeks it's head from the side of a tree trunk.
February 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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I went and did a re-crop and edit of an old Red Fox photo from 2021. This is the last photo I've gotten of a fox as they are no longer in my area. Hopefully they return one day.

#Mammals #Animals #Fox #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #SecondChanceSunday
A Red Fox stands at alert looking forward. The fox's photo is taken in profile with nothing but grass and leaves around it.
February 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Made it out for an early evening walk to enjoy the 50ºF+ weather today and spotted this little Black Capped Chickadee.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Black Capped Chickadee perches on a tree branch. The bird has a slight colorcast from blurred vegetation and soft early golden hour light illuminates the scene.
February 15, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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Good Morning from the North Shore of Oahu!

He tried to hide from me, but I found him in the shadows!

#ColorADay #GreenSat #Photography #EastCoastKin #OMSystem #Hawaii #Gecko #Macro
February 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Two squirrels, one albino, were being rather cute the morning that I took this photo last November. I thought this would be a great shot for Valentine's Day.

#Mammals #Animals #Cute #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #ValentinesDay
Two squirrels, one albino, are pressed snout to face vertically since they are both on the side of a tree trunk.
February 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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A pair of Trumpeter Swans for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Portrait on this Valentine's Day!

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A pair of Trumpeter Swans float on a quiet lake with golden hour light bathing the scene.
February 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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One last post for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #DivingForFood, birds that dive under water for food. A Belted Kingfisher hovering before diving.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Belted Kingfisher is caught mid hover, looking for a meal. The background is blurred tree leaves and blue sky.
February 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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A few photos from this morning's walk.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Black Capped Chickadee stands at the edge of a feeder ready for flight with a sunflower in its beak. Black Capped Chickadee flying in profile. Squirrel in a tree lit up by the sunlight warming up.
February 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Don’t mess with him! 😂
He is the last boss of Antarctica…

A first penguin photo from the Antarctica workshop.

#photography #art #nature #wildlife #antarctica
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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A cute little Muskrat during sunrise from last fall.

#Mammals #Animals #Muskrat #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin #Cute
A lone Muskrat stands on thin ice while foraging for food. The scene is illuminated with golden hour light.
February 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Another Osprey #DivingForFood for today's #BirdOfTheDay. I'm two months away from seeing my first Ospreys of the season. I AM SO READY to see again what has become my favorite bird species.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A side profile of an Osprey as it comes up from a dive. It's head, shoulders, tops of wings and the tip of its tail are all above water.
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DivingForFood, birds that dive under water for food. Here's an Osprey photo from last spring as it was coming back up from a dive.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
An Osprey's head and shoulders are above the water after a dive for a fish.
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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A Cedar Waxwing standing up for its shot.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Cedar Waxwing surrounded by a cedar tree's foliage.
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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A Ruby Throated Hummingbird from last falls migration.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Ruby Throated Hummingbird perches on a plant stem
February 13, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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I've got nearly 200 photos from last year I still haven't posted. Now that I'm nearly through my winter malaise I need to start picking up the pace of my posting. Does anyone else create a backlog of images for later posting like I do?
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Birds&Bugs. This tiny #pygmyowl was pretty proud of the grasshopper it had caught and cached on the branch below.

#birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #birding #nikon #owl #mcoupephotography #northernpygmyowl
Northern pygmy owl posing on a tree branch after successfully hunting a grasshopper that it cached on the branch below.
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM