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Matthew Recker

@reckerphotography.bsky.social

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Photographer 📷 Lots of birds and mammals🦉🐻🦊🫎🦫 Occasional landscapes 🌄🌅

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Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 9d

Day 4 of #inktober (murky). I wasn’t sure exactly where I wanted to go but I kept thinking of swamps and decided to try get a layered look with various hatching methods. How did it turn out?

#inktober2025 #swamp #depth #artchallenge #ink #lineart

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 9d

Very cool design!

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Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 9d

Love these spoonbills!

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 9d

Great action shot! Love the composition!

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Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 9d

Cute!

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 9d

Check out this T-shirt I made based on a very cute chickadee! sidequesters.etsy.com/listing/4381...

I saw this chickadee in my backyard and I loved the way the light was hitting it!

#birds #birdnerd #natureisbeautiful #tshirt #wildlife

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 10d

Day 3 (crown) #inktober2025. Not a theme I was particularly excited about, but I’m happy with the result.

#inktober #ink #crown #art

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 10d

These birds are some of my favorite to watch! Great job capturing it in flight!

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 10d

These guys are some of my favorites! Great capt!

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Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 10d

Awesome action shot!

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Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 10d

Beautiful Florida Scrub-Jay! These guys are fun and often love posing for photos!

#birds #birdnerd #natureisbeautiful #florida #photography

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Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 11d

My creation for #inktober day 2 (weave). I went with the idea of a wizard weaving spells together. How did it turn out?

#inktober2025 #ink #art #illustration #magic #dnd #rpg

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 11d

Niiiice! Good lookin’ Nigel!

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 11d

Very cute! Love the colors!

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 11d

Day 1 of #inktober (mustache)! Trying to push myself a bit with some illustrations.

#inktober2025 #illustration #art #dnd

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 17d

really clean! Love it!

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 17d

Nice painting!

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Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · 17d

This chipmunk is ready to quest with you, but only if the price is right!

#chipmunk #dnd #quest #tabletop #illustration

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · Aug 26

Sometimes the photo needs editing to capture the feeling of the moment and I think that’s fair. It’s also about artistic expression and I don’t need to gatekeep on that.

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Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · Aug 26

Great use of color and silhouette composition!

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Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · Aug 26

Beautiful colors! I’d love to see these

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · Aug 26

There’s something special about this Savannah Sparrow simply perched on a fence that adds to the beauty of the scene!

What’s a sighting made your day recently? Share or comment below!

Nikon D7500 + 200–500mm @ 500mm, 1/1250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 320

#birds #birdnerd #photography #natureisbeautiful

A Savannah Sparrow perched on a barbed wire fence, with dried wildflowers and grasses in the background, warm golden tones filling the frame.

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Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · Aug 23

Just summited Huron Peak! First 14er and there’s even cell service up top!

Saw a few birds but didn’t even think of lugging my camera up here!

#colorado #14er #huron

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · Aug 13

Always love a flicker

Matthew Recker @reckerphotography.bsky.social · Aug 12

That’s really cool! Thanks for sharing!

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