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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography

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A page of bird and wildlife photos by me! Mostly from the Pacific Northwest region, but also from places I travel to 🐦🦎🦌🐸📸 I do mushroom photography over at @mush-photos.bsky.social

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 2h

A tiny Rufous hummingbird sticks its tongue out as it rubs its beak against the lily branch it sits on

📷 Canon R5
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
M, f/7.1, 1/2000, ISO 1600, 500mm
7/30/24

Northern Oregon Coast

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Against a background of a blurry, strikingly red lily flower, a tiny hummingbird rubs its beak against the thin lily branch it sits on while it sticks out its long and slightly curved tongue. Its very thin tongue is white and appears slightly transparent. The bird's body is white on the underside and light orange on the sides. Its wings are dark gray. Its neck is white and covered in tiny shiny green feathers. Its head is mostly covered in orange and shiny green feathers.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 2d

Snowy Plovers are so cute. I love that head tilt!

📷 Canon R5
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
M, f/7.1, 1/640, ISO 200, 500mm
12/1/25

Northern Oregon Coast

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A small bird stands on a small sand dune on the beach. Its legs are thin and dark gray. Its body is round and puffy. Other than its brown wings and the brown sides and top of its head, its feathers are pure white. Its beak is short, black and very pointy.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 3d

This Orange-crowned Warbler snagged whatever it was going after in the flower of a plant it was climbing around on

📷 Canon R5
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
M, f/7.1, 1/1000, ISO 1600, 500mm
4/13/24

Northern Oregon Coast

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Tiny spots of yellow (pollen from a flower) fall around a bright all-yellow bird against a grayish-brown background. Hanging sideways off of a thin brown branch, this bird has its head rotated towards the camera and is looking left, giving us a nice portrait of its underside and face.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 4d

An American Goldfinch gets ready to bounce off of its perch in the middle of a large marsh

📷 Canon 5D Mark III
Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Canon EF 1.4x III
M, f/8, 1/320, ISO 500, 560mm
6/19/21
Northern Oregon

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A bright yellow bird perches sideways on a vertical stick. Its body is positioned so that we can see its breast, a single black wing, and with its face turned to the right, we can see the black top of its head.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 6d

A Crimson-fronted Parakeet does its best Jack Nicholson impression near the top of a palm tree 🦜

📷 Canon 5D Mark III
Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Canon EF 1.4x III
M, f/8, 1/250, ISO 640, 560mm
7/5/22
Costa Rica

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Against a white cloudy background, a green parrot with a large, curved, and rather short beak pulls a few green palm leaves down with its feet to peek its head through the gap. It has a spot of red feathers on the front of its face above its beak that reach to the top of its head.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 7d

A light breeze makes this young Cooper's Hawk's feathers fly up, giving it something like jazz hands

📷 Canon R5
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
M, f/7.1, 1/640, ISO 1600, 500mm
7/27/24

Northern Oregon Coast

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A large bird stands on a thick, lichen-covered tree branch. Its feet are large and yellow with long, black, sharp talons. Its body is covered in soft-looking white feathers with brown streaks that resemble lengthy tear drops. Its head is mostly brown with spots of light brown, and its throat is white. Its eyes are greenish yellow, and its beak is yellow and black, very short, and curved.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 8d

Light rain falls around a cute Wilson's Warbler above a fast-moving river near the Oregon coast

📷 Canon R5
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
M, f/7.1, 1/250, ISO 1600, 500mm
5/5/24

Northern Oregon Coast

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Clinging to a thin tree branch, a small vibrant yellow bird looks towards the camera as thin, barely visible streaks of rain surround it. Its eyes are round and black and it has slicked-back black feathers on the top of its head.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 9d

A pair of pelicans share a misty golden sunrise in a pond near the San Francisco Bay

📷 Canon 5D Mark III
Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Canon EF 1.4x III
M, f/8, 1/400, ISO 500, 560mm
7/12/20
Northern California

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Two large all-white birds with massive fleshy beaks made for scooping up fish and large orange legs and webbed feet stand on a small rock that juts out of the water. One is sitting behind the other with their heads facing left and right. A light mist surrounds them. The rising sun makes the water and mist appear to glow a golden color.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 10d

Sitting at the edge of a pond next to a thick section of jungle, a White-throated Crake makes an appearance

📷 Canon 5D Mark III
Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Canon EF 1.4x III
M, f/8, 1/250, ISO 320, 560mm
7/7/22
Costa Rica

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Sitting at the edge of some shallow water, a bird with a unique color combination is centered in the photo. Its back fades from dark brown to bright orange as it goes from the tail to its head. Its eyes are a mesmerizing red. Its beak is gray and green. Its sides are striped with black and white.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you! 🙂🙏🏼

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 10d

She is! 🙂🐤

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 11d

A tiny bushtit pops into the sunlight after hopping around in dense and dark foliage

📷 Canon 5D Mark III
Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Canon EF 1.4x III
M, f/8, 1/250, ISO 500, 560mm
6/18/21
Northern California

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 12d

I had to approach this majestic Bald Eagle extremely slowly in order to get this shot while on top of a blustery jetty

📷 Canon R5
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
M, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 400, 500mm
6/22/25

Northern Oregon Coast

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A Bald Eagle, a massive bird, sits on top of a pile of rocks. Its body faces left but it had its head turned all the way to the right. Its body is made up of scaly-looking dark brown feathers. Its head is entirely bright white, except for its eyes and massive curved and sharp beak, which are a bright yellow.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 12d

I believe it's a type of rockfish, but not sure exactly what species

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 12d

Agreed ✨️

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 12d

My thoughts exactly!

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 13d

The green on this Blue-vented hummingbird is mesmerizing and intoxicating. I wish Costa Rica was closer to me!

📷 Canon 5D Mark III
Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Canon EF 1.4x III
M, f/8, 1/125, ISO 640, 560mm
7/10/22
Costa Rica

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A small bird with shiny green scale-like feathers perches on a light brown stick. Its wings, which are a combination of green, yellow, orange, blue, and black, are the only multi-colored thing on this bird. The rest of it is a vibrant, intoxicating bright green that shines in the sunlight.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 14d

An Orange-crowned Warbler inspects the contents of a flower as it searches for food

📷 Canon R5
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
M, f/7.1, 1/1250, ISO 1600, 500mm
4/13/24

Northern Oregon Coast

#birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography

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Standing in a skinny branch, an all-yellow bird turns its head to poke its beak into the center of a green and red flower. Due to the angle it, we can see both of the birds eyes from underneath its head, giving it a bit of a silly appearance.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you! 🙂🙏🏼

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you! 🙂🙏🏼

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you! 🙂🙏🏼

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 14d

Very true! 😄

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 14d

I dream of living near a lake! What a way to guarantee great bird photos 🙂🏡

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 14d

Exactly! 😄

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you! 🙂🙏🏼

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