#rf100-500mm
If only the sun had risen more before I got this shot. Still happy with the way it came out, though!

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 2000, 500mm
2/15/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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February 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Got lucky with some beautiful warm-toned morning light the other day. Perfect for sanderling portraits!

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/17/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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February 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
A surf scoter rides a small wave created by a passing boat

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/320, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/18/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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February 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
These tiny bird balls, golden-crowned kinglets, are so cute. I dream of getting a photo of one with its crown fully displayed!

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/200, ISO 2000, 500mm
1/19/26
Northern Oregon

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February 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
What a cool hairstyle! I love it when hooded mergansers puff up their beautiful head feathers

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/400, ISO 2000, 500mm
1/19/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Probably the best photograph I’ve taken this year so far.
United States Semiquincentennial - #America250
Canon EOS R5
RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
ƒ/11.0 - 4 secs - ISO 160 - 145 mm
February 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The way this common goldeneye was drinking made it look as if it was doing a delicate dance move

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/125, ISO 2000, 500mm
1/18/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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February 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This mountain chickadee's legs look like arms in this pose 😆

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/500, ISO 500, 500mm
12/27/25
Sunriver, Oregon

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February 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Really like the way the beams of reflected light land on this running sanderling 🐤☀️

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/4000, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/17/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I tend to save closer photos of birds, but something about the distant trees and warm morning light on this blad eagle made this photo feel nice

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/4000, ISO 1000, 500mm
12/30/25
Oregon Coast

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February 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Some branches slightly obscured this hungry golden-crowned kinglet, but I still got a photo anyway!

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/200, ISO 2000, 500mm
1/19/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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February 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
A trio of hooded mergansers show off their beautiful head feathers as they swim through a shallow channel

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/640, ISO 2000, 500mm
1/19/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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February 1, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Bushtits are one of those birds where you feel lucky if you can get a shot of it sitting still 😅

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/1250, ISO 800, 500mm
12/27/25
Northern Oregon Coast

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January 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM
A common goldeneye is surrounded by mesmerizing reflections in late evening sunlight ✨️

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/500, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/18/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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January 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I love surf scoters, but boy are their beaks strange. Strange in a cool way, though!

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/320, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/18/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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January 29, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Crashing waves are like art, so getting a shot as a red-throated loon went over one was nice

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/5000, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/17/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I'm curious about how sanderlings know where to search in the wet sand for small crustaceans. It looks tough!

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/17/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Cold morning light highlights this lone least sandpiper near the dunes on a long Oregon beach

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 2000, 500mm
12/30/25
Northern Oregon Coast

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January 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Do you know what makes dragonflies unique?
1 or 2 answers will do here as they kind of combine.
Taken with Canon R5 and RF100-500mm L IS.
SS1/3200 F10 ISO2500 natural light handheld.
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
A common goldeneye stretches its mouth, making it look a bit like it's talking or pretending to be surprised 😮

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/5000, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/17/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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January 24, 2026 at 2:22 PM
American coots have such amazing bright red eyes and are always fun to watch as they zoom around on the water

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 800, 500mm
12/27/25
Northern Oregon Coast

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January 23, 2026 at 3:20 PM
That bright orange ring around the eye of the killdeer is so cool! I love their squeak they make, too

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/1000, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/18/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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January 22, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Sanderlings are so cute when they run. I hear a cartoonish 🎵 deedleedleedle 🎵 in my head as I watch

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/3200, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/17/26
Northern Oregon Coast

#birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #wildlife

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January 21, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I got to watch a sea lion surfing waves seemingly for entertainment. It did it a few times before disappearing 🦭🏄‍♂️

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/4000, ISO 1250, 500mm
1/17/26
Northern Oregon Coast

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January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM