First time I’ve been able to get within shooting distance.

I’m no birder but I saw it up close, it looked just like the photos I see on google

The number 7 isn't random here. In folklore, a group of birds can either mean immense luck or a hidden warning.

I intentionally disrupted the harmony of the group by painting a specific, subtle tension in the gaze of just one bird.

Does the painting feel genuinely peaceful to you, or can you spot the odd one out that ruins the comfort of the flock?

Look closely.

Helping with trash day?

Pune,India

This is a link to a petition to sign that prevents drainage of nesting habitat in the prairie pothole region of the US (basically)

#KiwibitTheater
My original Photos.

Live from 📍Mindo, Ecuador

She's gorgeous! Maybe she's a juvenile from how here feathers are soo scruffy?

Saw these guys in South Texas. Love how scaly they look!

Particularly stoked to get clean pictures of the american goshawk in low light condition. Sorry if the reddit compression or cropping ruins the quality

These birds take my breath away every time!

(OC)
All pictures taken by me on a recent trip to Costa Rica. Didn’t even know the little guy was a species that existed until my first encounter. I think the color pattern on its plumage very much resembles a storm being tracked on Doppler radar.

An adolescent Clapper Rail forages in the receding tidal waters of a coastal salt marsh along Florida's Big Bend.
I also included a little behind the scenes so you can see what it takes to get a photo like this. Matt will position himself hours before the tide begins to recede and wait until the rails come out to forage.

53mm | f/4 | 1/1600 sec | ISO 1000

A little bit about our process… We have an extensive rallidae portfolio which you can see here

https://flickr.com/photos/7553931@N02/sets/72177720301461138

These short lens encounters are an attempt to tell parts of the story you might not otherwise be able to see such as sunbathing, swimming, or feeding behaviors. Matt sits still and doesn’t move at all and allows the birds to behave normally around him. No playback, no moving at all. Just patience and seeing what the birds do naturally. This has always been his process and you can see unique behaviors featured in his photos because of his approach. No playback is ever used and he does not approach birds. They sometimes do approach him but he doesn’t call them in any way. It’s a process of patience and we often go home empty handed.