SNOW SHOVELER---- Starting the weekend with a little fun with a pun. I captured this photo of a northern shoveler on a rather unpleasant day in the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge on the Oregon-California border The snow was blowing harshly in a stiff breeze that seemed to slow down the flight of the shoveler. #your_best_birds #allmightybirds #birdfreaks #anythingfeathered #feather_perfection #igbirdfreaks #ig_birdwatchers #birdextreme #udog_feathers #nuts_about_birds #kings_birds #bestbirdshots #ig_discover_birdslife #eye_spy_birds #bird_brilliance #planetbirds #igbirds #birdsofinstagram #audubonsociety #majestic_wildlife_ #naturesbestphotomagazine #pocket_birds #youroregon #traveloregon #oregonexplored #bestoforegon #exploreoregon #1859oregon #backyardbend #jj_oregon

SPREAD, EXTEND, FLY--- I've seen it thousands of times but the process is no less fascinating. Birds like this Great Blue Heron near Bandon, Oregon simply and effortlessly spread their wings, extend them gracefully yet powerfully, and take to the skies. It's easy to see how a desire to be able to fly like these birds is so common. #your_best_birds #allmightybirds #birdfreaks #anythingfeathered #feather_perfection #igbirdfreaks #ig_birdwatchers #udog_feathers #nuts_about_birds #kings_birds #bestbirdshots #passion_4_wildlife #ig_discover_birdslife #eye_spy_birds #bird_brilliance #planetbirds #igbirds #birdsofinstagram #audubonsociety #majestic_wildlife_ #naturesbestphotomagazine #pocket_birds #youroregon #backyardbend #naturaloregon #outinoregon #oregoncoast #bestoforegoncoast #coastexplorer #oregoncoastcollective

STATELY STANCE---- Slow, small movements are common for herons as they silently stalk their prey. Sometimes those behaviors favor the photographer as this black crowned night heron in Klamath Falls, Oregon remained motionless for a very long time with a pretty pose for my camera. #your_best_birds #allmightybirds #anythingfeathered #feather_perfection #ig_birdwatchers #birdextreme #udog_feathers #nuts_about_birds #kings_birds #bestbirdshots #ig_discover_birdslife #eye_spy_birds #bird_brilliance #planetbirds #igbirds #birdsofinstagram #audubonsociety #majestic_wildlife_ #naturesbestphotomagazine #pocket_birds #instabirds #instabird #birdlovers #pocket_birds #birdextreme #wildlife_perfection #igbirds #birdlove #1859oregon #backyardbend