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Guy with a camera. Sunrises, wildlife, and moments along the Chesapeake Bay. #ChesapeakeBay #Sunrise #Photography Pup dad (she’s in charge). Canon EOS R7 OEF XI

The sun rises into a cloud layer above the Chesapeake Bay. The sky transitions from gray on the horizon to red-orange, back to gray clouds, then to lighter clouds with blue sky peeking through.
A run empties into the Chesapeake Bay as the sun continues to rise above the clouds into a blue sky
A gull attempts to land on a piling that is already claimed by a different gull, which makes its feelings about it known.
A dragonfly hangs onto a blade of grass in the wind on a beach along the Chesapeake Bay
A Mockingbird takes flight from the post holding a birdhouse.
A bird flies over the Chesapeake Bay as the sun rises against a low cloud layer
A Mockingbird standing on a bird house next to a pond with a worm in its mouth, looking down at the post the birdhouse is attached to, contemplating it's next move.
The sun sets through a smoky sky over the St. Mary's River near the Chesapeake Bay.
Roxy takes her rightful place, walking on the beach, actually wading into the water at a few points. The blue crabs that had to scurry away were not impressed.
The sun rises over the Chesapeake Bay on July 14, 2026.
A Forster's Tern sits on a piling in the Chesapeake Bay
A gull tries to land on a piling that another gull has already claimed. The gull already sitting has its beak open, looking at the landing gull and seemingly voicing its discontent. Even birds sometimes have rough commutes.
The sun rises over the Chesapeake Bay as clouds move out
The sun rises above a smoky Chesapeake Bay on July 16, 2026.
Sunrise over the Chesapeake Bay on June 16, 2026.
The sun prepares to rise into an extremely clear sky over the Chesapeake Bay
Pre-sunrise over the Chesapeake Bay on June 16, 2026
A Blue Crab in the Chesapeake Bay doing crabby things.
An Osprey sizes up the photographer.
A Great Blue Heron walks in the low tides of a run that empties into the Chesapeake Bay
A Crescent Moon lingers in the upper right sky as the sun glows through the clouds over the Chesapeake Bay on the left.
A slime green dragonfly takes a moment on a glistening white rock
A bee pauses on a flower
A walking trail in my neighborhood.
A walking trail through the woods in my neighborhood
A Brown Pelican begins to dive against a sunrise along the Chesapeake Bay
The sun halfway through rising above the horizon of the Chesapeake Bay on a breezy day (that felt great).
A Cownose Ray that was deposited on a beach of the Chesapeake Bay. First one I've encountered. I used a stick to raise the sand under it so that a wave caught it and carried it back out into the Bay.
A bird passes through as the sun rises over the Chesapeake Bay
A Great Blue Heron pauses in the surf of a run leading into the Chesapeake Bay as it was walking around. Normally I get side profiles; getting a front profile is relatively unusual.
A European Starling sits on a wire, with its iridescence showing in the sunlight.
Birds gather on a structure on the Chesapeake Bay
An Osprey soars over a beach along the Chesapeake Bay.
Roxy struts on the beach
Sunrise over the Chesapeake Bay as a wave ripples ashore
A Brown Pelican skims the surface of the Chesapeake Bay
A Red-Winged Blackbird sits on top of a tree against a cloudy sky
Two European Starlings perch on an Osprey nest on top of a utility pole near the St. Mary's River
An Osprey sits on a branch along a beach of the Chesapeake Bay in the early morning light
Driftwood lies on a beach of the Chesapeake Bay just after sunrise
Clouds greet the sunrise over the Chesapeake Bay.
Sunset over the St. Mary's River
Roxy, a white and tan cockapoo dog, leads during a walk along a trail leading to the Chesapeake Bay
A Great Blue Heron struts near the shoreline of a tidal run feeding into the Chesapeake Bay
A crab scurries in the sand between rocks forming a jetty next to the Chesapeake Bay
Roxy parades the beach
A sunrise over the Chesapeake Bay from March 2026.
Sunset next to a flocking dock at St. Mary's College of Maryland
A Great Blue Heron prepares to land in a tidal run leading into the Chesapeake Bay.
A Great Blue Heron walks away from two deer
A Great Blue Heron walks away from two deer
Great Blue Heron and Brown Pelican take a moment
the sun rises over the Chesapeake Bay as birds fly into view
A unique look to yesterdays' sunrise over the Chesapeake Bay.
A Bald Eagle flies over the Chesapeake Bay on 07/07/2026.
A woodpecker hangs underneath a tree branch
Clouds obscured the sun yesterday morning, but the Bay still put on a show. The breeze made the time on the beach much more pleasant.
A Dragonfly (Widow Skimmer?) hangs on a reed that was flexing in the wind off of the Chesapeake Bay
A young rabbit sits along to the side of a stone road leading to a Chesapeake Bay beach