Laura G.

@hawklady.bsky.social

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Wildlife and nature photographer, NYC. No AI. All photos by me. https://www.gogginphotography.com/

An adult Red-Shouldered Hawk perches on a bare branch. Its feathers are floofed up, giving the hawk a round fluffy look. Its wings are checkered black and white while its body and head are warm rusty brown. It has beady dark eyes and pointy curved talons.
Portrait of a Barred Owl. It is streaky brown and white with dark eyes and a yellow beak.
A Brown Pelican dives towards the water with a giant cruise ship in the background.
A Black Skimmer flies low over the water and uses its bill to skim to the surface. The bird has a white belly, black wings, and back with a black cap, and bright bi-colored red and black bill.
An Eastern Kingbird comes down on the head of a young Bald Eagle as it flies.
My local female Red-Tailed Hawk, Amelia, scores a 10 as she lands on the tippy-top of a tree. Her wings are raised showing the white and brown patterns on the undersides of her wings. Her head is brown and she has a dark brown speckled belly band.
Two Eastern Kingbirds attack a juvenile Bald Eagle as it flies. The Kingbirds peck at the eagle's head and are showing their bright yellow crowns. The Eagle had committed the crime of landing in their nest tree.
A juvenile Bald Eagle flies towards the camera on a dreary gray day. It's mostly dark with patches of white, and bright yellow talons.
A crowd is gathered in front of a large outdoor screen on Governors Island which is showing the World Cup final. The skyscrapers of lower Manhattan are visible in the background.
A recently fledged Bald Eagle flies towards my camera. It's a huge dark bird with patches of white and yellow talons.
Two juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk siblings cool their feet in a mud puddle on a hot summer day.
A pair of Ospreys perch on their nest atop a light pole along the East River of NYC. The Manhattan Bridge is in the background.
A young red-tailed hawk eats a meal atop a cyclone fence with the Statue of Liberty in the background.
A Bald Eagle flies past the camera while another one watches from a distant tree branch.
Resident adult female Red-Tailed Hawk, Amelia, perches on a branch. She has a brown head and wings, and a mostly white chest.
A young Great Blue Heron perches on a bare branch. It is mostly brownish gray and has long bi-colored legs.
A female Red-Tailed Hawk takes off from the top of a flagpole. She is banded and resides in NYC.
Two gray squirrels look straight at the camera from their perch in a tree.
A juvenile Red-Tailed hawk perches on a branch with its wings slightly out on a hot summer day.
Knicks mural going up in First Park in the East Village.
A young Red-Tailed Hawk perches on a fence with rainbow colors in the background. Its face looks like it's smiling.
A Red-Tailed Hawk chick looks over the edge of its nest. It is white and fuzzy with two huge dark eyes. It gives us a very stern look.
An immature Red-Tailed Hawk flies from left to right. It's almost all brown with yellow eyes and a striped tail that's spread open like a fan.
A Black and White warbler perches on a bare branch and looks towards the camera. It has a white throat and its body is all black and white streaks.
A Gopher Tortoise hanging out in the sun on a grassy path.
An anole lizard eating a damselfly.
A Eurasian Eagle Owl stares straight at the camera. Its eyes are bright orange and its plumage is mostly brown with a white "bear" and chest. Its beak and "ears" are black.
A Crested Caracara perches on a fence post along a road.
A pair of baby Great Horned Owls sit on the edge of their nest. One of them looks towards the camera.
Two American White Pelicans toss around a Muscovy Duck duckling. One pelican eyes the duckling as it's tossed in the air while the second pelican waits below with its maw wide open.
An American Robin gathers muddy nesting material from the edge of a pond.
An American White Pelican flies across a blue sky. It is white, with black wingtips and a yellow-orange bill with a breeding "hump" on top.
A Blue Jay perches on a bare branch. The bright color of the bird stands out against a drab background.
An adult female red-tailed hawk named Amelia soars in the late afternoon light. She presides over her territory in NYC.
Two unusually dark Canada geese seen with "normal" geese as well as Brants.
A juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk perches on a fence and looks at the camera.
A male Red-Tailed Hawk makes a move on his mate who is perched on a branch.
A soft-looking Barn Owl looks towards the camera. Its face is white and its eyes look like black marbles.
A Barred Owl perches in a plane tree. Its brown and white feathers are fluffed up.
Sunset over Tampa Bay with a woman on a paddle boat in the foreground. The sky is pink and is reflected in the water.
A Muscovy Duck duckling gets tossed around by five American White Pelicans. The little duckling has its wings and feet splayed out, and a terrified look on its face.
A Red-Tailed Hawk grasps a pigeon in his talons while standing in snow.
Paper hearts decorate a light pole.
The St Pete Pier at sunset with a flock of shorebirds in the foreground.
An American Alligator swims towards the camera.
A Brown Pelican skims the top of a lake with its open beak as it hunts for prey in some shallow water. The bird is gray with a white stripe running from its eye down its throat. Its wings are outstretched and its bright yellow eye gives it kind of a crazed expression.
An Abdim's Stork looks straight at the camera. The bird has a dark purple neck and head with a large rough orange bill. The background is black.
A female Common Eider floats in the water and shows off her beautiful brown patterned plumage.
An immature Red-Shouldered Hawk perches on a railing in the Lower East Side neighborhood of NYC.
An Echo Most caterpillar scoots across a sandy path. It has black and yellow stripes with rusty red spikes.
Two Burrowing Owls stand in a field next to their burrow and look towards the camera. This photo was taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
A Red-Tailed Hawk leaps to an air-conditioner in the window of an apartment building. Air-conditioners and fire escapes provide nice perches for urban birds.
A Red-Tailed hawk perches in a tree during a snow storm. Ice crystals are stuck to his face.
Snow covers the beach at Coney Island, NYC. A sprinkler in the shape of a palm tree is lonely and covered in snow.
A Cooper's Hawk flies across a blue sky. The hawk is mostly white with brown barring on its wings and body. It has a bright yellow eye and a fierce look on its face.
A young Red-Tailed hawk soars across a wintry background. It is nearly all brown, with a bright yellow eye. Its tail is spread to show a beautiful barred pattern.
A Red-Tailed Hawk perches on the white dome of a building. A Kestrel casts a shadow on the side of the dome above the hawk.
A Black-Bellied Plover in non-breeding plumage walks alone across a patch of sand on a rocky beach.
A Red-Tailed Hawk gets flustered after being buzzed by a Blue Jay.
A young Red-Tailed Hawk perches on the roof of a house and looks straight at the camera.