Marieke dB

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Nature and wildlife photographer, blogger/columnist, social services volunteer, member of Postcrossing

Goose emerging from a dunk underwater and ruffling its feathers spreading water drops around
Small bird with gray feathers and black cap and throat with blue bands on its left leg before it flew off after being banded
Bird with mottled coloring of blue, beige and orange hues
Three birds perched on wire - The left-most looking a little worried, the middle one peering intently at the left one and the right one ignoring them both
Bird with red head, black and white body feathers in front of a nesting hole
American crow with dried mealworms, apparently a treat for them!
Young bird without its adult coloring being fed by a male parent
Tall white bird in front of leafy trees at edge of pond with its reflection beneath it in the water
Just fledged small bird, puffing up its feathers to attract mom and dad's attention to the fact it wants food!
Black bird with white bill swimming on lake
Black bird on perch with head turned upside down and nictitating membrane over its eye
Baby killdeer standing in the gravel-covered parking lot
Large bird with gray back and brownish and white striped breast and legs with wings up, tail extended as it splashed around for a bath
Bird with yellowish hues perched on feeder looking at photographer
Mostly grayish bird perched on stump turned to look left
Bird with open beak singing and showing off his breeding colors of gray, russet, black, white and yellow
Young woodpeckers facing off - literally - at the bird feeder
Wood duck female showing a bit of blue in her back feathers while swimming
Young crow with puffed up feathers perched on bird bath where it was getting a drink
Gray bird with red eye calling
Bird with green head and neck, reddish breast, eye and beak perched on a branch
Bluebird parent with caterpillar that will be a meal for one of its nestlings
Part of a group of water snakes of different sizes and hues curled up together at some vegetation in the middle of a creek.
Male white-tailed deer with his antlers in velvet
A black and orange bird perched at the top of a branch and a yellow bird further down the branch; they were taking a brief break from finding food for nestlings
Bird perched on branch with feathers partly lit by sunshine coming through leaves on a tree
Small gray bird with brown nape and top of head and white throat and breast perched sideways on a tree trunk
Female goldfinch perched on a branch
Bird on stump with insect protruding from its mouth
A baby wren opens it mouth wide to get a morsel of dried mealworm from its parent
Two spotted white-tailed deer fawns showing sibling affection
This bird is not seen often in our urban parks in Chapel Hill; it was wonderful that it spread its huge wings out to land in sight for a while
Beautifully multi-colored bird with wings open - it was a rare visitor to our East Coast as they are actually Western birds in the US
Bird with black feathers, white face and red on its beak floating on the water
Smallish bird perched on a bare branch, multiple colors and sweet face
Black bird walking across some grass
Black bird perched on withering cattails
Two large birds with big beaks, gray and white plumate and long legs enabling them to balance nicely on the top of a tree
Close-up of an African ostrich's legs when it is sitting. Its claws are impressive.
Large black bird with wings spread and tail open in flight - looking down below for some chance at a meal
Butterfly taking a rest from fluttering in a meadow near a lake that is drying up.
Osprey mother eating some of a fish left by the father for her and her babies. One nestling is peeping up on the left and the second one's head is just under her wing.
At the left a great blue heron is preparing to land along the pond's edge while a tundra swan opens its wings in surprise
Bird with beautifully yellow-tipped tail getting ready to scratch its head
Small bird perched on feeder pole - has black head with white stripe above eye and white throat, gray back and light rusty-brown breast
Large black and white birds at the top of a utility tower; one is on the nest they are building, looking up at the second one arriving with a new branch for the nest.
Small perched brown bird with white stripe above eye and a mouthful of dried vegetation
Group of birds including gulls and black ducks
Bird with brown-gray back and neck and rusty colored breast bent over in branch with blue cedar berry in its beak
Fluffy young goose with yellow face and eyes closed, sleeping
Cope's gray treefrog peering out at me from the spout of my watering can - it's favorite rest place these days
Large brown bird with huge bill taking off from the water at the Atlantic Coast
Gray bird with a seed in its pink bill, perched on a gray branch
Bird with white and rusty-brown coloring on head and back and chest streaks and pink bill, perched on feeder pole
Bird with white breast and yellow and black coloring on wings, perched on branch facing forward
Recently hatched bluebird with naked body and bulging black eyes
Small yellow bird with white eyering, white stripes on darker feathers and back feathers standing erect (due to wind if I remember correctly)