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I’m Tom and I’m the photographer behind the camera that photographs mostly wildlife. Black bears are my favorite species to photograph in Eastern North Carolina.
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This Barred Owl was taking a nap before it was rudely awakened by its offspring crying that it was hungry again . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikonphotography #getoutside

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This turtle and dragonfly were enjoying some sunshine together . #nature #nikonphotography #getoutside #insects #turtle

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An Owl a day keeps the doctor away. 🦉 #birds #nature #nikonphotography #getoutside

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This little gator was soaking up some afternoon sunshine before the storm clouds rolled in . #nature #nikon #getoutside

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It’s #waderwednesday and this Great Blue Heron says the water is too hot, so it found a nice perch to catch a breeze on . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon

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This Red-headed Woodpecker doesn’t know how to read , but it does know how to catch a dragonfly for a tasty snack . 🦉 #birds #nature #getoutside #nikonphotography

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This Spotted Sandpiper looks like it’s walking the gang plank with its reflection. 🦉 #birds #nature #nikonphotography #getoutside

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It’s #flyday and this Spotted Sandpiper is so ready for the weekend. I hope everyone has a great weekend ! 🦉 #birds #nature #nikonphotography #getoutside

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Double trouble. Two juvenile Green Herons searching for a morning snack . 🦉 #birds #nikonphotographer #getoutside #nature

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This juvenile Green Heron was having a bad hair day while it was trying to hide from me . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikonphotographer #getoutside

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It’s #flyday and this Green Heron is off to find its mate to enjoy the weekend . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon #getoutside

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It’s #waderwednesday and this guy has an itch to take care of before getting into the water . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon #photography

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I caught this Osprey soaking up the morning sunshine and enjoying its Sunday morning when I came across it . 🦉 #birds #nature #photography #nikon

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I caught this Great Blue Heron soaking up some Sunday morning sunshine . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon #getoutside

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It’s #flyday and this Eagle is out in search for an early evening snack. I hope everyone has a great weekend. 🦉 #birds #nature #nikonphotography #getoutside

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Mom doesn’t have to worry about guarding the nest anymore, as her one surviving eaglet has fledged and she is now an empty nester . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikonphotography #getoutside

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This drake Wood Duck told to take a picture and it would last longer, so I did LOL 🦉 #birds #nature #nikonphotograpy

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If you like graffiti covered bridges and Hummingbirds, you might like my new video I uploaded to my YouTube channel. Please check it out. 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon youtu.be/QSBybIbaUOg?...

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It’s #flyday and mom is off to find more food for her little ones . The day after this image was made the little ones fledged . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon

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Mom enjoying some alone time before heading out to feed the kids again . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon

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It’s feeding time again . Poor mom was feeding these two about every 25 minutes the day before they fledged . 🦉 #birds #mature #nikon #photography

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A female Ruby-throated hummingbird taking a quick rest before heading back to the nest to feed her babies . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon #photography

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My morning view. How’s your morning going ? 🦉 #birds #Nature #Nikon

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This hen Wood Duck doesn’t look too interested in the drake Wood Duck as she’s swimming by with her nose in the air. 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon

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This goose wants say hello and good misty morning to everyone . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon

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Dad showing off in front of mom and the two eaglets . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon

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This hen Wood Duck is drying off her wings after taking a morning bath while the mist burns off of the pond . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikonphotography

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A different kind of bird photography . I caught the Thunderbirds mooning the moon this past Saturday at the Wings Over Wayne Airshow in Goldsboro Nc #aviation #photography #nikon #planes

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It’s #twosday and these two are ignoring each other as the Goose tries to take over the duck pond. 🦉 #birds #nature #nikonphotography

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A drake Wood Duck soaking up some morning sunshine. 🦉 #birds #nature #nikonphotography

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It’s #flyday and this hen Wood Duck is off to start the weekend as the mist burns off of the pond . 🦉 #birds #nature #photography #nikon

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This Canadian Goose is happy that it has the sunshine all to itself after chasing all the Wood Ducks off of the duck pond . 🦉 #birds #nature #Nikon #photography

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It’s #twosday and these two Drake Wood Ducks are having a fight over a hen . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon #photography

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This male Eagle is enjoying some sunshine after dropping off dinner to its mate and their eaglets . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon #photography

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It’s #flyday and this Wood Duck drake is pumped up to get the weekend started. 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon #photography

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It’s #twosday and these two are checking out the honeymoon suite . 🦉 #birds #nikon #nature #photography

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Fowl was on the menu for the eaglets Saturday morning meal . 🦉#birds # Nikon #nature #photography

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This little lady was being shy and ignoring the drake’s advances towards her. 🦉#birds #nature #nikon #photography

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It’s #flyday and this little lady is so ready for the weekend to start . 🦉 #birds #nature #Nikon #photography

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I caught this guy on his morning swim . 🦉#birds #nature #Nikon

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These Wood Ducks were having a little morning get together as the mist was slowly burning off of the pond . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon #photography

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It’s #twosday and these two are doing a little bit of baby making in front of me . 🦉#birds #nature #nikon #photography

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This Eagle was getting a drink of water when it heard its mate flying over and then was probably wondering who was watching the nest with the eaglets in it . 🦉 #birds #nature #nikon #photography

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Red-tailed Hawk doing. Flyby to have its bottom side checked out . 🦉 #birds #nature #photography #nikon

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