Colleen M. Dougher
@colleendougher
South Florida nature photographer, artist, writer. I spend most of my free time observing the creatures in my backyard and beyond and documenting my sightings through photography, photo-based art & writing. Photos/text are my own unless otherwise noted.
A Green Anole hanging out on the leaves of the Wild Coffee Plant. #photography #naturephotography #wildflorida #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #florida #southflorida #nature #backyard #wildlife #lizard #lizards #reptile #reptiles #greenanole #anole #wildcoffee #plants
I love how Yellow-Crowned Night Herons seem to feel at home here. ❤️ #heron #herons #yellowcrownednightheron #nightheron #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #wildlife #floridabirds #wildflorida #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky #southflorida 🪶
A Yellow-Crowned Night Heron & dragonflies on our lake. #heron #herons #yellowcrownednightheron #nightheron #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #floridabirds #wildflorida #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky #southflorida
Tricolored Heron catching lots of tiny fish on our neighborhood lake today. #heron #herons #tricoloredheron #birds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #wildlife #floridabirds #birdwatching
A Snowy Egret on our neighborhood lake. #snowyegrets #egret #egrets #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #southflorida #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky #backyard #wildflorida 🪶
I spent some quality time watching herons on the lake today. This one was a very active forager but in this pic had stopped to preen. #heron #herons #tricoloredheron #birds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #wildlife #floridabirds #birdwatching
We should all sleep as soundly as Ms. Buttons. The music does not wake her up. It narrrates her deepest dreams. 🎶 #cats #catsofbluesky #tabbycats #everydayiscaturday #sleep #catnaps #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #tabbycats #animals #zen #peace
I always love seeing Ibis on our lake whether they're foraging in a group & sounding like a kazoo band or on their own. #birds #birders #bird #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ibis #whiteibis #wadingbirds #nature #birdphotography
Some days are a lot and one has much to say about them & wants to be heard. I hear you, Grackle, and think I understand. #birds #photography #naturephotography #wildflorida #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdwatching #nature #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #grackle #grackles #backyard
One of the many backyard Blue Jays I love ... and just to be clear, I love all of them. 💙 #floridabirds #birds #birders #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #bluejay #bluejays #nature #natureart #backyard
“A Little Birdie Told Her” The imagined dream of a cat who enjoys watching birds from her window. Her name is Lil Red Buttons aka Ms. Buttons aka BabyBug. #caturday #tabbycat #tabbycats #orangecat #meow #cat #cats #everydayiscatday #lifeisgood #catart #bloomscrolling #birdwatching #birding #kitty
"The Queen of Everything" (Ms. Lil Red Buttons, Water Lily Hat, Queen Butterflies, Curiosity and Wonder) # #caturdaynight #tabbycat #tabbycats #orangecat #waterlilies #queenbutterflies #meow #cat #cats #everydayiscatday #lifeisgood #passionflowers #buttonbushblooms #catart #herekittykitty
“Caturday Afternoon” (Ms. Lil Red Buttons, Passionflowers, Buttonbush Blooms) #caturday #caturdaynight #tabbycat #tabbycats #orangecat #orangecats #meow #cat #cats #everydayiscatday #lifeisgood #passionflowers #buttonbushblooms #catart #herekittykitty
Sometimes it pays to hope. Sometimes not. It may depend on what you hope for & who has the most skills but sometimes it's just about who is having a lucky day and whether you're the heron or the fish. It's worth remembering that one day we all become the unlucky fish.🪶🐟 #CompassionForAllCreatures
"Little Wishes for Tiny Fishes" This Tricolored heron took a break from foraging to look skyward & perhaps hope for more tiny fishes. #tricoloredheron #heron #herons #egret #egrets #bird #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #floridabirds #wishing #wadingbirds 🪶
One of my friends in high places. Grackles are numerous on our lake right now. #birds #birders #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #floridawildlife #nature #wildlife #grackle #grackles #backyard #birdlovers #southflorida #featheredfriends 🪶
A beautiful Tri-Colored Heron who frequents our neighborhood lake. #heron #herons #tricoloredheron #egret #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #floridabirds #wildflorida #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky #southflorida
"Ibis: One of Many" A portraits I made of an Ibis surrounded by flowers from the garden and a few apple snail shells. #birds #birders #wildlife #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #ibis #nature #birdphotography #wadingbirds #natureart #bloomscrolling #birdart🪶
A portrait I made of my favorite Grackle in a beautyberry frame. #birds #bird #birders #birding #birdwatching #birdart #birdoftheday #natureart #naturephotography #birdphotography #floridawildlife #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #grackle #grackles #iridescence #birdlovers #featheredfriends 🪶
We see many kinds of birds on our neighborhood lake but NEVER swans! Imagine our surprise when this pair arrived this week. ❤️ #birds #birders #birding #birdwatching #swans #muteswans #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #featheredfriends 🪶
Splish splash, he was takin' a bath. #birds #birders #birding #birdwatching #natureart #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #floridawildlife #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #grackle #grackles #splash #southflorida #backyard #birdlovers #featheredfriends 🪶
The Little Blue Heron who is a regular on our neighborhood lake. 💙 #littleblueheron #heron #herons #egret #egret #birds #birders #birdwatching #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #southflorida #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky #wildflorida
I love that these adorable Blue-Winged Teals have been coming to the lake in Fall/Winter. 💙 #birds #birders #bird #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #teals #ducks #bluewingedteals #birdphotography #dabblingducks 🪶
Yesterday afternoon. #sky #blueskies #bluesky #floridasky #floridaskies #clouds #sunrays
I love the sky-blue eyes of the Ibis. This is one of the many Ibis who visit our neighborhood lake. #birds #birders #bird #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ibis #whiteibis #nature #birdphotography #wadingbirds 🪶
"If you want to show your true colors you must spread your wings & make yourself look bigger than you feel at times." -- A Grackle who practices this art. #birds #birders #natureart #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #grackle #grackles
A message from my iguana friends. 🦎 #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #florida #southflorida #nature #backyard #wildlife #lizard #lizards #reptile #reptiles #iguana #iguanas #respectallcreatures