Paul Napier
@wildlife-exposures
Spending retirement with wildlife and a camera. Based in Western New York.
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth Photographed July 22, 2026, Town of Lewiston, NY www.instagram.com/wildlife.exposures #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #macro #insects #closeupphotography #moths #hummingbirdmoths
Gray Catbird mid-meow... Photographed July 20, 2026, Grand Island NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #backlight #fineartphotography #closeupphotography #birds #birdphotography #catbird #graycatbird
Great Egret preparing for the day ahead... Photographed July 20, 2026 Beaver Island State Park, Grand Island, NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #backlight #fineartphotography #birds #birdphotography #waterbirds #egrets #greategret
Calico Pennant Dragonfly...before the air quality went downhill Photographed July 13, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #portrait #closeupphotography #dragonfly #dragonflies #calicopennant
Great Egret on takeoff... Photographed July 13, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #backlight #fineartphotography #birds #birdphotography #birdsinflight #waterbirds #egrets #greategret
Summer Royalty #3 - Monarch Butterfly (or vibrant Orange Milkweed, if you prefer flora) Photographed July 13, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #butterflies #butterfly #closeupphotography #monarch
Gray Catbird Photographed July 12, 2026, Amherst NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #darkandmoody #moodyphotography #fineartphotography #portrait #birds #birdphotography #catbird #graycatbird
Western Honey Bee Photographed July 8, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #OM-1MarkII #naturephotography #fineartphotography #portrait #macro #closeupphotography #textureblending #bees #honeybee #pollinator #beesandwasps
The Calico Pennant Dragonfly Photographed July 9, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #OM-1MarkII #naturephotography #fineartphotography #macro #closeupphotography #dragonfly #dragonflies
Monarch Butterfly (I saw many - a very good sign) Photographed July 9, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #portrait #butterflies #butterfly #closeupphotography #monarch
Great Spangled Frittilary Photographed July 9, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY www.instagram.com/wildlife.exposures #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #macro #portrait #closeupphotography #butterflies #butterfly #greatspangledfrittilary
Summer Royalty - Monarch Butterfly Photographed July 8, 2026, Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 100-400 Mk II & MC-14 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #macro #monarch #closeupphotography #butterflies #butterfly
Pure Green Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura) *No color adjustments have been made to the bee - these guys are really, really green* Photographed July 7, 2026, Spicer Creek WMA, Grand Island NY #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #macro #bees #naturephotography #fineartphotography #greensweatbee
The Call of the Wren... The ever-elusive Marsh Wren. Photographed July 5, 2026, Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #portrait #closeupphotography #birds #birdphotography #songbirds #wrens #marshwren
Summer Azure Butterfly Photographed July 5, 2026, Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #OM-1MarkII #naturephotography #fineartphotography #butterflies #butterfly #closeupphotography
The Fibonacci Interval - the perfect logarithmic spiral hidden inside a lacecap hydrangea. Photographed July 3, 2026, Amherst NY OM System OM-1 Mk II, OM 60mm F2.8 Macro #photographersunited #naturephotography #flowers #flora #fineartphotography #closeupphotography #OM-1MarkII
Yellow in a sea of green... American Goldfinch Photographed July 1, 2026, Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/Wildlif... #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birdphotography #birds #goldfinch #finch
American Goldfinch Photographed July 1, 2026 at Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birdphotography #birds #goldfinch #finch Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/Wildlif...
Twelve-spotted Skimmer working the balance beam... Photographed July 1, 2026, Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY #dragonfly #dragonflies #insects #OM-1MarkII #macro #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #fineartphotography #naturephotography #closeupphotography
Widow Skimmer Dragonfly Photographed June 21, 2026 with a tenebrism (very pronounced chiaroscuro) edit Reinstein Woods, Depew NY #chiaroscuro #tenebrism #darkandmoody #fineartphotography #lowkey #macro #closeupphotography #bugs #dragonfly #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography
The Great Egret Photographed June 21, 2026, Reinstein Woods, Depew NY #chiaroscuro #tenebrism #darkandmoody #fineartphotography #moodyphotography #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #lowkey #birds #birdphotography #egrets #greategret
Common Eastern Bumble Bee Photographed June 20, 2026 *** No insects in my photographs are ever cooled, frozen, stunned, or otherwise harmed in any way. They are photographed alive and exclusively in their natural habitat. *** #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #macro #bees #bumblebee
Jeremiah - a good friend of mine... American Bullfrog on a sunny Sunday Photographed June 21, 2026, Reinstein Woods, Depew NY #bullfrog #frogs #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #closeupphotography
Red-headed Woodpecker Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY Photographed June 20, 2026 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birds #birdphotography #woodpecker #redheadedwoodpecker
Silhouette on water... Great Blue Heron at Beaver Island State Park Photographed June 5, 2026, Grand Island NY I am now producing matted 8x10 prints myself vs outsourcing Better job, lower price Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/Wildlif... #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography
The gentlest bond... Wood Ducks at the Great Baehre Swamp, Amherst NY Photographed June 15, 2026 Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/Wildlif... #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birds #waterbirds #birdphotography #ducks #woodducks
Breakfast in the swamp... American Goldfinch, Great Baehre Swamp, Amherst NY Photographed June 15, 2026 #OM-1MarkII #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #naturephotography #chiaroscuro #tenebrism #lowkey #fineartphotography #birds #birdphotography #goldfinch #finch #darkandmoody
Great Egret at takeoff... Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY Photographed June 13, 2026 Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/Wildlif... #fineartnature #fi̇neartphotography #artinnature #artofvisuals #wildlifeart #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #birdlovers #bestbirdshots #birdsinflight #egretsofinstagram
Red-headed Woodpecker Photographed June 11, 2026, Buffalo NY Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/Wildlif... Instagram - www.instagram.com/wildlife.exposures #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #birds #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birdphotography #woodpecker #redheadedwoodpecker
Fearsome bird of prey... Northern Yellow Warbler, Tifft Nature Preserve, Western New York Photographed June 11, 2026 Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/Wildlif... #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #birdphotography #naturephotography #fineartphotography #birds #warblers #yellowwarbler