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Backlit wings and a split-second pause before the flower. 🪶 A Ruby-throated Hummingbird hovers in the late-afternoon light at Memorial Park.

📍 Memorial Park, Houston, TX
📸 Sony α7R VI + FE 100-400mm

#BirdPhotography #HoustonNature #Hummingbird
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) hovers in profile with one wing spread wide and glowing gold in strong backlight. The bird faces a red flower at the right edge of the frame, surrounded by softly blurred red blooms and green foliage against a dark background. ⭕ Aperture: ƒ/8 ⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/4000s 💡 ISO 12800 📏 Focal Length: 400mm 📅 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 🕐 Time: 5:42 PM 📍 Location: 29° 45' 57.83" N, 95° 26' 48.7" W 📸 Camera: Sony α7R VI 🔍 Lens: FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS © 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved
September 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Rush hour at the flowers. A Black-and-gold Bumble Bee and Western Honey Bee cross paths in midair at Memorial Park.

📍 Memorial Park, Houston, TX
📸 Sony α7R VI + FE 100-400mm

#Pollinators #WildlifePhotography #HoustonNature
A Black-and-gold Bumble Bee (Bombus auricomus) hovers beside a small red flower while a Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) flies nearby. The large bumble bee is sharply detailed with dark wings extended, surrounded by vivid green foliage and softly blurred red flowers against a dark green background. ⭕ Aperture: ƒ/8 ⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2500s 💡 ISO 6400 📏 Focal Length: 400mm 📅 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 🕐 Time: 5:38 PM 📍 Location: 29° 45' 57.73" N, 95° 26' 49.02" W 📸 Camera: Sony ⍺7R VI 🔍 Lens: FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS © 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved
September 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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August 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Patrolling the skies. 🪶✨
📍 Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
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#Osprey #RaptorsOfInstagram #TexasBirds #HoustonNature #ShotOnCanon #WildlifeWithCanon #Nature
An Osprey seen from below, soaring through a solid, vibrant blue sky. Its long, slender wings are fully extended, showing brown and white barred patterns on the underside. The bird's white body and dark eye stripe are clearly visible. 📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50 🔍 Lens: RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM ⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2000s Aperture: ƒ/8 💡 ISO 800 📏 Focal Length: 300mm 📅 Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2026 🕐 Time: 2:12 PM 📍 Location: 29° 43' 7.67" N, 95° 37' 38.31" W
May 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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A classic marshland pairing. 🪶✨
📍 Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
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#TricoloredHeron #WhiteIbis #TexasBirds #HoustonNature #ShotOnCanon #WildlifeWithCanon #Nature
A Tricolored Heron with slate-blue wings and a white belly stands in shallow water next to a large fallen log. Perched on top of the same log is a White Ibis with bright white feathers and a long, curved pink bill. Both birds are in profile against a soft-focus water background at Fiorenza Park. 📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50 🔍 Lens: RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM ⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/1000s Aperture: ƒ/8 💡 ISO 800 📏 Focal Length: 248mm 📅 Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 🕐 Time: 4:23 PM 📍 Location: 29° 43' 9.58" N, 95° 37' 42.64" W
May 4, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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High-perch scouting. 🪶👁️
📍 Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
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#BlackCrownedNightHeron #JuvenileBirds #TexasBirds #HoustonNature #ShotOnCanon #WildlifeWithCanon #Nature
A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron with brown, spotted plumage and a bill showing a yellowish lower mandible perched at the tip of a tall, bare branch. The bird is looking to the left over a background of lush green bushes and winter trees at Fiorenza Park. 📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50 🔍 Lens: RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM ⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2000s Aperture: ƒ/8 💡 ISO 5000 📏 Focal Length: 400mm 📅 Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2026 🕐 Time: 1:26 PM 📍 Location: 29° 42' 58.39" N, 95° 37' 29.41" W
May 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Elegance in the descent. 🪶💦
📍 Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
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A black Neotropic Cormorant landing on the water in slow motion, its wings spread wide as it creates a delicate white splash. An American Coot swims calmly in the background. The water surface shows soft ripples reflecting a cloudy sky at Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park. 📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50 🔍 Lens: RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM ⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2000s Aperture: ƒ/6.3 💡 ISO 1600 📏 Focal Length: 100mm 📅 Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 🕐 Time: 2:30 PM 📍 Location: 29° 43' 12.72" N, 95° 37' 43.84" W
May 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Spring is officially arriving. 🐝🌼
📍 Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
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#CarpenterBee #Huisache #TexasWildflowers #HoustonNature #MacroPhotography #ShotOnCanon #WildlifeWithCanon #Nature
A large, black carpenter bee with iridescent wings clinging to a bright yellow, ball-shaped Huisache flower. The thorny branches of the Huisache tree are visible against a soft-focus, pale grey sky at Fiorenza Park. 📸 Camera: Canon EOS R7 🔍 Lens: RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM ⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2000s Aperture: ƒ/9 💡 ISO 320 📏 Focal Length: 400mm 📅 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 🕐 Time: 12:23 PM 📍 Location: 29° 43' 13.46" N, 95° 37' 43.51" W
May 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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Catching the last of the afternoon rays. 🐢✨
📍 Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, Houston, TX
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A red-eared slider turtle with dark, patterned skin and a distinctive red stripe behind its eye sits on a large, mossy rock in a pond. Its head is tilted upward toward the sunlight, and its shell shows intricate yellow and green patterns. 📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50 🔍 Lens: RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM + EXTENDER RF1.4x ⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/160s Aperture: ƒ/13 💡 ISO 8000 📏 Focal Length: 560mm 📅 Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 🕐 Time: 4:17 PM 📍 Location: 29° 46' 17.54" N, 95° 34' 10.33" W
May 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Spring is in full bloom at Fiorenza Park. 🐝🌸
📍 Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
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#SweatBee #TexasWildflowers #MacroPhotography #HoustonNature #ShotOnCanon #WildlifeWithCanon #Nature
A detailed macro shot of a small, dark Texas striped sweat bee clinging to the yellow anthers of a light pink evening primrose. The flower’s delicate purple veins are visible against a soft-focus green background at Fiorenza Park. 📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50 🔍 Lens: RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM + EXTENDER RF1.4x ⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/400s Aperture: ƒ/13 💡 ISO 320 📏 Focal Length: 560mm 📅 Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 🕐 Time: 12:20 PM 📍 Location: 29° 43' 7.63" N, 95° 37' 38.73" W
May 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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An Eastern Fox Squirrel pauses on a branch beside the trunk, tail tucked up the bark and eyes locked on the world below.

📍 Archbishop Fiorenza Park, Houston, TX
📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400

#EasternFoxSquirrel #Squirrel #WildlifePhotography #HoustonNature
An Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) perches on a branch beside a tree trunk, with gray-brown fur, rusty-orange legs and belly, a bushy tail, and blurred woodland branches behind it. 📷 Canon EOS R50 🔍 RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM ⏱️ 1/100s f/9 ISO 800 📏 400mm 🗓️ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 🕐 4:37 PM 📍 29° 43' 6.21" N, 95° 37' 29.95" W
July 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM