Tony's Takes

Lady eagle does a picture-perfect flyby. After her mate relieved her from egg sitting duty, the female gave me a fantastic look as she flew to one of their favorite perches. #eagle #baldeagle #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

@Tpzblue Thanks! That dude was pretty handsome for sure!

@TonysTakes Awesome capture

Turkey tom strutting and showing off his color in suburbia. Our local rafter of turkeys was hanging out and putting on a nice show this past Sunday. #turkey #wildturkey #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

Elk graze in the Colorado foothills. During the winter these guys move to lower elevations where the living is much easier. I was able get some pics of these pretty ladies with a handsome young fellow. #elk #wapiti #WapitiWednesday #Colorado #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Bison bull marches on across the plains. This handsome fellow so no need to rush to keep up with the rest of herd. Loved the soft, morning light. I hope you have a fantastic #TatankaTuesday! 🦬 #bison #buffalo #tatanka #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

Cooper’s hawk focused on the photographer. A fun encounter with this cool red-eyed raptor yesterday. Here it takes a break from hassling the local great horned owls. #hawk #coopershawk #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

@OakMeyers Thanks! These guys are a ton of fun to photograph.

@TonysTakes Great shots, Tony.

Osprey return to Colorado, immediately begin home repairs. They are back! One of my favorite seasonal visitors has returned. While the male sat in a nearby tree, the female went to work rebuilding their home. #osprey #raptor #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

Great horned owl parents standing watch. On a check of my local owl nest, I was happy to get a glimpse of mama owl snug in the tree cavity while dad kept watch nearby from one of his favorite perches. #owl #greathornedowl #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

Bald eagle departs the family home. With his egg sitting duties over for now, a male bald eagle takes flight from the nest. #eagle #baldeagle #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

Northern flickers put on a feathery display. Seemed like a bit of a courtship display between four of them as they kept splaying out their tail feathers. Fun to witness. #woodpecker #flicker #northernflicker #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

Even bison have to scratch itches. 🦬 Kind of amusing to see this big fella scratch himself like dogs do. #bison #buffalo #tatanka #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

Moose bull strikes a pose for #MooseMonday. Going back to August in Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming for this capture. He was one of four big boys hanging out in the area that morning. #moose #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wyoming #forest #wyomingwildlife #OptOutside

Early spring sunset on the Colorado Front Range by drone. Friday night it was pretty obvious the show was going to be a good one. This four image stitch show the result. Wow! 😮 #drone #dronephotography #colorado #sunset #landscape #Thornton #cowx

Blue jays put great horned owl on alert. No doubt all this handsome fellow wanted to do was sleep but he had been spotted by some blue jays and they had no intention of letting him have some peace. #owl #greathornedowl #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

Bald eagle grabs a branch for her nest mid-flight. A fun bit of action here as this pretty lady breaks off a tree branch to add to her home. #eagle #baldeagle #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

Eyes forward, antlers high - mule deer buck on the grassy plains. Going back to November for this image of a very handsome fellow. 🦌 #deer #muledeer #buck #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado #Canon #OptOutside

Great horned owl departs the area. While photographing a woodpecker, I accidentally roused a nearby owl, allowing me to grab this shot as it left. #owl #greathornedowl #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

Young bison bulls do some sparring. Certainly not as impressive as when the big boys go at it, but it was fun to watch these two young fellas go head to head. Happy #TatankaTuesday! #bison #buffalo #tatanka #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado

@dschmidphoto Beautiful capture, David!

Low clouds compress the landscape, allowing the foreground branches to function as a natural frame. The black-and-white treatment emphasizes tonal separation and depth over scale. 🌫️📷 #BlackAndWhitePhotography #LandscapePhotography #TonalRange