Charlie Ludwig

A pair of Sandhill Cranes in flight. They were spotted this morning (in the hundreds, if not thousands) at Sherburne Wildlife Refuge. Love the sounds of the fall migration. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #SandhillCranes

A Cedar Waxwing posing for the camera. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK

A Bald Eagle landing on a tree limb. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #Raptors

An America Coot out foraging with a Mallard diving in the foreground. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK

An Orange Crowned Warbler from a couple of weeks ago. Look close and you can see the padding on its toes! #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK

A little Fox Sparrow in the morning light. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #SpottySpeckled

A Cedar Waxwing posing for the camera. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK

A Bald Eagle landing on a tree limb. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #Raptors

An America Coot out foraging with a Mallard diving in the foreground. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK

An Orange Crowned Warbler from a couple of weeks ago. Look close and you can see the padding on its toes! #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK

A little Fox Sparrow in the morning light. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #SpottySpeckled

Winnewissa Falls in Pipestone National Monument. I love our public lands and want them to remain preserved for future generations, so I’m voting with that in mind. I’ll be voting straight-line Democratic, because it’s the only way to put a check on the movement that wants to sell them off.

A fun sunrise this morning! #Clouds #Sunrise #Cloudscape #Scape #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Photos #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photo #ECK

An American Coot ready to start eating its meal. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK

I love the look on this Cedar Waxwing's face as the juniper berry got away from it. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Juveniles

Here are some new images from 2026. Which of these would be your favourite? #Architecture #Lighthouse #SwimmingPool #Landscape

An American Goldfinch on a goldenrod plant. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Seasonal

Three Sandhill Cranes on a road crossing. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Seasonal

A Yellow Rumped Warbler on a cedar tree. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Seasonal

A Northern Harrier at the top of a dead tree. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Seasonal

Three Cedar Waxwings at the top of a tree. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Seasonal

PLEASIN' THE SEASON: Winter is upon us in Alaska and our willow ptarmigan are dressed for the occasion. This bird was photographed near the end of a previous winter; the scarlet eye combs and dark feathers on the neck mark it as a male. #wildlife #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

A Trumpeter Swan rising into the air after taking flight. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Black&White

A Bald Eagle from this morning's outing. I was out looking for Sandhill cranes, but a couple of Bald Eagles kept me occupied for way too long! #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Brown

A small Yellow Rumped Warbler balancing on a cedar tree. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #LittleLegs #Brown

Even the Bald Eagles have to stop what they are doing to hear the Sandhill Cranes fly n the background. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #Videos

I caught the sunrise this morning at Sherburne Wildlife Refuge. Even though it was cloudless, the low fog and lake smoke made for a beautiful scene. #Scape #LandscapePhotography #Landscape #Photography #Photos #Sunrise #Photo #ECK #Prairie

An Eastern Bluebird landing on the side of a tree trunk. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #LittleLegs

Rob says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleLegs, any bird with small legs. The Dark-eyed Juncos have returned from the north, which makes me happy. Here's a photo from a morning spent with a few in my backyard. #birds #nature #wildlife

A Ruby Throated Hummingbird showing off the tiniest of feet while coming in for its landing. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #LittleLegs

Two Great Egrets lined up in the morning light. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Reflections #Pairs

My first time spotting a Golden Crowned Kinglet, and I didn't have to go far. This little one went from perch to perch in my yard! #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK

Cedar Waxwing Chaos #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #Videos

A pair of Cedar Waxwings feeding on juniper berries from this morning. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Pairs

A Great Egret on the hunt #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Reflections

A windy morning meant little to no animals were out and about today, but it was still nice to get out for a hike. #Scape #LandscapePhotography #Landscape #Photography #Photos #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photo #ECK

A gull just before it caught a fish in the water. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Larus #Stunday

A Song Sparrow perched in the morning. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Dawn

A Trumpeter Swan shaking off excess water. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Dawn

An Orange Crowned Warbler eating goldenrod seeds in the morning. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Dawn

Unexpected mornings

A great blue heron rests during dawn at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Dawn #Dusk #bird #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

AB says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Dawn; any bird captured at sunrise. I captured this drake Lesser Scaup on a frosty morning a few years ago. #birds #nature #wildlife

A Broad Winged Hawk bathed in the early morning light. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Dawn

Last week above the city of Rhenen in The Netherlands. I had been wanting to photograph this church tower with these kinds of conditions for years, and I finally managed to do so. What a morning.