Oregon Backyard Photography

Hello! I'm Emily, a bird and nature photographer based in Oregon. I'll be sharing images from my backyard, around the Pacific Northwest, and occasional travels. My website is oregonbackyard.com. #birds #photography #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #pnw

Song Sparrow showing off their tail feathers! #sparrow #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #brownbirds #stunday #sparrowsunday

New backyard visitor, a Golden-crowned Sparrow! #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon

Fledgling crow sunning #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #wingsopennotflying

"MEEEEEEW" #cat

Leggy lil office buddy #photography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #spider #arachnid

Juvenile Scissor-tailed Flycatcher #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #texas

New visitor passed through the backyard for a couple of days, a chipmunk! #photography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #chipmunk

A green tree frog on a buttonbush leaf with a Pipevine Swallowtail and American Bumble Bee in North Texas #photography #nature #wildlife #texas #frog #butterfly #bee

A Bushtit takes a walk along a branch #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #outforawalk

A young crow stretches its wings in the nest #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #nesting

Downy Woodpecker hanging out looking for insects at the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area, Portland, Oregon #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #photogenic

Northern Mockingbird doing its best gray branch impression to blend into a brush pile in North Texas #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #texas #birdoftheday #camoorcontrast

Song Sparrow singing the backyard #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #thesongfactor

Eastern Phoebe on a thorny branch in North Texas #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #texas #birdoftheday #insectivores

Cinnamon Teal splashing in the water at Ridgefield NWR, Washington #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #washington #birdoftheday #splashingaround

American Robin with a mouthful of juicy berries at Mount Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #comeeatwithme #turdidae

American Dipper foraging in the Clackamas River at Milo McIver SP, Oregon #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #stunday #birdoftheday #abcd

Common Mergansers at Milo McIver SP, Oregon #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #ducksoutofwater

Moss leaves collect mist from a nearby waterfall into droplets, in the forest at Cascade Creek, Alaska #moss #macro #photography #alaska #forestfriday

American Crow portrait #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #oregon #birdoftheday #headshots

Black-capped Chickadee among the leaves #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #oregon #birdoftheday #leafandlight

American Coot at River S Unit, Ridgefield NWR, Washington #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #reflections

Killdeer along the shore at Black Creek Lake, Texas #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #texas #birdoftheday #jklmnop

Spotted Towhee singing at Oaks Bottom WR, Portland, Oregon #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #woodland

American Dipper taking a rest from foraging at Cascade Creek, Alaska #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #alaska #birdoftheday #birdbutts

California Scrub-Jay investigates a strange three-trunked tree #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #manmadeperch #thursjay

Harris's Sparrow in plum tree in North Texas #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #texas #birdoftheday #blackheads #grey

A curious Wilson's Warbler peeks out along the trail in Mount Tabor Park, Portland, Oregon #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #birdoftheday #warblers #rareencounters #addbirder

A tiny (<5mm!) mushroom nestled among moss by Cascade Creek, Alaska #mushroom #moss #fungi #fungifriends #mossymonday #mushroommonday #macro #macromonday #photography #alaska

Black-capped Chickadee portrait #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #macro #oregon #birdoftheday #feathers

Anna's Hummingbird makes a sudden stop in flight #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #oregon #birdoftheday #smallbirdsinflight

Bonaparte's Gull flying in rainy Petersburg, Alaska #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #alaska #birdoftheday #weather #gulls

Juvenile Bald Eagle being swarmed and attacked by Glaucous-winged Gulls over an island in Alaska #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #alaska #BirdOfTheDay #LargeBirdsInFlight #gulls

Young Dark-eyed Junco foraging in backyard #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #BirdOfTheDay #attitude

American Dipper caught a little snack at Milo McIver SP, Oregon #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #oregon #BirdOfTheDay #snacks

Bufflehead at Carty Unit, Ridgefield NWR, Washington #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #duck #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth

Brown Creeper at River S Unit, Ridgefield NWR, Washington #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth

Black Phoebe, River S Unit, Ridgefield NWR, Washington #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #pnw

Northern Harrier, River S Unit, Ridgefield NWR, Washington #birds #photography #birdphotography #pnw

Pallid Soft-shell Turtle, LBJ National Grasslands, Texas #nature #wildlife #photography #turtle #texas

Golden-crowned Kinglet at River S Unit, Ridgefield NWR, Washington #birds #photography #birdphotography #pnw

Anna's Hummingbird #birds #photography #birdphotography