Maddie Binning

ALT A black and white male hooded merganser sits on a rock with its mouth open. The water reflects red, green and blue in the background.

ALT A muskrat eats at the edge of a pond.

ALT A green heron perched on a log overlooking a pond. Leaves are visible but out of focus around the edge of the image.

ALT A blue jay holds a peanut in its beak. It’s head is tilted and there’s a glimmer in its eye.

ALT A green heron sits on a log that is sticking out of a pond. The background is a hazy green with out-of-focus leaves.

ALT A ruby-crowned kinglet perches on a branch with green buds.

ALT A Robin with fluffed feathers sits in a bird bath against a gray and green background.

ALT A painted turtle sits on a log in a pond. The reflection of the sky on the water is speckled and colorful, somewhat like a constellation.

ALT A cedar waxwing bends backwards to eat a red berry off a branch covered in bright green leaves and white flowers.