Hidden Wilds Photography

Hidden Wilds Photography I'm Debbie Campbell, a wildlife & nature photographer in Fort Collins, CO. My focus is wildlife and the quieter side of nature. I shoot with Fuji gear. So cool!

Prints and other items available at https://hiddenwilds.com - thanks for supporting my journey! I'm Debbie Campbell, an amateur wildlife / nature photographer and a professional web designer / developer based in Fort Collins, CO. Currently I use an X-H2S and Fujinon 150-600mm lens as my primary wildlife setup. I started primarily focusing on wildlife in the spring of 2023, so am still pretty new a

t it. I find wildlife photography incredibly rewarding; the thrill of the hunt is a big part of it. Never knowing what you're going to see any given outing, and having to be ready for any situation, are also very satisfying. Post-processing is an art that I also really enjoy - being able to chip away at the data until the image you want emerges.

Gull flying low over the beach on a foggy morning in coastal Maine.
06/14/2026

Gull flying low over the beach on a foggy morning in coastal Maine.

Last September I spent a week photographing coastal Maine. We visited an Audubon site in Boothbay Harbor that was just o...
06/14/2026

Last September I spent a week photographing coastal Maine. We visited an Audubon site in Boothbay Harbor that was just overflowing with nuthatches - I've never seen or heard so many in one patch of forest.

I'm honored to find out one of my photos was selected for the 2027 calendar for the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program-RMRP. ...
06/12/2026

I'm honored to find out one of my photos was selected for the 2027 calendar for the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program-RMRP. Here's the August 2027 image:

What a wonderful experience this morning with the coyote family - mom and 8 pups (7 shown in this photo).
06/11/2026

What a wonderful experience this morning with the coyote family - mom and 8 pups (7 shown in this photo).

A quite possibly overly optimistic anhinga at Orlando Wetlands. I watched this guy trying to figure out how to choke the...
06/04/2026

A quite possibly overly optimistic anhinga at Orlando Wetlands. I watched this guy trying to figure out how to choke the fish down for awhile and I don't know how it eventually turned out...

Had a fun but very short close encounter with a Gambel's quail at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas. He landed on ...
06/04/2026

Had a fun but very short close encounter with a Gambel's quail at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas. He landed on this nice fence post for just a few moments so I could take his picture.

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Blue-winged teal aflap at Orlando Wetlands, one of my favorite bird photography spots.
06/02/2026

Blue-winged teal aflap at Orlando Wetlands, one of my favorite bird photography spots.

I loved the beautiful colors and varied textures in the rock walls at Valley of Fire State Park.
06/02/2026

I loved the beautiful colors and varied textures in the rock walls at Valley of Fire State Park.

This tricolored heron was photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge during a wildlife photography workshop...
06/01/2026

This tricolored heron was photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge during a wildlife photography workshop in Florida this March.

What started as a chance to photograph some of Florida's incredible bird life became much more than that - it was my first major photography trip after a back injury sidelined me in December, and it was also my first opportunity to really put my new OM-1 Mark II through its paces in the field.

Over five days we photographed everything from nesting wood storks and roseate spoonbills to green herons, least bitterns, and dozens of other species at locations across Florida's east coast.

I've just published a trip report featuring some of my favorite images, memorable wildlife encounters, and lessons learned along the way.

Read the full post here:
https://hiddenwilds.com/trip-report-florida-march-8-12-2026/

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