Cameron Sullivan Photography

04/10/2025

Who You?

A recently fledged Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) stares at me through the newly budding leaves.

This is likely the last time I’ll see this one unless I’m very lucky. They been spreading themselves further from the original siting area and they are acting more like adult owls with each passing day - meaning masters of stealth that laugh at the bumbling unsuspecting humans below.

🗺 Richmond, Virginia, USA
📷 Nikon Z9 w/ Nikkor Z 600mm ƒ/4 TC VR S
840mm, 1/6400 sec @ ƒ/5.6, ISO 720, EC +.07

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04/04/2025

Great Horned Owlet says "Hi"

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04/01/2025

Hello Everyone!!

It's been awhile... but I'm back with great horned owlet style!

Some changes are afoot around here but I'll be returning to posting more regularly and updating you on some of the changes coming to the site.

Stay tuned!

11/18/2024

Bandit dives on the river to grab some breakfast.

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Bandit dives on the river to grab some breakfast. Autumn is my favorite time of year to photograph bald eagles on the James river. The festival of color that is fall foilage makes everything better! Unfortunately, summer droughts have both shortened the length and intensity of the show in recent

11/07/2024

Kiptopeke Sunset

The bird activity increases as the sun drops below the horizon providing some dramatic environmental wildlife opportunities.

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The bird activity increases as the sun drops below the horizon providing some dramatic environmental wildlife opportunities. Kiptopeke State Park is located on the Eastern Shore region of the state of Virginia and provides a unique view of the sun setting into the ocean from the eastern side of

10/21/2024

Bandit Maneuvers

Bandit, our resident bald eagle celebrity, makes flight adjustments as she lines up another fish for breakfast.

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Bandit, our resident bald eagle celebrity, makes flight adjustments as she lines up another fish for breakfast. Coming off another successful breeding season, Bandit can finally hunt without the pressure of feeding a nest full of eaglets. In her usual fashion, she made powerful and decisive flight

09/30/2024

Angry Bird

A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) puts on an aggressive show as it rises from the river with breakfast.

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A bald eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) puts on an aggressive show as it rises from the river with breakfast. While I’m sure that it was business as usual for this eagle, I couldn’t help but anthropomorphize it. The grey overcast morning, the circling eagles and osprey who are all looking to s...

09/15/2024

Bald Eagle Ballet

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Who knew that eagles could dance?! These large birds are known for their power and speed but they are also suprisingly agile in the air. This bald eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) negotiated the wind, other eagles, osprey, and great blue heron to not only nab the fish (albeit a small one) but sc

08/31/2024

Egret Flight

A great egret (Ardea alba) glides through the fog as it crosses the James river.

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A great egret ( Ardea alba) glides through the fog as it crosses the James river. Slightly smaller and slimmer than the great blue heron, the great egret hunts in similar fashion. They have a slow and stately flight pattern where two wing beats a second propel them to 25mph (~40kph). Their stunn

08/06/2024

Oystercatcher Flight

An American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) flies over the salty marsh with it’s prize.

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An American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) flies over the salty marsh with it’s prize. I was watching this striking bird ply the marsh for a meal, hoping that it would make it’s way closer to me. However, that was not to be. It worked the shore of a small copse of grass in the tidal marsh

07/25/2024

Storm Front

Mother Nature finally pushes the heat out of the area with a furious storm that clears the beaches and drops the temperature by nearly 30 degrees!

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Mother Nature finally pushes the heat out of the area with a furious storm that clears the beaches and drops the temperature by nearly 30 degrees! The family beach vacation started off extremely hot and humid but a welcome cold front finally arrived to provide relief from the heat. This storm produ

07/13/2024

Cooper's Hawk

An adult Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) seems to have snapped onto potential prey… or the neighbor’s dog who trots along obliviously below.

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An adult Cooper’s Hawk ( Accipiter cooperii ) seems to have snapped onto potential prey… or the neighbor’s dog who trots along obliviously below. This hawk was photographed in an urban environment between two large detached single family city houses. Perched in a beautiful old growth tree with...