Tommy McCarthy Wildlife Photography

Tommy McCarthy Wildlife Photography Tommy McCarthy is a Western Connecticut based wildlife photographer specializing in birds.

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Canada Goslings eating at the Woodcock Nature Center pond last year — not sure where the babies are this year 🥲
05/30/2026

Canada Goslings eating at the Woodcock Nature Center pond last year — not sure where the babies are this year 🥲

Northern Waterthrush feat. beech leaf disease. A species that has eluded my lens until this spring!
05/15/2026

Northern Waterthrush feat. beech leaf disease. A species that has eluded my lens until this spring!

I gazed upon this Chestnut Sided Warbler. I wish him a fabulous breeding season. Enjoy this bright overcast day with som...
05/14/2026

I gazed upon this Chestnut Sided Warbler. I wish him a fabulous breeding season. Enjoy this bright overcast day with some time spent outdoors. It will serve you.

Here is a very simple photograph of the rose-breasted grosbeak I saw today. Please enjoy its timeless beauty.
05/04/2026

Here is a very simple photograph of the rose-breasted grosbeak I saw today. Please enjoy its timeless beauty.

Orders of magnitudetoday, tiny worldswere catching my eyepixie cup lichens at the base of a snagI crouched to inspectpau...
05/04/2026

Orders of magnitude
today, tiny worlds
were catching my eye
pixie cup lichens
at the base of a snag

I crouched to inspect
pausing to run my fingertips
along beds of moss
somehow grounding
and transportive

Great Egret on the pond at Pierrepont State Park. From some other year, but I’m feeling the fall vibes… this time of yea...
09/24/2025

Great Egret on the pond at Pierrepont State Park. From some other year, but I’m feeling the fall vibes… this time of year gets me yearning to explore new places, learn new things, try new things, renew old things.

I’ve started putting energy into creating a moss garden at the nature center. This past year in general I’ve been kind of obsessed with moss. I will refrain from typing several paragraphs about moss.

So far this is the nicest photo I’ve gotten of a Barn Swallow! Often they are zip zoomin around or perched on human-made...
05/26/2025

So far this is the nicest photo I’ve gotten of a Barn Swallow! Often they are zip zoomin around or perched on human-made structures, but this one stopped by a muddy spot on the ground for nesting material. Cool and cute, as I’m sure you agree. Pls read the hashtags bc I put effort into making them mildly entertaining.
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Yellow Bellied Sapsucker standing out in the green forest with his brilliant red feathers. I feel as though I really cap...
05/12/2025

Yellow Bellied Sapsucker standing out in the green forest with his brilliant red feathers. I feel as though I really captured a nice atmosphere with this one. There are many things about this picture that I enjoy. Hopefully you, the viewer, will feel the same feelings that I feel. That would be quite satisfying to me.

Barred Owl taking off in the evening light. This individual had just attempted a hunt by diving into the understory. She...
05/11/2025

Barred Owl taking off in the evening light. This individual had just attempted a hunt by diving into the understory. She was on the ground for a while where I could not see so I wasn’t sure about whether or not the hunt was successful. She may have just eaten whatever it was she dove for right there on the forest floor. Beautiful and very cool to witness nonetheless.

Red-Winged Blackbird doing the fully spread out thing they do when they belt out their song. I like when birds put their...
05/02/2025

Red-Winged Blackbird doing the fully spread out thing they do when they belt out their song. I like when birds put their whole body into making sounds. Be one with the sound. Become the sound. O-KA-LEEEEE 🦅

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