Luca Pfeiffer Photography

Yellowlegs(?) in flight and eastern towhee caught by surprise in Florida earlier this year.

Nikon Z8, 180-600
2025 04 19

Birds living in the mangroves at Sian Ka'an Biosphere.

1-3: frigatebird
4: tiger heron
5: prothonotary warbler
6: white ibis
7: brown pelican
8: black vulture
9: great blue heron
10: tropical kingbird (?)
11: osprey

Nikon z5, Tamron 100-400
2025 10 20

Cormorants, egrets, and squirrels enjoying the fall foliage at Stumpy Lake yesterday evening.

Nikon Z8, 300mm 2.8 + 1.7 TC
2025 11 09

Terns, skimmers, and turnstones galore 🪶

Photos taken in May 2024 during my last few weeks working at

Nikon Z8, 300 2.8, 180-600

some of the best images I shot at last night's volleyball tournament. I used a shutter speed of 1/1000th in order to freeze all the movement in the frame

What it looks like when two Pfeiffers venture though the muddy forest

Stumbled upon this beautiful little stream running throughout the Ivy Creek forest. I placed my tripod right into the water to take this dreamy long exposure

I've always seen Red-shouldered hawks flying around Charlottesville but haven't gotten any good shots of then until now. As soon as I got to the park, I spotted two of these birds perched in the most photogenic spots and got these great shots. Sometimes wildlife photography is just about being in the right place at the right time!

Went for a hike yesterday and found some strange-looking dogs staring at me from inside the forest. If anyone knows who their owner is please let me know 🦌🌳❄️

How close you are able to get to your subjects will make or break your bird photos. This eastern bluebird was happy to hang on this branch as I slowly moved closer and closer to get this shot where I almost filled the frame 🐦

I woke up for a snowy sunrise to get this clean shot of the Rotunda. When I came back to the lawn a couple of hours later, it was absolutely packed with snowball throwers and snowman builders. Waking up early can be the difference between a good shot and a great one!

Almost slipped onto the railroads for this shot of Beta Bridge during last week's snowstorm 🌉❄️