Cody Allen Photography

10/14/2026

I entered the Americas Favorite Photo contest with my Blue Heron photo. This is a public voting photo contest. If you could take a couple minutes out of your day to vote for my photo, I would greatly appreciate it! It's free to the public to vote. I have made it to the quarter final round and there are two more rounds to go! Each round is 4 days long and you can vote once each day!

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10/09/2026

A calm day on the lake. This is Rusch’s Bay on Lake Zumbro.

10/07/2026

First shot of a jumping spider that was walking on my pool. Difficult to get a good shot because it wouldn’t stop moving 😄 cool looking spider.

10/04/2026

Calling in a Red-bellied Woodpecker. He got close a few times. Was fun chasing him around the backyard.

10/02/2026

“Perfectly imperfect”

One lonely berry on the vine in the backyard.

10/01/2026

Northern Paper Wasp was very sluggish due to the cool weather. Cool but nasty little things.

09/26/2026

"Guardian of the Nectar"

Fun facts about Hummingbirds:

They move their wings in a figure right pattern
They are the only bird capable of sustained hovering
They are the only birds that can fly backward, upside down, and sideways
Their wings can beat from 12-90 times per second depending on the species
Their average weight is less than a nickel (about 2-20 grams)
Their legs are only used for perching and moving sideways; they cannot walk or hop
Their heart makes up about 2.5% of their body weight and can beat over 1,200 times per minute during flight
They consume up to half their body weight in sugar daily
They have no sense of smell and locate flowers using brilliant color vision
To survive cold nights without food, they enter a deep sleep-like state called Torpor, slowing their heart rate drastically to save energy.

We saw upwards of 8-10 at one time at the cabin a few weeks back. They came as close as a couple feet from us. Incredibly awesome to watch and capture with the camera

09/24/2026

Beautiful bumblebee. Been hanging around the mulch the last couple days. I can’t get over how awesome macro is. 😄

09/23/2026

The Architecture of Fungi

There is an incredible, almost alien beauty hidden in the simplest parts of nature. These mushrooms look like living sculptures when you pull them into the macro lens.

Sony A7V
Sony FE2.8/100 Macro GM
Gadox TT685II Flash
Guage Tiny World Macro Defuser

09/21/2026

Dozing off on a nice calm day 😄