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Yvonne Karnath

Wildlife & Nature Photography · Austin, Texas

Yvonne
Karnath

Birds of the marsh, the meadow and the backyard, photographed with patience and a naturalist's eye.

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Texas Master NaturalistBalcones Canyonlands Chapter

Master BirderCertified

Cedar waxwing hanging from a thin branch, holding an orange berry in its bill — Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum

Selected work

The portfolio

Snowy egret standing in shallow water with morning mist and its reflection — Snowy EgretEgretta thula

Great egret standing in calm blue water, tossing a small fish into its bill — Great EgretArdea alba

Great egret in breeding plumes bending over pale blue eggs in its nest — Great Egret at the nestArdea alba

Golden-cheeked warbler perched in a flowering oak against a blue sky — Golden-cheeked WarblerSetophaga chrysoparia

Black-crested titmouse clinging to a slender budding stem with a seed in its bill — Black-crested TitmouseBaeolophus atricristatus

Black-chinned hummingbird hovering at a purple salvia flower — Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri

Female vermilion flycatcher with a peach-colored belly perched on a weathered branch — Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus obscurus

Yellow garden spider in its web, wrapping a captured orange Queen butterfly — Yellow Garden Spider with a QueenArgiope aurantia

American avocet foraging along the shoreline with its upturned bill — American AvocetRecurvirostra americana

Black-throated green warbler with a bright yellow face perched among green leaves, looking down — Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens

Dickcissel singing from the top of a leafy plant against a green background — DickcisselSpiza americana

Checkered-skipper butterfly with open brown and white wings resting on purple mistflower — Checkered-SkipperBurnsius sp.

Metallic green bee hanging beneath a yellow flower — Green Sweat BeeHalictidae

Little blue heron holding a crayfish in its bill among green marsh plants — Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea

Male ruby-throated hummingbird perched on a bare weathered branch — Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris

Spiny lizard stretched along a weathered wooden ledge in front of a screen window — Texas Spiny LizardSceloporus olivaceus

Orange sunset over a still lake with a lone heron wading in the shallows

Most of this work is waiting. These are the moments that made the waiting worth it.

Evening on the lake

Work with me

Collaborations, licensing & prints

Collaborations

Workshops, talks, images and stories with nature centers, conservation groups and brands.

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Image licensing

Photos for publications, educational material and the web, with every species identified.

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Fine art prints

Selected photographs as archival prints for your home or office.

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About

Hello, I'm Yvonne

With an Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio

Hi, I’m Yvonne, a wildlife photographer based in Austin, Texas.

I am a certified Texas Master Naturalist with the Balcones Canyonlands Chapter and a Master Birder. That background shapes how I work: I read behavior before I raise the camera, keep a respectful distance and never bait or disturb nesting birds.

Stories

Notes from the field

Female vermilion flycatcher with a salmon-tinted belly perched on a pale, lichen-covered branch

October 7, 2026

A Vermilion Flycatcher and a fall migration workshop

Notes from Travis Audubon’s migration workshop, and a quiet morning with a Vermilion Flycatcher at Roy G. Guerrero Park.

Black-crested titmouse clinging to a slender budding stem with a seed in its bill

October 6, 2026

Second place in the 2026 Greg Lasley Photography Contest

My Black-crested Titmouse portrait took second place in Travis Audubon’s annual bird photography contest.

Contact

Let's talk

Emailhello@yvonnekarnath.de
Instagram@yvikarnath
StoriesNotes from the field
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