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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Northern Yellow #Warblers breed in my area, but this is a migrant bird. Our breeding population left weeks ago. 🪶 #wildlife #nature #birds

A close-up photograph of a Northern Yellow Warbler perched on thin stems of American burnweed. The bird is facing right, surrounded by dense clusters of purplish-brown flower buds and green leaves, with a few bright purple wildflowers of ironweed blooming nearby. The background features a soft, blurred green hue, creating a shallow depth of field that highlights the warbler.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A noisy but beautiful neighbor in South #Texas is the Plain Chachalaca. #birds 🪶 #nature

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

One of my all-time favorite raptor photos, a member of the family Falconidae, near the Mexican border in Roma, Texas #birds #raptors 🪶

A Crested Caracara soars in flight against a solid light gray sky. The bird is viewed from below, showing off its broad dark wings with white primary flight feathers at the tips, a patterned cream and dark-barred chest, a distinctive yellow-and-orange face, and a white tail tipped with a bold black band.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A more pleasant topic - fall Ruby-throated #Hummingbirds 🪶

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird perched on a thin, bare twig. The bird has a long, slender beak, a mottled green and brown back, and fluffy white underparts. It is facing to the left, with bright green leaves growing on the branch to its right, all set against a softly blurred, dark green and grey background.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The #hummingbirds are busy here putting on some weight for their migration journey. 🪶 #birds

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This California Quail is so beautiful, even the chipmunks admire him. 🪶 #birds #wildlifephotography

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I wish we had a president with the values and heart of Dolly #Parton, and not those of our current #president.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This big white-tailed #deer buck was in my backyard this week. The photo was taken before sunrise and is a bit dark. I was as impressed as the four other bucks with him🦊 #mammals

A large white-tailed deer buck in early morning light in a brushy hilly habitat.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One of my favorite places visited on a recent trip was Moose Bog in northeastern #Vermont. Not only did I see moose there, but I also got a lifer bird, the Black-backed Woodpecker. #landscape #sunset

The sun is setting over a bog bordered by a conifer stand in northeastern Vermont.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Take 12 min to listen to this letter from Heather Cox Richardson. I had never heard of the book "Unhuman" before. Have you? #HCR substack.com/@hrichardson...

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July 17, 2026

Yesterday President Donald J.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

BlueSky is for basking, not thinking . . . 🐍

Two American alligators, the smaller on top of the larger, lie on a rock basking in the sun.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Marsha Pate and I were out birding the other day and this #coyote trotted on past us like we weren't there. #mammals #wildlife

A coyote trotting on a gravel road with green vegetation in the background.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I flushed a #woodcock that began a distraction display. I stood still looking for a nest or young. Not seeing either, I walked away about 2 steps and saw these 4 chicks. Yes, all 4 chicks are alive, they freeze when disturbed. When the hen flushed, she apparently knocked 3 chicks over. 🪶 #birds

Four woodcock chicks lie on the ground "frozen" into position to avoid predators, three of the chicks lie on their back, feet up. The black and white dorsal pattern of one chick is harder to distinguish than the white bellies of the other three chicks.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

A link to a gift article in the NYT that you may enjoy. It is an interview with author Michael Pollan. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/m...

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Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

It's another beautiful day in #Virginia. Please #vote!

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

This photo, taken on September 5th, shows the difference between summer and winter pelage color of white-tailed deer. 🦊 #Mammals #photography #wildlife

This from Google AI:

The process for a white-tailed deer to complete the molt of its summer coat (and grow its winter coat) typically takes just a few weeks.

Key details about this seasonal change:

Timing: Deer generally begin shedding their thin, reddish-brown summer coat in August and September.

Speed: The entire process of shedding and replacing the coat is generally described as happening rapidly or in just a few weeks (often cited as two to three weeks).

Progression: The molt usually starts at the deer's head and progresses down the neck to the chest and sides, with the haunches and hind legs being the last to change.

Factors Affecting Rate: Deer that are in good physical condition tend to molt earlier and faster than those in poor condition. For example, does that are still nursing fawns may shed their coat later than bucks or non-lactating does because lactation is energetically very demanding, and molting also requires significant energy.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

This is not the greatest photo, but one I was so pleased to get. A pair of quail came down mid-morning to a waterhole on a mostly dried up creek near Portal, AZ. I had only heard Montezuma Quail and had fleeting glimpses of them flying before this encounter. 🪶 #birds #photography #wildlife

A male Montezuma Quail showing his harlequin face pattern and bright spotted body plumage.

A male Montezuma Quail showing his harlequin face pattern and bright spotted body plumage. The much plainer hen is in the upper right corner of the image.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I had such better looks at Elegant Trogon this year than I had seen before. This is another species that just barely makes it into the states during the breeding season. 🪶 #birding #photography #wildlife

An Elegant Trogon perched on a branch showing its dark head, yellow bill, red eye-ring, and red belly. This neotropical migrant only comes into the USA in southern Arizona during the breeding season.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I'm slowly making my way through photos from our western trip. Hummingbirds attract many birders to se. Arizona and I am no exception. This one is the Broad-billed Hummingbird, a tiny one found in the USA only in se. Arizona and sw. New Mexico. 🪶 #birds #photography #wildlife

A brilliant hummingbird perched on a shrub twig showing its red bill and iridescent green and blue plumage.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

From my morning walk today. #Fall is in the air. The leaves are colorful up on the mountain, though you can't really see it in this photo. #landscape #photography

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Fall #wildflowers ironweed and spotted jewelweed.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I saw some beautiful loon video while watching YouTube today and then remembered that I had some loon photos from a trip last year. I am seriously behind in sharing photos. I found it in my catalog and here is the result. 🪶 #birds #photography #wildlife

A Common Loon in the water shows its black head, red eye, black and white checkered back, and dark green breast below its collar. A stout bill and strong legs make this bird a fishing catching predator.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The first Hermit Warbler that I saw was way in the top of a huge conifer on Mount Lemmon many years ago. This cooperative male hung around our campground last May in Cave Creek Canyon. It foraged in a blooming mesquite there for days. 🪶 #birds #photography #wildlife #Arizona

A small warbler with a bright yellow head and black nape and bib perches in a mesquite in Cave Creek Canyon near Portal, Arizona.

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

"Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away." -Ismail Haniyeh 💙🏡💙 till next time

an old house that is falling apart with an old wood fence. There are 2 trees to the left of it and mountains in the background.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Rural Retreat birder Judy Moose found American Avocets at Rural Retreat Lake yesterday evening. She let me know as Marsha and I were headed out for an afternoon walk, so we went to the lake and saw these beautiful birds, a rarity here. Thank you, Judy! 🪶 #birding #photography

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I was 13 when I first saw a Steller's Jay while camping at Philmont Scout Ranch. I had seen it in Peterson's field guide and hoped to see it there. Steller's Jay remains one of my favorite jays. 🪶 #birding #photography #wildlife

A portrait of a Steller's Jay perched on a pine branch in Rustler Park near San Simon, Arizona. The blue of the wings and back is not shown in this image, only seen here on its shoulders. Two white stripes of feathers on the forehead lead to a prominent crest on the crown.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Beautiful light this evening at home, where we are enjoying the nighthawk migration. #goldenhour #landscape #photography

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Chicago this Labor Day… Thousands fighting for what #WorkersDeserve

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

This Black-headed Grosbeak was attracted to a tub of water that we set out at our campsite. It was quite hot during the day and several bird species visited our"watering hole." 🪶 #birds #photography #wildlife

A Black-headed Grosbeak perched on a twig peers down at me. The heavy bill, orange breast, and striped face are field marks for this species.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Townsend's Warbler is a western warbler, common during migration in the west but cause for much excitement when one appears in tidewater VA during fall migration. The farthest that I have seen one east was in s. TX. This photo is of a female in May in se. Arizona. 🪶 #birds #photography #wildlife

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Another warbler from Cave Creek Canyon. The Wilson Warblers were everywhere in May. I don't get to see them often back home in Virginia. I see one there every couple of years during fall migration. 🪶 #birds #photography #wildlife

A mostly yellow warbler with a black cap rests on a mesquite branch.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Cave Creek Canyon is southeastern Arizona is a favorite birding destination. We camped about a week there and saw lots of interesting birds. The mesquite was blooming around camp and we saw many warblers foraging there. This is a female Black-throated Gray Warbler. 🪶 #birds #photography #wildlife

A small Black-throated Gray Warbler forages in a blooming mesquite.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

One of my favorite woodpeckers, Acorn Woodpecker, in Portal, Arizona. 🪶 #birding #photography #wildlife

An Acorn Woodpecker closely inspecting the photographer

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

We've been hearing two Great-Horned Owl young of the year calling in the evenings. I have yet to get a decent photo, but here is a nest photo from a campground in New Mexico earlier this year. #owl 🪶 #photography #wildlife

Two young Great-Horned Owl chick look from a nest in a pine to the photographer below.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Apples are falling, but they do not lay on the ground long. #wildlifephotography

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Rattlesnake Springs in Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a favorite #birding location. I got several decent photos of interesting birds on my last visit (Olive-sided Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, and Ladder-backed Woodpecker) #photography #wildlife

Olive-sided Flycatcher, similar to wood-pewees but larger. The photo shows the bird perched on a branch with white breast and belly, and olive flanks creating a "vest" appearance. Note the unusual head shape and the spotting on the undertail coverts.

Ash-throated Flycatcher is similar to Myiarchus flycatchers with rufous in the wing and a yellowish on the belly. This species is paler than many others in the genus.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker is similar to Downy Woodpecker, and is found in deserts, desert scrub, and thorn forests in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Note the barring on the tail, undertail coverts, and flanks.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

We discovered Copper Breaks State Park (125 miles NE of Lubbock TX) on our way west in May. There for only one night, and saw some great birds including Mississippi Kite and Painted Bunting. There were more Painted Buntings at this place than I have ever seen anywhere. #Texas #birding #photography

A Painted Bunting perched on a tree stob

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

When in a #landscape like #Dinosaur National Monument, where Paleozoic rock meets Mesozoic, where sauropod fossils lay near rock art, the troubles of our day fade like dust in the wind.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Such a beautiful #landscape, formed by the Pacific Ocean and collision of tectonic plates: Point Reyes National Seahore in #California.

The photo is of a beach disappearing into mist, taken from a hill overlooking the coastline. Wind blown sand creates a dune across the peninsula.

A view from the beach of the prometory at the end of the Point Reyes peninsula, low clouds obscuring its summit.

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The east side of the southern Sierras have amazing canyons that ascend into high #mountains and boreal habitats. #landscape #California

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Looking into #Mexico from Montezuma Pass. Look carefully in the background and you can see the #border "wall" crossing the San Pedro River. #NPS

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A Birder @a-birder.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

What could be better than making #music around #camp after chasing birds all morning?

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