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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I think I spotted a Lewis’s Woodpecker in the treetops along the trail to the Clevenger House this morning! Boyce Thompson Arboretum 10/23/25. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I always enjoy the upside down world of the White-breasted Nuthatch🤪📸. Coon Bluff, Oct 16, 2025. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Wait… What! I thought that there was only one of us around here!😂📸 Rarely seen in Arizona, a Prothonotary Warbler at Gilbert Riparian Preserve early this morning. Oct. 16, 2025. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Pretty sure that’s not a Coco Puff it’s popping😂! Ibis at Huntington Central Park, CA. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

An Ibis scoots by and I’m treated to a view of it’s iridescent wing! Oct 10, 2025.

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

A Belted Kingfisher does some zooming then hangs out for some poses! Huntington Beach Central Park, CA. Oct 9, 2025. #birds

Belted Kingfishers in Huntington Beach, CA!

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Hey mom... should I play with it or eat it! Yum! A Coatimundi morning at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. #coatimundi #nature #naturelover #wildlifephotography #boycethompsonarboretum

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Is this little fluffball going gray, or is it just the light? Vermilion Flycatcher at Coon Bluff. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

A bald eagle follows its mate as it passes by me, and they fly eastward toward the morning sun above the Salt River at Coon Bluff, Arizona. Oct 3, 2025. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

A bald eagle cruises upstream above the Salt River at Coon Bluff, Arizona on a beautiful cool and wispy morning. Oct 3, 2025. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

The La Chute River is a short, 3.5-mile-long river in Ticonderoga, New York, that flows from Lake George to Lake Champlain.

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Sleepy time for a Great Horned Owl. #birds #owls

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

On leaving Madera Canyon, I decided to make one last stop… Whitehouse Picnic Area. A relaxing and fun day ended with a pic of a Bridled Titmouse! #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

A Painted Redstart along the trail at Madera Canyon, Arizona. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Some more of my favorite Hummingbird images from my visit to the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon. I believe a female/immature and male black-chinned, a broad-billed, plus one that Merlin insists is a broad-tailed but I thought might be a Rufous on the attack! #birds #nature

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

A Rufous Hummingbird looks ready to attack… Santa Rita Lodge, Madera Canyon, AZ. #birds #nature

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Rivoli’s Hummingbird… It was a great day photographing hummingbirds at the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon, south of Tucson. Got a great latte and muffin at the store and watched the action! #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

This juvenile Northern Mockingbird is about to snag a morning bite. Boyce Thompson Arboretum. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

An American Kestrel backlit by a blinding sunrise… blinding especially to me as I was unfortunately looking straight at it! Higley Ponds, AZ 8/20/25. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Another Anna’s Hummingbird comes swooping in to the fountain, and I’m ready to photograph a full series of images! Boyce Thompson Arboretum. #birds #hummingbirds #nature

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

She was too fast for me to photograph in flight… but she did let me zoom in for a portrait. Female Vermilion Flycatcher at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Wait, what? They removed the Diary of Anne Frank from some school bookshelves in Florida? I had to read that twice to be sure! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

theguardian.com

‘State-driven censorship’: new wave of book bans hits Florida school districts

Hundreds of titles are being pulled from library and classroom shelves in the Republican-dominated state

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

This is one of my favorite street portraits ever. I spotted him in a park. He’s not sad, but focused on photographing the roses. His beard brings out his experience and character. I asked him if I could make a portrait while he photographed. #streetphotography #streetportrait

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Some peaceful views… Gig Harbor, WA.

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Why do the tourists have to be so loud 🤣... otter in Morro Bay, CA.

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Out and about on the day before the 4th of July, and giving some thought to tomorrow. Photographed with a Nikon ZF and 26mm pancake lens in Huntington Beach. #streetphotography #streetportrait #streetshot #streetscene #beachlife #july4th

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

A White-faced Ibis hunting at Huntington Beach Central Park, CA. I highly recommend a lovely morning walk around the lake! #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

An Allen’s (or Rufous?) Hummingbird at the San Diego Botanic Garden. Either way, a wonderful sight near the entrance! #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Gone fishin! A Caspian Tern (maybe Forsters?) with a fresh catch cruises through the June Gloom over the San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine, CA. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I love my annual visit to the San Joaquin Wildlife Refuge in Irvine, CA. A cool, brisk sunrise out of the Arizona heat… who cares if it’s June gloom! Make way for a Caspian Tern that zooms towards me! #birds #wildlife

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

A Phainopepla, one of a small group, landed right next to me at the entrance to the Wallace Desert Garden at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

A bunch of Lesser Goldfinch’s were next to the handicap parking down by the Demonstration Garden at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Love their brilliant yellow! #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Hooded Orioles are still at Boyce Thompson Arboretum despite the Arizona heat!

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Western Grebe in the early morning light at Gilbert Riparian Preserve. #birds #nature

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Very close to where I saw the Least Bittern chick, a Green Heron hangs out in the shade at the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, AZ. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

A Least Bittern chick peeks out through the reeds at Gilbert Riparian Preserve. Just before 6AM to beat the Arizona heat! #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Here’s the rest of my favs from my trip up Mt. Lemmon to Marshall Gulch. White-breasted Nuthatch, Mountain Chickadee, Yellow-eyed Junco, and a ‘who you lookin at’ Steller’s Jay. #bird #birdphotogrsphy #nature

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I only spent a little while at Sweetwater Wetlands as the temp was climbing fast. So I headed up Mt. Lemmon to Marshall Gulch where it was a cool 70F at 8000 ft! Parking is limited but I love that place! I’m not sure, but Merlin says this is a Williamson’s Sapsucker (juvenile male). #birds #nature

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

After a 1.5 hour drive, I arrived at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson shortly after 6am😴. Thank goodness for nasty gas station coffee! It wasn’t too long before I was greeted by this singing Yellow Warbler. 6/5/25. #birds #birdphotography #nature

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

A female Bullock’s Oriole, Swallow’s mating, and a Bewicks Wren at the Granite Reef Dam, Salt River, Arizona thismorning! #birds #nature

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

A Brown-crested Flycatcher showed me a nice profile at Boyce Thompson Arboretum this morning. I got there at 6am and it was still in the 60s, but by 9am it was over 90F!🥵 #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

A Western Kingbird at El Rio Preserve, Marana, Arizona. #birds #nature

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I definitely hear ya!!! Red-winged Blackbird at El Rio Preserve early this morning. Marana, Arizona. #birds #nature #wildlife

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

The intense look of this Green Heron caught my eye! El Rio Preserve in Marana, Arizona. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

An Ash-throated Flycatcher hanging out in our Ironwood Tree. Gold Canyon, Arizona 5/16/25. #birds

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

A different point of view… Phoenix from the Burton Barr library. #streetphotography #phoenix

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azmerm @azmerm.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Drinking and dribbling😂. This female cardinal came over to the bubbling fountain as I was standing nearby. Boyce Thompson Arboretum. #birds

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